UN Women’s 16 Days of Activism campaign demands a world where technology is a force for equality – not harm. New York – The digital world promised connection and empowerment – but for millions of women and girls, it has become a world of abuse. Digital violence is spreading at alarming speed fueled by artificial intelligence, anonymity,…
WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein referenced President Donald Trump in emails to his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and a journalist, claiming in one that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to emails released by House Democrats. Democrats on the House Oversight committee released three email chains, sent between 2011 and 2019, saying the documents came from the…
DOHA, Qatar – During the Second World Summit for Social Development, Spotlight Initiative hosted a Solutions Studio conversation to highlight strategies for addressing gender-based violence and to share best practices for driving collaboration on protecting the rights of women and girls. Spotlight Initiative Global Coordinator Erin Kenny introduced the session, which explored how to bring…
Doha, Qatar — During the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Spotlight Initiative and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) hosted the side event ‘Invest in adequate social protection for women and girls to drive meaningful change across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. This session underscored the urgent need to strengthen universal, inclusive…
Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as young women from across the world took over the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber to speak up for their rights in the face of conflict, climate change, and other challenges. Alongside senior officials from the UN community, they commemorated the International Day…
Dakar, Senegal, 10 October 2025 – To mark the International Day of the Girl, over 100 girls from West and Central Africa came together in Dakar for the West and Central Africa Girls’ Summit. Their message to presidents, policymakers, and the rest of the world is clear: “We want to be taken into account when our…
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UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK – During the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Spotlight Initiative co-hosted a high-level side event to mobilize new commitments towards gender-based violence prevention and response. ‘Full Speed Ahead: A Global Partnership to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls’ was co-hosted with the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU),…
Seseko, in partnership with Microsoft, has successfully completed a Girls in ICT Bootcamp in Zeerust, North West, empowering 1,000 female students from four schools: Zeerust Combined School, Mokgakala High School, Mathews Mangope High School, and Suping Primary School. The programme was met with overwhelming excitement and enthusiasm from the learners, who were highly receptive to…
The fatal blaze rocked Guatemala and highlighted widespread abuse in the government’s shelter system. A Guatemalan court has convicted six people in connection with the deaths of 41 girls at a state-funded youth shelter in 2017. On Tuesday, Judge Ingrid Cifuentes gave the former officials, who had all pleaded not guilty, sentences of between six…
