UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed former Irish President Mary Robinson as special envoy for El Nino and climate.
The El Nino weather phenomenon, which occurs every two to seven years, affects rainfall patterns and causes both drought and flooding.
The phenomenon has “created massive needs across the world,” the UN said in a statement, particularly in east Africa, southern Africa, Central America and the Pacific.
Some 5000 nurses were dismissed from their jobs in the past three months. At a news conference, the head of the Iranian Nursing Organization announced the expulsion of...
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Mohtaram Veisi, 38, was brutally murdered by her son in Kermanshah. Honor killings are systematically legitimized under the mullahs’ regime in Iran. Not a week goes by without...
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Leila Chegini, a political prisoner in Nowshahr Prison, is in poor health. Ms. Chegini has severe problems with her legs and back. “Her legs are very swollen and...
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Solidarity with nationwide protests over price hikes Simultaneous with the protests and popular uprisings in different cities against price hikes, political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared sent a message...
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Teachers' demonstrations in 38 cities in 20 Iranian provinces. Teachers held demonstrations in 20 provinces and at least 38 Iranian cities despite the clerical regime's strict security measures.On...
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The clerical regime is the main culprit “Climate Change in Iran; women are the prime victims, the clerical regime is...
NCRI Annual Report 2022; Iranian women lead the fight for freedom and equality On the eve of International Women’s Day,...
The Iranian Judiciary covers up violence against women In today’s Iran, we witness the constant spread of violence against women....
Every year on May 1, we celebrate International Workers' Day. However, this is a day of grave concern for labor...
Brave mothers rise up to expose the crimes of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards April 27, 1981, has been registered under...
International Earth Day – A look at the mullahs’ destructive policies April 22 is called International Earth Day. This is...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.
