Direct Link to Full 2-Page 2017 Document: https://www.searo.who.int/srilanka/pr_a_call_to_action_on_migrant_health.pdf . Learn More
Afghanistan – Conservative Traditions Limit Progress for Women
By Mosa Khan Zabuli – 6 February 2017 Conservative traditions are holding back progress in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Zabul, according to speakers at an IWPR-organised debate. . Learn More
Beijing Peace Train – Video Segment – Memories – Women’s Continued Activism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq7-Y7YlkAs&authuser=1 . Learn More
Bangladesh – CEDAW Alternative Report of Civil Society Organisations in Bangladesh in 2016 – Women’s Rights & Gender Equality
Supported by: International Land Coalition (ILC) Write up: Kirti Nishan Chakma and Rowshan Jahan Moni Executive Summary Bangladesh, with an estimated current population of 160 million in a territory of 155,000 kilometres, is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Sex distribution in the population is largely evenly . Learn More
Why a Feminist Foreign Policy Is Needed More Than Ever
By Margot Wallström, is Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Feminism is a component of a modern view on global politics, not an idealistic departure from it. It is about smart policy which includes whole populations, uses all potential and leaves no one behind. Change is possible, necessary and long overdue. STOCKHOLM, March 7, 2017 (IPS) . Learn More
The Mask You Live In – Boys & Young Men Struggle with America’s Narrow Definition of Masculinity – Film Segment
Film Segment: https://therepresentationproject.org/film/the-mask-you-live-in/ Boys & Young Men Struggle to Stay True to Themselves While Negotiating America's Narrow Definition of Masculinity – Film Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom . Learn More
Mongolia – Women’s Needs Unmet During Harsh Winter Conditions in Mongolia
By Dr. Shinetugs Bayanbileg and Angelica Esguerra – Mach 12, 2017 DORNOD/KHENTII, Mongolia – Mongolia was struck by harsh conditions this winter, raising risks for pastoral and nomadic communities. An estimated 165,000 people were affected, . Learn More
Combating Inequalities Within & Among Countries Is Key to Women’s Empowerment: Women’s Rights Without Borders
By Barbara Adams and Karen Judd – 14 March 2017 The economic empowerment of women is the priority theme for the 2017 UN Commission on the Status of Women with special attention to the empowerment of indigenous women. The struggle to empower women and to combat gender inequality goes hand in hand with the struggle for women’s human rights. The . Learn More
Syria Women – Ensuring Women’s Participation in Future Political & Economic Decision-Making in Syria Now – CSW 61 Panel – Sweden Foreign Minister Introduction
Iran – Women in Pursuit of Justice – Arbitrary Trends & Illegal Proceedings Victimizing Female Political Prisoners in Iran
Direct Link to Full 27-Page 2017 Report: https://www.women.ncr-iran.org/images/documents/aaa.pdf . Learn More
I AM A WIDOW-POEM
I am a widow, but I am still ME. Of course, I mourn; and I shed tears. But, to carry on alone, I deserve dignity. I want respect, compassion, not your fears. I may be old; I may be young, With others in my care. Stop your rituals and your hurt. Respect for widows is only fair. So many widows share my . Learn More
Call for Nomination of Specific UN Special Rapporteurs & Independent Experts – Deadline Pending – Consider WOMEN
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council - The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. The system of Special Procedures is a central element of the United Nations human rights machinery and covers . Learn More
Investing in the Care Economy – Stimulating Employment Effects by Gender in Countries in Emerging Economies
Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2017 Report: https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/care_economy_2_en_web.pdf . Learn More
Serious Retreats In Indigenous Rights Protection – Says UN Rapporteur – Indigenous Women
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26, 2017 (IPS) - As the 10-year anniversary for the Declaration on Indigenous Rights approaches, UN indigenous rights activists came together to assess the many challenges that still remain on the ground. . Learn More
RAPISTS CAN AVOID PUNISHMENT BY MARRYING THEIR VICTIM IN COUNTRIES AS BAHRAIN, IRAQ, PHILIPPINES, TAJIKISTAN, TUNISIA
By Emma Batha – 6 March 2017 LONDON, March 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - . Learn More
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