Women’s United Nations Report Network: Week of 11-06-06
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: January 22, 2006
Week
of 11-06-2006
- Georgia – Reality: Women’s Equal Rights & Equal Opportunities in Georgia
- Italy – Women Still Earn Less Than Men – Research
- Women’s Rights Prize – Peter Gruber Foundation
- Bosnia – Domestic Violence – Bosnian Refugee & Immigrant Women
- Institute of International Education – Fellowships, International Education & Training
- Guatemala – International Adoption Issues & Concerns
- Canada – Domestic Violence in Ethnic Communities
- India – Indian Airlines Faces Legal Backlash from Air Hostesses Suspended as Considered “Overweight”
- Call for Papers – Feminist Media Studies – Feminist Contributions to Cultural Policy
- Violence Against Indigenous Women Report Submitted to UN
- Violence Against Women & Girls – Punished For Being Female – NY Times
- UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights 2006 58th Session – Gender Reference Examples
- Colombia – Empowering Women Strengthens Democracy – Women in the Peace Process
- World Report On The Culture Of Peace
- International Conference on Islamic Feminism
- Women Founders Collective
- Girls In War – UN Special Representative To The S-G For Children & Armed Conflict
- India – Photo – Widows of Vrindivan, India
- UN General Assembly Third Committee – Draft Resolutions on Trafficking, Ageing, Literacy +
- 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index – Correlation Between Corruption & Poverty
- Turkey – Women-Only Park Plan – Controversy
- Africa Great Lakes Region – UNIFEM Programme on Gender-Based Violence & HIV/AIDS
- Gender & Security Reform Working Group
- Palestine – Violence Against Palestinian Women & Girls – Human Rights Watch
- International Feminist Summit
- Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 – UNESCO – Gender
- USA – Increase in Violence Against Native American Indian Women – Federal & Tribal Jurisdiction
- Iraq – Sectarian Violence Forces Mixed Religious Couples to Divorce
- Africa – Labor, Land, & Women’s Rights in Africa
- UK – African Women FGM Practitioners Flown by Parents to UK to Circumcise Their Young Daughters
- Conference on Women as Writers & Readers – University of Alberta, Canada
- Human Rights Education Handbook – OSCE
- Europe – Women & Religion – Parliamentary Assembly: Council of Europe
- Verse – Women Friends
- India – New Domestic Violence Law Gives Courage & Justice for Women Victims
- International Association For Feminist Economics – 2007 Conference – Call For Papers
- Uganda – Women’s Peace Torch – Women’s Peace Caravan to Northern Uganda
- Italy Government Seeks Veil Ban – BBC
- World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse – November 19 – Women’s World Summit Foundation
- Iran – Stoning – Petition to Eradicate the Law of Stoning
- Guinea-Case Sudy of Gender Sexual Violence in Guinea’s Refugee Camps-Advocacy for Justice & Accountability
- UN Special Representative for Children & Armed Conflicts Sites a Terrible Year for Children in War
- Fashion – Historical References on Trends, Status, Torture
- Oman – UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking Makes First Ever Visit to Oman
- Pakistan National Commission on the Status of Women – Honor Killings, Foeticide, Violence, Policy Advocacy
- Pacific Women in Media Action Plan – For Best Portrayal of Pacific Women, Careers, & Gender Equality
- OSCE Appoints Eva Biaudet as Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
- Pakistan – Seminar on Women’s Rights Awareness – Sialkot, Punjab – SHADO
- Latin America-Women’s Groups Advocate for Gender Parity in Organization of American States-OAS
- Gender Equality as Smart Economics – Gender Action Plan – World Bank
- UN Agency for Women Proposed
- Gender & Media Handbook
- Afghanistan – The Challenges of Defending Women’s Rights in Kandahar
- 60 Women Contributing to the 60 Years of UNESCO
- Zambia – HIV/AIDS – Bridging the Gap Between Traditional & Western Medicine
- UN Commission on the Status of Women – 60th Anniversary – Major Achievements +
- FGM Legislation for 25 African Countries – Female Genital Mutilation
- China – One-Child Policy – Preference for Boys – Female Infanticide – Gender Population Imbalance
- Veils – European Commission President – Continued Debates
- African Girls Scholarship Program – AED
- Trafficking – The New Global Slave Trade – Article
- India – Most Indian Men Want Virgin Brides – Survey
- Armenia Women Seek Greater Political Representation
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