UN-CSW68-CHINESE DELEGATION

UN-CSW68-CHINESE DELEGATION

(240315) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Huang Xiaowei (C, front), Minister and Deputy Head of the National Working Committee on Children and Women of the State Council, speaks at the China-EU side event on "Financial Inclusion for Gender Equality" during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 13, 2024. TO GO WITH "Chinese delegation advocates world without gender discrimination at UN CSW68" (Xinhua/Xie E)

UN-CSW68-CHINESE DELEGATION

UN-CSW68-CHINESE DELEGATION

(240315) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Huang Xiaowei (front), Minister and Deputy Head of the National Working Committee on Children and Women of the State Council, speaks at a ministerial roundtable during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "Chinese delegation advocates world without gender discrimination at UN CSW68" (Xinhua/Li Rui)

UN-68TH SESSION-CSW-OPENING

UN-68TH SESSION-CSW-OPENING

(240312) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 11, 2024 shows the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

UN-68TH SESSION-CSW-OPENING

UN-68TH SESSION-CSW-OPENING

(240312) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The president of the General Assembly Dennis Francis (L) addresses the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 11, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

UN chief calls for action as women's rights face backsliding, violence

STORY: UN chief calls for action as women's rights face backsliding, violence SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UNGA Hall 2. wide shot of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking up to rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. wide shot of President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis walking up to rostrum 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. Addressing the opening of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the pivotal

UN-COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN-68TH SESSION-OPENING

UN-COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN-68TH SESSION-OPENING

(240311) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dennis Francis, president of UN General Assembly, addresses the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 11, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

UN-COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN-68TH SESSION-OPENING

UN-COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN-68TH SESSION-OPENING

(240311) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 11, 2024. Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

Japan court ruling on gender status change

OKAYAMA, Japan, Feb. 7 Kyodo - Tacaquito Usui attends a press conference in western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 7, 2024, after a Japanese court recognized the transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, in a ruling believed to be the only of its kind in Japan. (Kyodo)

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Tacaquito Usui attends a press conference in western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 7, 2024, after a Japanese court recognized the transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, in a ruling believed to be the only of its kind in Japan.

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Tacaquito Usui attends a press conference in western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 7, 2024, after a Japanese court recognized the transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, in a ruling believed to be the only of its kind in Japan.

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Tacaquito Usui attends a press conference in western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 7, 2024, after a Japanese court recognized the transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, in a ruling believed to be the only of its kind in Japan.

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Tacaquito Usui attends a press conference in western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 7, 2024, after a Japanese court recognized the transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, in a ruling believed to be the only of its kind in Japan.

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Tacaquito Usui attends a press conference in western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 7, 2024, after a Japanese court recognized the transgender man's petition to legally change his gender without having first undergone sterilization, in a ruling believed to be the only of its kind in Japan.

Empowering women in food and agriculture untapped source of growth: FAO

STORY: Empowering women in food and agriculture untapped source of growth: FAO DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of female farmers working on farms STORYLINE: Improving access to knowledge and resources for women working in the food and agriculture sectors can boost global growth and contribute to feeding millions, according to a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Entitled the "Status of Women in Agrifood Systems", the report says that gender inequalities like less pay and limited access to education for women account for a 24 percent gap in productivity between women and men farmers on farms of equal size. Given the fact that over one third of the world's working women are employed in agrifood systems, which include the production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well as related activities from food storage, transportation and processing to distribution, finding w

Gender digital divide is becoming new face of gender inequality: UN chief

STORY: Gender digital divide is becoming new face of gender inequality: UN chief DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:01 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNGA Hall and the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of UNGA Hall and the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of UNGA Hall and the meeting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of UNGA Hall and the meeting 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the gender digital divide is fast becoming the new face of gender inequality. Guterres made the remarks at a town-hall meeting with civil society at the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Women and girls now face a new source of discrimination and bias: digital techno

UN chief calls for actions to close gender gaps in innovation

STORY: UN chief calls for actions to close gender gaps in innovation DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UNGA Hall 2. wide shot of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking up to rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. pan right of delegates 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. wide shot of delegates 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (French/English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 8. med shot of UNGA Hall STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for actions to close gender gaps in science, technology and innovation, saying women's full contributions will benefit all. Guterres made the remarks at the opening of the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN S

U.N. conference on disaster, reconstruction, gender equality

U.N. conference on disaster, reconstruction, gender equality

NEW YORK, United States - A conference on disaster and reconstruction from the perspective of gender equality is held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on March 1, 2012, under the auspices of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.

UN chief calls for efforts to promote gender equality, women's rights

STORY: UN chief calls for efforts to promote gender equality, women's rights DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN GA Hall 2. wide shot of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking to the rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. med shot of UN GA Hall 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. med shot of UN GA Hall 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 8. wide shot of Guterres walking back to the seat STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that gender equality and women's rights must be at the heart of a renewed social contract that is fit for today's societies and economies. He made the appeal at the opening of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. This year's priority theme is "achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environ

UN-GUTERRES-COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN-66TH SESSION

UN-GUTERRES-COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN-66TH SESSION

(220314) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (at the podium and on screens) addresses the opening of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 14, 2022. Guterres said Monday that gender equality and women's rights must be at the heart of a renewed social contract that is fit for today's societies and economies. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

UN-GUTERRES-COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN-66TH SESSION

UN-GUTERRES-COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN-66TH SESSION

(220314) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 14, 2022. Guterres said Monday that gender equality and women's rights must be at the heart of a renewed social contract that is fit for today's societies and economies. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on TV screen before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

Kamala Harris to Generation Equality Forum in Paris - Washington

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers virtual remarks and leads the U.S. Delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris from South Court Auditorium at the White House on June 30, 2021. Harris addresses issues of gender equality on the global stage, delivering remarks to the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.N. conference on disaster, reconstruction, gender equality

U.N. conference on disaster, reconstruction, gender equality

NEW YORK, United States - A conference on disaster and reconstruction from the perspective of gender equality is held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on March 1, 2012, under the auspices of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. (Kyodo)

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Takakito Usui attends a press conference in Okayama, Japan, on Jan. 24, 2019, after the Supreme Court ruled a law that effectively forces people with gender identity disorder to undergo surgery if they want to officially register a change in their sex is "currently constitutional." The 45-year-old wished to register as a male without undergoing surgery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Takakito Usui attends a press conference in Okayama, Japan, on Jan. 24, 2019, after the Supreme Court ruled a law that effectively forces people with gender identity disorder to undergo surgery if they want to officially register a change in their sex is "currently constitutional." The 45-year-old wished to register as a male without undergoing surgery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Japan court ruling on gender status change

Takakito Usui (R) attends a press conference in Okayama, Japan, on Jan. 24, 2019, after the Supreme Court ruled a law that effectively forces people with gender identity disorder to undergo surgery if they want to officially register a change in their sex is "currently constitutional." The 45-year-old wished to register as a male without undergoing surgery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo