When a 23-year-old Afghan woman, Khatera, confronts the will of her family and the traditions of her country to seek justice for years of sexual abuse from her father, she sheds light on the faulty Afghan judicial system and the women it. In Afghanistan where systematic abuses of girls rarely come to light, and seeking justice can be deadly, one . Learn More
Guatemala – Volcano of Fire Devastates Villages, Lives – Trauma for Women & Children
On June 3, 2018. Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala, sending hot pyroclastic flows and heavy ash down its slopes onto nearby villages, killing at least 33 people, according to the head of Guatemala’s disaster agency, via the Associated Press. Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, continued to send up smaller eruptions today, . Learn More
Impact of Violent Extremism on Human Rights of Women & Girls – HRC 38 Panel
Venezuela – Lacking Birth Control Options, Desperate Women Turn to Sterilization & Illegal Abortion
By Lou Marillier, Daisy Squires – June 19, 2018 Darling was up at 4:30 a.m. on a warm and windy April morning, breastfeeding her 1-year-old baby in the one-bedroom house she shared with her three children and her sick mother, in the El Junquito slum in western Caracas, Venezuela. From the top of her hill, she could see the city sparkling in the . Learn More
Women’s Health – 10 Top Issues
Dr Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director General for Family, Women’s and Children’s Health through the Life-course, World Health Organization We've come a long way since 1995--and it is time to celebrate women and their achievements. But it is also time to take stock of how women’s rights are fulfilled in the world --especially the right to health. . Learn More
China – Women Business Leaders Share Experiences, Provide Help, for Female College Graduates
Editor: Wushanshan – May 29, 2018 The All-China Women's Federation has invited about 100 females business leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship to share their life experience and give suggestions to female college graduates, according to a statement from the federation Tuesday. The first event was held in Renmin University of China in . Learn More
Special Rapporteur on Health Report to the UN HRC 2018 – The Right to Health in Detention, Confinement – Women in Prison
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health – Website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Health/Pages/SRRightHealthIndex.aspx THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO HEALTH REPORT TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION 38 ON THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN DETENTION, CONFINEMENT To access Full 21-Page Report, go . Learn More
Ecuador Politician & Poet Becomes the Fourth Woman to Preside Over the UN General Assembly
UN Photo/Loey Felipe - Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés of Ecuador, newly-elected President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses Member States. 5 June 2018 - The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of its upcoming . Learn More
EU – Women’s Rights & Trade: Time for a Radical Shift
https://wideplus.org/2018/06/04/concord-wide-joint-position-paper-calls-on-the-eu-to-move-beyond-voluntary-gender-articles-in-eu-trade-agreements/ Direct Link to Full 13-Page 2018 Publication: https://wideplusnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wide-concord-2018-trade-and-gender.pdf CONCORD-WIDE+ Joint Position Paper Calls on the EU to Move . Learn More
Women at Work Initiative: The Push for Equality – ILO
ILO – International Labour Organization Direct Link to Full 24-Page 2018 ILO Report: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_629239.pdf . Learn More
Humanitarian Action – Women & Children – Reducing Risk, Strengthening Resilience +
Direct Link to Full 16-Page 2017 Publication http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Humanitarian_2017_Overview_2017-01-18_web.pdf Today more than 75 per cent of people affected by humanitarian crises are women and children. And adolescents aged 10-19 years constitute a significant proportion of the population in many conflict and . Learn More
Women & The Environment – World Environment Day
World Environment Day occurs on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment ________________________ http://wedo.org/ - Women’s Environment & Development Organization WHY ENVIRONMENT? The climate and environmental crises define . Learn More
India – Youth Education Project Tackle’s Gender Discrimination & Stereotypes
India - Combating Sex Bias Against Girls by Changing the Minds of Youths In an after-school program in Haryana state in India, children are being taught to challenge gender stereotypes with positive effect. The state has the worst child-sex ratio in the nation. BREAKTHROUGH INDIA By Ariel Sophia Bardi – Februaru 26, 2018 HARYANA, India — In . Learn More
WANGO – World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations – Call for Nominations for 2018 WANGO Awards
Call for Nominations for 2018 WANGO Awards The World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) is an international organization uniting NGOs worldwide in the cause of advancing peace and global well-being. WANGO helps to provide the mechanism and support needed for NGOs to connect, partner, share, inspire, and multiply their . Learn More
Moldova Dads – Photo Exhibit that Challenges Stereotypes, Showing Dads Alone with Their Kids
Petru Negura, 43-years-old, university professor. Photo: Mihai Turculeț 26 April 2018 - In Moldova, widespread patriarchal attitudes and gender-based stereotypes perpetuate the idea that women are responsible for child and home care, with fathers expected to be breadwinners. To challenge this widespread notion, the Embassy of Sweden organised in . Learn More
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