Shortly before World Women's Day: According to the UN report, the rights of women worldwide are at risk

The rights of women are under great pressure - and that worldwide. Despite numerous progress and achievements in recent years, theUnited nations (un)Now shortly before the World Women's Day on March 8th of March 8thworrying step back.Women's rights go back in every fourth country, whileActivists are increasingly threatenedbecome.

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The number ofWomen and girls in conflict areaslife ishas increased by half in the past ten years. That means:More women are violence, discrimination and lack of protectionexposed. Become at the same timeWomen's rights activistsmore and morethreatened- or even killed. Global crises additionally tighten the situation: the climate catastrophe, corona pandemic and rising food pricesoften meet women particularly hard. In addition, funds for organizations and institutions are deleted in many countries that are for theProtection and the promotion of womeninsert.

The UN report was on the occasion of International Women's Day and the 30th anniversary of the so -calledBeijing explanationpublished. 1995 had over18 UN member states obliged to promote gender equality and to strengthen women and girls worldwide. Some progress has been made since then: Mothers mortality could be reduced by a third, more women are represented in parliaments, and numerous legal reforms for equality were implemented. But there is a lot to do:A woman or girl killed by a family member or her partner every ten minutes.

In addition to physical violence, women also standAlmost under pressure online. Through digital technologies and artificial intelligenceharmful stereotypesfurther spread. At the same time, thedigital gap access to education and economic possibilitiesfor women. UN General SecretaryAntónio GuterresIt sums up: "If women and girls can climb, we are all well." He also says "Together we have to be determined that human rights, equality and strengthening for all women and girls, for everyone and everywhere, become a reality." Instead, we unfortunately experience worldwidean attack on women's rightsinstead of putting equality in the foreground.