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Older Women with Disabilities - UN SR Survey Replies

Supporting the Autonomy and Independence of Older Persons with Disabilities Approximately one billion people are persons with disabilities.  A significant number of them, particularly in high-income countries, are older persons. This overrepresentation of older persons among those with disabilities reflects the sustained ageing of the global population, as well as the increased life expectancy of... Learn More

Older Women with Disabilities - UN SR Survey Replies

Women Whistleblowers - Against Fraud, Corruption

We often hear the word Whistleblower in the news these days. Yes, women can be Whistleblowers, amidst risks and challenges, following ethics, values, courage, to fight against fraud, greed, corruption. Whistleblower – A person who informs on a person or organization regarded as engaging in an unlawful or immoral activity. Launched in October 2017, the Women Whistleblowers... Learn More

Women Whistleblowers - Against Fraud, Corruption

Colombia - Mothers of the Missing Vow to Keep Searching

Cali (Colombia) (AFP) August 31, 2019 - They clamber onto buses and stand among the jostling commuters, portraits of missing loved ones hanging from their necks, their presence a reminder that despite a 2016 peace agreement, for some, Colombia's conflict has never really ended. The women are on the bus to beg, not for money, just... Learn More

Colombia - Mothers of the Missing Vow to Keep Searching

Bangladesh - Changing A Custom - A Bride's Courageous Walk

September 28, 2019 - Customs, especially those around gender, tend to die hard–sometimes they need a good hard push. Making change for the better is more difficult than just writing a law, because social attitudes affect all aspects of a person’s life. Each woman is presented at birth with a set of conventions she... Learn More

Bangladesh - Changing A Custom - A Bride's Courageous Walk