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Why Sports Are Important for Girls

Why Sports Are Important for Girls https://womenwin.org/work/strategy One Win Leads to Another Sport is an accelerator for leadership development. It’s a powerful opportunity for girls to build their self-esteem, courage and self-efficacy. The ripple effect of that experience continues off the pitch and throughout a girl’s life – . Learn More

Supporting Private Sector with Development Funds? Consequences Can Impact Women’s Funding, Women’s Programs

Supporting private sector with development funds? Consequences Can Impact Women’s Funding, Women’s Programs Social Watch - http://www.socialwatch.org/node/17534 1 December 2016 - The role of private sector in development is currently one of the most debated issues in international cooperation. It is inscribed in a wider . Learn More

Women with Disabilities Musical Video – Loud, Proud & Passionate!

WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES MUSICAL VIDEO – LOUD, PROUD & PASSIONATE! International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2016 – December 3 http://www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday/?platform=hootsuite VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxxomUVsSik Convention on the Rights of Persons with . Learn More

Israel – Rabbis Speak Out Against Women’s Enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces-IDF

Israel - Rabbis Speak Out Against Women's Enlistment in the Israel Defense . Learn More

Czech Republic – Sterilisation & Its Consequences for Romani Women in the Czech Republic 1966-2016

Sterilisation & Its Consequences for Romani Women in the Czech Republic (1966-2016): Coercive & Cruel Direct Link to Full 85-Page 2016 Report - . Learn More

Historical Poignant EU TV Spot on Trafficking & Slavery of Women – International Day for Abolition of Slavery

HISTORICAL POIGNANT EU TV SPOT ON TRAFFICKING & SLAVERY OF WOMEN INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY – DECEMBER 2 http://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryabolitionday/ http://www.traitedesfemmes2008.ch/en/spot/ . Learn More

UN Special Rapporteur Call for Submissions: Gender-Sensitive Approach to Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killing

Call for Submissions: Gender-Sensitive Approach to Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killing UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killing – . Learn More

China – Researchers Say Many of China’s 30 Million “Missing Girls” May Not Have Registered Births

China - Researchers Say Many of China’s 30 Million “Missing Girls” May Not Have Registered Births https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/11/30/researchers-may-have-found-many-of-chinas-30-million-missing-girls/?utm_term=.928f89dbdc2d Orphaned Chinese children at a foster care center in Beijing. (Kevin Frayer/Getty . Learn More

Quick Questions – We Value Your Comments

WOMEN’S UN REPORT NETWORK WUNRN WUNRN VALUES YOUR COMMENTS, IDEAS ON OUR LISTSERVE PLEASE FILL OUT A VERY FEW QUESTIONS AT THIS LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6QVZQ2Z . Learn More

Package of Essentials for Addressing Violence Against Women – UN Women

UN Women Briefs: Package of Essentials for Addressing Violence against Women http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2016/11/essentials-for-addressing-violence-against-women Violence against women and girls is one of the most universal and pervasive human rights violations in the world, of pandemic proportions, with country data . Learn More

Cycling Towards Reducing Gender-Based Violence

Cycling Towards Reducing Gender-Based Violence European Cyclists’ Federation – ECF - https://ecf.com/news-and-events/news/cycling-towards-reducing-gender-based-violence Author Justina Bieliauskaite, a European Cyclists’ Federation Communications Intern, is not only a passionate cyclist, but also a strong supporter of and researcher in . Learn More

Greece – Continued Humanitarian Crisis for Stranded Migrants – EU Complexities – Women & Children

GREECE – CONTINUED HUMANITARIAN CRISIS FOR STRANDED MIGRANTS – EU COMPLEXITIES – WOMEN & . Learn More

HIV/AIDS – Urgent UN Call for Action to Protect Young Women from HIV/AIDS in Africa

Urgent UN Call for Action to Protect Young Women from HIV/Aids in Africa https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/21/un-calls-for-urgent-action-to-protect-young-women-from-hivaids-in-africa UNAids Chief says thousands of girls and young women in Africa are still being infected with HIV every week. Billboard in Durban, South Africa, . Learn More

Lebanon – A White Dress Doesn’t Cover the Rape – 16 Days Campaign – ABAAD

http://www.abaadmena.org/ …to read more about the campaign’s objectives and facts & figures from the national opinion poll about Penal Code 522, check out the attached Flyer (in both English & Arabic languages). …to watch the video of the campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-gKu9yw6eI&feature=youtu.be …to . Learn More

Integrating Gender Equality into Academia & Research Organisations – EU Focus

INTEGRATING GENDER EQUALITY INTO ACADEMIA & RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS – EU FOCUS EIGE – European Institute for Gender Equality Direct Link to Full 36-Page 2016 Analytical Paper: http://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0116792enn.pdf Computer can increase type size for easier reading. This document presents the results . Learn More

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