WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Traveling Photo Exhibition: Women for Peace-Peace for All With its launch at the UN House in Yerevan, the UNIFEM ‘traveling’ photo exhibition “Women for Peace – Peace for All” has started in the Southern Caucasus. Devoted to the International Women’s Day, and shown with a national Art exhibition, . Learn More
Sudan, Congo, & Uganda – Beyond Victimhood: Women’s Peacebuilding
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com International Crisis Group Website - http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1 Report - http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4185&f=1 Click here to view the full report as a PDF file in A4 format.For more information about viewing PDF documents, please click here. This . Learn More
Trafficking-Research Shows Trafficking Victims’ Symptoms Resemble Torture
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/06/28/trafficked.women.reut/ Trafficked women's symptoms akin to torture victims' Wednesday, June 28, 2006; Posted: 11:04 a.m. EDT (15:04 GMT) Wednesday, June 28, 2006 LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Women and girls trafficked for forced sexual or domestic work suffer . Learn More
Trafficking-South Asia Women Leaders Ask SAARC for Communication, Monitoring, Evaluation
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com SAARC - http://www.saarc-sec.org/main.php?id=76&t=1 The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established when its Charter was formally adopted on 8 December 1985 by the Heads of State or Government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and SriLanka. The . Learn More
Uganda – Women’s Political Representation – Academic Paper
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Via Eldis http://www.eldis.org/cf/search/disp/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20771&resource=f1 Full Report can be downloaded from website Link. Women's Representation in Ugandan Politics Nordstoga Hanssen, K. / Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway , 2006 This paper . Learn More
UK – Against Forced Marriages but Law “Not Needed”
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com UK-Forced Marriage Law 'Not Needed' Forced marriages mostly affect South Asian communities The Home Office has decided a specific law to ban forced marriages in the UK is not needed. Ministers had asked groups and individuals . Learn More
Women’s United Nations Report Network
WUNRN News includes recent articles, releases, event announcements, calls to action, and other updates. WUNRN News items may or may not indicate direct references to the U.N. Study (E/CN.4/2002/73/Add.2) Juridical and Factual Aspects. WUNRN reserves the right to post and edit, as appropriate to the Mission . Learn More
Sexual Abuses in War Zones – Victimization of Women & Girls
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/21/AR2006062100896.html <A HREF="https://ad.doubleclick.net/N701/jump/wpni.passback/pubmatic;sz=728x90;ord=%%CACHEBUSTER%%?"> <IMG SRC="https://ad.doubleclick.net/N701/ad/wpni.passback/pubmatic;sz=728x90;ord=%%CACHEBUSTER%%?" . Learn More
Sexual Violence Against Women & Girls in War & After-UNFPA Report
Attachments: Sexual Violence Against Women & Girls in War +.pdf WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Full Report is Attached. UNFPA Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in War and Its Aftermath: Realities, Responses, and Required . Learn More
Somalia-Gender Based Violence Impact on Warlord Opposition
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/17/AR2006061700848.html?referrer=emailarticle Somalia: Gender-Based Violence Galvanized Warlords' Foes Somali Women Gave Crucial Support for Islamic Militias By Craig TimbergWashington Post Foreign ServiceSunday, June 18, 2006 MOGADISHU, . Learn More
Sweden – Mission by UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/4D9339798DEC83AFC12571940053525D?opendocument UNITED NATIONSPress Release xxxxxxxxxx UNITED NATIONS EXPERT ON VIOLENCE AGAINSTWOMEN CONCLUDES SWEDEN MISSION xxxxxxxxxx 21 June 2006 On 21 . Learn More
Taoism – Women – BBC Article
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/living/gender.shtml WomenTaoism is a gender-neutral religion. This is implied by the concept of Yin Yang which teaches that masculine and feminine are complementary, inseparable and equal. The Tao Te Ching uses female images such as the mother of the universe and . Learn More
Trafficking – South Africa – Need for Trafficking Statistics & Research
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=54086&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa SOUTHERN AFRICA: Better Research Needed to Combat Trafficking © Amancio Miguel/PlusNews South Africa is both a source and a country of destination for trafficking JOHANNESBURG, 21 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - The evil of . Learn More
UN-Civil Society Partnership Against Sexual Violence in Conflict & Crisis
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=473 Launch of Joint UN–Civil Society Partnership Against Sexual Violence in Conflict and Crisis Settings 19 June 2006 United Nations, New York — United Nations organizations and civil society groups today announced a Joint Partnership to tackle sexual . Learn More
UN Human Rights Council 1st Session – WILPF – Gender
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com UN Human Rights Council Launching Session Overview with Gender Perspective WILPF - http://www.wilpf.int.ch/humanrights/2006/HumanRightsCouncil06/19Jun.htm Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Geneva, 19 June, 20061st Session of the Human . Learn More