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ISIS’S All-Women Brigade Threat

ISIS’s All-Women Brigade Threat https://www.newdelhitimes.com/the-new-threat-isiss-all-women-brigade123/ 22 February 2016 - Umm Sayaf is America’s top female terrorist captive, she is the wife of ISIS’s former chief financier, Abu Sayaf who was killed in a targeted raid. During the raid, the troops confiscated his computers, cell phones and . Learn More

Kosovo – Movement Forward to Compensate Women War Victims of Sexual Violence – Ending the Shame Still a Challenge

KOSOVO – MOVEMENT FORWARD TO COMPENSATE WOMEN WAR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE – ENDING THE SHAME STILL A CHALLENGE Women sexually assaulted during Kosovo's war have been battling for recognition for nearly two decades. Now they’re on the brink of getting it – but to do so, they’ll have to overcome years of stigma. By Kristen Chick - Kosovo – . Learn More

EU Study – Forced Marriage from a Gender Perspective – FEMM Women’s Rights Committee

Direct Link to Full 241-Page 2016 Report: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/556926/IPOL_STU(2016)556926_EN.pdf Abstract This study provides an overview of the practice of forced marriage in the EU from a gender equality and women’s rights perspective. It analyses the definitions of forced marriage and puts forward a . Learn More

A Grandmother’s Love – Intergenerational Art

A Grandmother’s Love – Intergenerational Art Via NRCDV – USA National Resource Center on Domestic Violence "This painting captures the poignancy and depth of love between one aged African-American grandmother and her youngest, free-spirited bi-racial granddaughter. It represents how intergenerational bonds unite all women and become the . Learn More

Access to Nutrition Index 2016 – Global Index Report

Direct Link to Full 230-Page 2016 Report: https://www.accesstonutrition.org/sites/2015.atnindex.org/files/atni-global-index-2016_2.pdf Computer can increase type size for easier reading. “One in three people in the world today is under-nourished or overweight. Obesity and diet-related chronic diseases including heart disease, stroke, . Learn More

Fiji – FemLINKPACIFIC Women’s Weather Watch – Women’s Community Radio – Model for Disaster Warning & Management – Cyclone Winston

femLINKPACIFIC·Tuesday, February 23, 2016 By Sharon Bhagwan Rolls and Sian Rolls Since the beginning of January, our Women’s Weather Watch campaign has been ongoing – documenting preparations, experiences and action taken at the local level since TC Ula came to our shores. Humanitarian Emergency Responses must ensure Women's . Learn More

Women’s Charters & Declarations Project

WOMEN’S CHARTERS & DECLARATIONS https://www.womenscharters.org/#!home/c17u2 Women’s Charters and Declarations is a project that emerged out of several collaborative meetings with feminists from various backgrounds, emphasising the need to have a material archive of the legal and policy work that has taken place in women’s rights movements . Learn More

FGM – UN S-G Statement at Special Event on Mobilizing to Achieve the Global Development Goals through Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by 2030

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT AT A SPECIAL EVENT ON MOBILIZING TO ACHIEVE THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS THROUGH ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION BY 2030 https://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=9446 New York , 8 February 2016 Thank you to our moderator, Ms. Femi Oke. I am proud to be among so many champions in the cause of . Learn More

Saudi Arabia – New Policies Simplify Court Procedures for Women

Saudi Arabia – New Policies Simplify Court Procedures for Women Saudi Gazette Report https://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/new-policies-simplify-court-procedures-for-women-says-nshr/ February 21, 2016 - JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The Ministry of Justice has adopted new policies to facilitate legal procedures for women plaintiffs, Makkah . Learn More

Girls in Emergencies Collaborative – Statement & Action Agenda

Girls in Emergencies Collaborative https://www.annalsofglobalhealth.org/article/S2214-9996(15)01220-5/pdf Type Size Larger for Easier Reading. Many adolescent girls, the poorest girls in the poorest communities, already live in an “emergency.” Humanitarian crises only amplify the call on their coping and caring capacities, while exacerbating . Learn More

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