Mariska Hargitay applauds Taylor Swift for the "beautiful message" she delivers to young women through her music and celebrates her journey leading up to the success of the #ErasTour.
Happy #YouthDay! 🎉
Young change-makers are taking #ClimateAction, helping achieve a more sustainable future for all.
It's crucial to equip them with the necessary skills & tools to shift our world toward a greener tomorrow. un.org/en/observances/youth-…
For some women & girls the most dangerous place can be their own home.
In 2021, 56% of female homicide victims were murdered by their intimate partner or a family member.
Violence against women & girls can and must be prevented!
Find out how: unwo.men/pyKM50OtAjA
✨They are determined, ambitious, and talented tech creators and changemakers
✨They are challenging gender norms
✨They are inspiring girls across the continent & beyond.
👉On #AfricaDay, learn about the African Girls Can Code Initiative: unwo.men/aQP650OvX4s@AGCCIAfrica
Last year, 19 fourth graders & two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
The 18 year old gunman legally purchased his AR-15.
Call your Members of Congress at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons.
Schools should be fostering growth and the exchange of ideas — not preventing students from learning and understanding different perspectives.
These unnecessary book bans join a host of other attempts to silence us. We must fight back. people.com/amanda-gorman-ina…
We mourn with the loved ones of 3 children and 3 adults murdered in the tragic mass shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. We know the years of unspeakable pain their families and community will face. We must #HonorWithAction and #EndGunViolence.
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Human rights abuses, such as acts of sexual violence, have risen in #Ukraine.
Women and girls must be protected, abuse must be investigated, and justice served to survivors.
In the era of disinformation, we must read beyond tweets and headlines.
It is more important than ever to ask for a source or evidence for a claim, and even then, we must not neglect our critical thinking.
The Saturday rally of Iranian people in Los Angeles in support of the anti-regime uprising in Iran was attended by over 80,000 people, the LA police told @IranInt's @NiloofarMM.
Young Iranian girls chanting revolutionary slogans of freedom (“azadi”) in Zahedan, a city which has seen continuous anti-government protests for five months.
This year, close to 4.3 million girls will be at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation - an abhorrent human rights violation.
I call on everyone - including men & boys - to join me in speaking out and stepping forward to #EndFGM, once and for all.
Hoping, like countless Iranians right now, that Shervin Hajipour’s song, “Baraye,” (For the Sake of)—the anthem of Iran’s “Women, Life, Freedom” movement—wins at the #Grammys for New Best Song for Social Change tonight🙏🏼