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- 1Displaced women in Sudan's Tawila build livelihoods through handicrafts●From displacement to self-reliance: Women in Sudan's Tawila turn handicraft skills into livelihoods
Women displaced in Tawila, in Sudan's North Darfur region, are using traditional handicraft skills to earn income and support their families, moving from aid dependence toward self-reliance. The initiative, highlighted by the UN Refugee Agency, shows how livelihood programmes can help women withstand the country's ongoing conflict and displacement crisis.
- 2UN Women-UNFPA merger plan stalled amid UNGA silence▼Silence at UNGA leaves UN Women-UNFPA merger plan in limbo
A proposal to merge UN Women and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) remains in limbo after the UN General Assembly failed to act on or address the plan. No decision or meaningful discussion emerged from this year's session, leaving the two agencies' futures uncertain. Observers are watching whether member states will revisit the consolidation idea in upcoming negotiations over the UN's wider reform agenda.
- 3UN Women Pushes to Boost Afghan Women's Access to Finance▼Banking on Potential: Boosting women’s access to finance in Afghanistan
UN Women is highlighting efforts to expand Afghan women's access to banking and financial services under the banner 'Banking on Potential'. The initiative focuses on helping women entrepreneurs and households in Afghanistan overcome barriers to finance, a critical issue given restrictions on women's work and economic participation under Taliban rule.
- 4Iranian twin, 19, threatened with rape, family begs UN for help●Iranian twin, 19, threatened with rape as sister made to watch and family beg UN for help
A 19-year-old Iranian woman is reportedly facing threats of rape while being forced to watch her sister being threatened, according to a report carried by AOL. The family is appealing to the United Nations for urgent protection. The case has drawn attention as an alleged human rights abuse involving threats of sexual violence and coercion against young women in Iran.