GO Advisory 3: NGO ACCESS AT CSW61 Dear Organizations with Pre-Registered Representatives for CSW61, Access to conference rooms will again be limited during CSW61, due to the very high number of NGO representatives who have pre-registered, placing a high demand on the finite space in United Nations Headquarters. There will be approximately . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2017
"On International Women’s Day, let us all pledge to do everything we can to overcome entrenched prejudice, support engagement and activism, and promote gender equality and women’s empowerment." — UN Secretary-General, António Guterres . Learn More
One Woman – A Song for UN Women, For All Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnq2QeCvwpw&authuser=1 . Learn More
Protective Fellowship Scheme for Human Rights Defenders
The University of York Centre for Applied Human Rights has run the Protective Fellowship Scheme for Human Rights Defenders at Risk since 2008. So far the Centre has hosted 61 defenders . Learn More
EU – Gender Balance: Five Areas for Improvement
Check out the facts in our infographic . Learn More
Global Women’s Call for Climate Justice
WE ARE WOMEN AND GIRLS OF ALL AGES, IN ALL OUR DIVERSITY, FROM EVERY REGION OF THE WORLD We are gravely concerned about the lack of just and sufficient action on climate change by the world’s leaders; . Learn More
Gender Disparity at the UN – Report +
By Thalif Deen - En español UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8 2017 (IPS) - The United Nations has frequently been accused of vociferously preaching gender empowerment and women’s rights to the outside world — but failing miserably to practice what it preaches in its own political backyard. The charge is usually made against the 193-member General . Learn More
DATA TO HELP MEASURE GENDER EQUALITY
DESA – March 2017 - This month, gender equality and data to improve people’s lives will take center stage at UN Headquarters in New York, with the UN Statistical Commission taking place, immediately followed by the Commission on the Status of Women. As it was some 30 years ago since UN DESA initiated the work on gender statistics, we asked . Learn More
Somalia – Fears of Full Famine – Desperate Needs – Severe Humanitarian Crisis
A malnourished and dehydrated child lies on a bed in Banadir Hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu. . Learn More
Shelter Me Project – Fairer Recruitment, Conditions of Migrant Domestic Workers
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Asian (and increasingly African) women migrate to become a domestic worker in Gulf countries to make a living for their families. About one in three female wage workers in the Middle East (31.8 %) is a domestic worker. . Learn More
Ghana – Witchcraft Accusations Put Women’s Lives at Risk
Many elderly women in northern Ghana have fled their homes to live in so-called witch camps. . Learn More
Musawah Vision for the Muslim Family – New Publication – 3 Translations
MUSAWAH VISION FOR THE FAMILY – NEW PUBLICATION – 3 TRANSLATIONS Musawah Vision for the Family proposes a model of Muslim family relations that upholds equality . Learn More
The Impact of Firearms on Women – EU Proposal for Controls on Firearms: Final Vote to Come
THE IMPACT OF FIREARMS ON WOMEN https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-4464_en.htm European Commission – Brussels, 20 December 2016 - Press Release Firearms: EU Agreement on Commission Proposal to Increase Citizens' Security …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Full Article: . Learn More
Women Refugees, Migrants, IDP’s, Leave Behind Many Personal & Family Treasures, Heirlooms, Items of Precious Memory
WOMEN REFUGEES, MIGRANTS, IDP’S, ACROSS THIS COMPLEX WORLD LEAVE BEHIND MANY HEIRLOOMS, FAMILY TREASURES, PHOTOS, ITEMS OF PRECIOUS MEMORY Rarely do news stories on the mass exodus of women as refugees, migrants, IDP’s, go into detail on the lives of the women and families before leaving. There are frequent assumptions that the people who are . Learn More
Feminist Review Trust Invites Applications for Grants
Feminist Review Trust Fund: Supporting Projects that Transform the Lives of Women https://www2.fundsforngos.org/women-and-gender/visit-open-funding-opportunities-on-women-empowerment/ Link to Website to Download Application Form - https://www.feminist-review-trust.com/application-form/ Deadline: 31 January 2017 December 16, 2016 - The . Learn More
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