Week
of 09-18-2006

• Proposal for 5th Women’s World Conference
• Sierra Leone-Customary vs. Civil Law-Increased Domestic Violence Victimization for Women
• Comfort Women-Military Sexual Slavery by Japan During World War II-USA Resolution
• Africa – Impact of Girls’ Education on HIV & Sexual Behavior – Research
• UN General Assembly’s First Muslim Woman Leader – Reform – Gender
• ILO UN Statement on Migration & Development – Gender
• UN Human Rights Council – Gender Advocacy & Resources – IWRAW-AP
• Aid Modalities & the Promotion of Gender Equality
• Asian American Women – High Suicide Rate – Cross Cultural Images & Pressures
• Israeli & Palestinian Women Leaders to Promote Middle East Peace – UNIFEM
• Children’s Right to Learn in Their Own Languages – Education for Girls
• Mongolia-Asia Pacific NGO Consultation with UN SR Violence Against Women
• Prostitution Positions Divided in Europe – Council of Europe Parliamentary Hearing
• Latin America & Europe – International Girls Parliament
• Iran-Increase in Women University Graduates-Challenges of Traditions-Career Goals
• South Korea – Obstetric Clinics Drop by 1/3 – Risks for Rural Pregnant Women
• Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness – Gender??
• PeaceWomen Across the Globe
• Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies
• Bahrain – Children of Foreign Fathers Get Bahrain Citizenship
• UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace & Security-Advocacy & Education Tools
• UN Human Rights Council Second Session – Violence Against Women & Trafficking
• International Day of Peace – September 21
• Peace Working Group of Geneva NGO Committee on the Status of Women
• African Women – Issues of Poverty, Health & HIV/AIDS, Education, Violence, Widowhood +
• Gender, Health, & Poverty E-Learning Course – World Bank Institute
• INSTRAW – Building Peace Through Gender Equality – Guide on Women, Peace & Security
• Nepal – Selling Daughters Into Bondage May End
• Women Leaders Intercultural Forum
• UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Women
• Girls Speak Out – The Caged Bird Sings Project
• Un Human Rights Council Discusses Health, Food, Human Rights Defenders, Tolerance – Gender
• South Korea-Shortage of Korean Wives-Skewed Gender Population Ratio-Preference for Boys
• COHRE – Defending the Housing Rights of Children Report – The Girl Child
• Child Survival – Maternal & Infant Mortality – The Girl Child & Her Mother
• HURIDOCS – HuriSearch Human Rights Web Resource
• Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, & Tanzania – Parliamentarians for Women’s Health
• UN Human Rights Council Hears of Violence Against Women & Specific Country Issues
• Call for Papers – The Changing Asian Family as a Site of (State) Politics – Conference
• Trafficking – Nordic Council Experts Consider Issues to Combat Trafficking

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