Women’s United Nations Report Network: Week of 11-27-06
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: February 12, 2006
Week
of 11-27-2006
- Zambia Widow Challenges Custom & Refuses “Widows Sexual Cleansing”-Inheritance & Legal Rights-AIDS Issues
- UNDP Report 2006 – 177 Countries – Women Spend 40 Billion Hours Per Year On Water Collection
- UN Special Rapporteurs Urge Countries to Assure that Women Can Migrate Without Fear of Violence
- Iraq – Sex Traffickers Target Women in War-Torn Iraq
- Violence Against Women Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- Council of Europe Conference in Spain Launches Campaign to Combat Violence Against Women
- Ingetrating Poverty & Gender into Health Programmes – Gender-Based Violence – WHO
- Bosnia – The Veil, War, Tradition, Choice
- Sudan & Chad – Rape as a Weapon of War
- Asia Migrant Women Workers – Good Practices to Protect & Empower
- Aljazeera Everywoman Programme
- Iraq – Violence in Iraq Increasingly Targeting Women
- Cambodia – Child Trafficking Survivors – Life After Reintegration – The Girl Child
- Bangladesh – Stop Violence Against Girls – Preference for Boys – Female Infanticide +
- Afghanistan – Public Opinion Survey 2006 – Women – Asia Foundation
- UN Commission on the Status of Women 2007
- Global Report on Sexual Violence in Conflict – Call for Input – DCAF
- Nigeria – Sexual Violence Against Women & Girls – Amnesty International
- Gender & HIV/AIDS – Operational Guide – Rights-Based Approach
- Africa’s Newborns – Challenges & Hope for Survival – WHO Report
- Afghanistan – Female Lawmakers Address Women’s Rights & Democracy
- Canada – Ontario – New Campaign Focuses on Girls – Self-Esteem & Healthy Relationships
- UN General Assembly President Calls for Strong Relations Between UN & Civil Society
- Albania – First Helpline Dedicated to Migration & Trafficking Issues
- Poem & Art – Tell Every Child – The Girl Child
- Gender & Armed Conflict – 2006 – SIDA
- Love Your Body Day Promotes Positive, Healthy Images & Advertising – Women & Girls
- Gender Equality Laws – IWRAW AP
- Women’s Memory Project – Women’s History Multigenerational – Former Soviet Bloc Countries
- Gender & Education Academic Papers – Oxfam
- New Zealand – Mirgrant Women Cultural Issues for Childbirth
- Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders
- Iran – Iranian University Women Outnumber Men
- Pakistan – Gender-Specific Challenges, Needs, Recommendations of Women & Children Earthquake Victims
- European Women’s Lobby Statement for EU Actions on Multiple Forms of Violence Against Women
- World AIDS Day December 1, 2006 – Women & Girls – Feminization of HIV/AIDS
- Saudi Arabia-Woman Divorced Against Will- Divorce Initiated by Her Family-Woman & Her Children Now in Jail
- Conference – Women, Gender & the Cultural Production of Knowledge – Call for Abstracts
- HIV/AIDS & Violence Against Women – New Report on Intersections & Activism
- Hungary – Council for Women’s & Men’s Social Equality Established
- Young Women in Areas with High HIV Prevalence – Social Support, Savings, Microcredit
- 2006 World Population Data Sheet – Gender
- Violence Against Women in Europe – Data & Realities – Council of Europe – Campaign
- Africa – Sex Abuse of Girls
- Indigenous Women of the Americas – Information Kit
- Pakistan – Women’s Protection Bill: Perception & Realities – Academic Article
- Millennium Development Goals – Resources – Gender
- ICT’s & Violence Against Women
- Nigeria – Girls Power Initiative
- Gender Equality in UN Reform – UNIFEM
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery-December 2 – Forms of Slavery Still Exist for Women & Girls
- Second International Congress on Islamic Feminism – Conclusions
- Violence Against Women Monitor – December 2006 – Central & Eastern Europe & CIS
- Trafficking-US Ambassador & DirectorTrafficking-Resignation-Valiant Fight Against Trafficking-Sensitive Memories
- Gender, Citizenship & Participatory Governance for the Middle East & North Africa – Training Course
- Nicaragua – Early Childbearing in Nicaragua – Research
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