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Gender Harmony CSW 60 Panel Flyer

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Session 60 – Panel GENDER HARMONY EXPANDS POST-2015 ADVOCACY TOOLS TO PREVENT GENDER VIOLENCE, BUILD HARMONY & PEACE IN FAMILY, COMMUNITY LIFE             VENUE: SALVATION ARMY, NEW YORK CITY SATURDAY, 19 MARCH 2016, 2:30 PM  Greetings by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia . Learn More

Gender & Complaints Mechanisms – Handbook (English & French) for Armed Forces & Ombuds Institutions to Prevent & Respond to Gender-Related Discrimination, Abuse +

https://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/Handbook-on-Gender-and-Complaints-Mechanisms 98-Page Document Translations – GENDER & COMPLAINT MECHANISMS HANDBOOK English French Around the world, armed forces are recognizing the important contribution that women make within their ranks, and the fact that increasing the representation of female . Learn More

Pakistan – Blind Girls in Pakistan Province Denounce Discrimination

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-blind-girls-in-peshawar-denounce-discrimination/27586969.html Website Link Includes Video. Blind girls in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkwa Province say they are victims of discrimination and are being denied access to secondary education. After completing primary school, many blind female students are forced . Learn More

UN Women Statement for International Women’s Day 2016 – March 8

Message for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2016 UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka This year’s celebration of International Women’s Day is the first within the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are confidently asserted in . Learn More

Four Reasons Why Gender Is an Essential Part of Sustainable Development

Four Reasons Why Gender Is an Essential Part of Sustainable Development BRIDGE - https://bridge.ids.ac.uk/news/four-reasons-why-gender-essential-part-sustainable-development 7 March 2016 - One of the biggest events in the international gender equality calendar starts on 14 March corner. The 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women . Learn More

EU – EIGE Gender Statistics Database

EIGE – European Institute for Gender Equality https://eige.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/looking-gender-statistics-you-can-count-and-compare?utm_source=newsletter17&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter EU – EIGE Gender Statistics Database 29 February 2016 - No more time wasting and frustration searching for gender statistics . Learn More

Ukraine – UN Report – Over 3 Million Civilians Lack Access to Human Rights from Conflict – Women

UKRAINE – UN REPORT – OVER 3 MILLION CIVILIANS LACK ACCESS TO HUMAN RIGHTS FROM CONFLICT - WOMEN https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/FeelingabandonedinUkrainesconflict.aspx Direct Link to 53-Page 2016 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on: THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN UKRAINE – 16 November 2015 – 15 February . Learn More

Afghanistan – Poor Girls Working Afghan Streets

Afghanistan – Poor Girls Working Afghan Streets Multiple photos of children working the streets in Afghanistan: https://www.buzzfeed.com/katebubacz/these-photos-of-children-working-afghanistans-str#.reDPJrWez With poverty soaring in Afghanistan, many children work on the street to help support their families. Parental permission was given . Learn More

Women’s Participation Rate in Parliaments Slows, Even as More Gain Top Seats – Inter-Parliamentary Union

Women’s Participation Rate in Parliaments Slows, Even as More Gain Top Seats – Inter-Parliamentary Union https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=53373#.Vtn4TK0UXIU Female politicians at a meeting of women lawmakers from Arab States and members of the European Parliament in November 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: UN Women/Emad . Learn More

Yemen – Woman Accused of Adultery & Prostitution Is Stoned to Death

YEMEN – WOMAN ACCUSED OF ADULTERY & PROSTITUTION IS STONED TO DEATH https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3383887/Qaeda-Yemen-stones-woman-death-adultery-witnesses.html By SARA MALM FOR MAILONLINE and AFP REPORTER 4 January 2016 - A woman has been stoned to death in south-east Yemen after being accused of adultery and prostitution . Learn More

United Nations System – Online & Social Media Presence

https://www.post2015women.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/List-of-UN-Agencies-Social-Media-Links.pdf United Nations System – Online & Social Media Presence This informal table contains websites, Twitter & Facebook accounts. Presence on other social networks such as LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube or Google+ can be found through the . Learn More

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