Week
of 07-24-2006

• European Women’s Lobby-Policy Action Centre on Violence Against Women
• Human Rights Tools – Web Resources
• Liberia – Police Issues Warning of No Veils in Public – Security Issue
• UNDP – Human Development Reports – Data by Country – Gender
• Peru-Poorest Women & Children Need Adequate Health Care & Birth Certificates
• WomenWarPeace.org – Web Portal – UNIFEM
• Swaziland – Polygamy Debate – “Kuteka” Forced Marriage Issue
• International AIDS Conference 2006 – Gender
• WIDE Calls for Immediate End to Middle East Conflict – Gender
• Call for Papers-Essay Collection-Women & the Everyday Realities of War
• Brazil-Sao Paulo State-Women in Prison-Rights-Violence-Discrimination-Research
• HIV/AIDS-Protection for Young Women-Case Against Child & Adolescent Marriage
• Trafficking – Council of Europe – Convention – “Slaves at the Heart of Europe”
• Africa-Update on Campaign for Ratification of Protocol on Rights of Women in Africa
• NGO Letter on UN Reform & Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325
• Iran-Islamic Fashion Fair to Promote Female Modesty & Counter Western Influence
• UN Peacebuilding Commission – Opening Inaugural Session
• UNESCO – Good Practices in Girls’ Education – Multiple Languages
• Nepal – New Constitution & Women’s Rights
• Poem-Lyrics-Music – Twisted Ballerina – Abused Girl Child
• genderIT.org – Resources & Realities for Women & ICT & The Digital Revolution
• Lebanon – Woman-to-Woman Humanitarian Aid in Middle East Conflict
• Child Marriage Advocacy Toolkit – ICRW
• Child Soldiers – Violence Against Girls in Armed Conflict – UN Optional Protocol
• Bringing the Opportunities of Trade to the World’s Women
• Slovak Republic – The Union of Mother Centres
• Seminar – Legal Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe – Gender
• Iran – Girl 16, Said Mentally Ill, Executed on Morality Issue
• Kuwait – Women & Politics – AWID
• Child Sex Tourism – The Girl Child
• Trafficking – Orphan Girls Highly Vulnerable – Eastern Europe & Russia
• PeaceWomen Newsletters-UN SC Resolution 1325-Women, Peace & Security
• USA-Legislation to Crack Down on Child Sex Predators & Child Abuse-The Girl Child
• Africa – Gender-Based Violence Prevention Network
• Peru – Escalating Violence Against Women
• Synergies-Formal & Non-Formal Education-Education for Girls & Women
• Collapse of WTO Doha Negotiations May Lead to More Gender Rights
• Sudan – Girl’s Testimonial of Abduction & Slavery for 10 Years
• Uganda – “Mama’s Club” Support Group for HIV-Postive Mothers
• Georgia Parliament Adopts Legislation on Gender Equality
• European Center for Missing & Sexually Exploited Children-The Girl Child-Network
• Population Ageing Chart – UN – 228 Countries – Ageing Women
• Japan – Geisha – Photo Journal – Press Release – Analysis
• Iran – Woman Faces Imminent Execution by Stoning
• Poem & Art – Women Rise Above War
• Uganda – HIV/AIDS – Making Breastmilk Safe
• Gender & Peace Policy Aspects in European Security Policy
• USA – Report on Secondhand Smoke & Women’s Health
• Guatemala – Disadvantages of Mayan Females for Education – Research
• Gender & Food Security – FAO
• Congo-Zero Tolerance for Rape in Congo Statement by European Women’s Lobby
• Engendering Economic & Social Justice
• United Nations High-Level Panel on UN System-Wide Coherence – Gender
• Benin Passes First Comprehensive Sexual Harassment Legislation
• Call for Grant Applications – UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
• World Peace Forum – Gender
• Economic, Social & Cultural Rights-UN High Commissioner Report-Women & ESCR
• Female Poverty & Cultural Diversity Seminar – AIC
• USA Research on Women’s Body Image – Race +

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