Womens UN Report Network

Latin America – Women Progress in Politics, Education, Social Policies

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/world/americas/02iht-letter02.html LATIN AMERICA - WOMEN PROGRESS IN POLITICS, EDUCATION, SOCIAL POLICIES By LUISITA LOPEZ TORREGROSA - May 1, 2012 NEW YORK — Quietly and against the odds, women are stepping up the political ladder in Latin . Learn More

Israel – Rights of Immigrant & Trafficked Women

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com ISRAEL - RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANT & TRAFFICKED WOMEN - ISHA L'ISHA HAIFA FEMINIST CENTER Direct Link to Full 9-Page 2012 Publication: https://www.isha.org.il/upload/file/immigrant_women_rights_ENGLISH2012.pdf Many women who seek assistance through the Fighting against . Learn More

Iran – Imprisoned Mothers’ Greatest Fear Is Being Forgotten

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com Women News Network https://womennewsnetwork.net/2012/05/14/imprisoned-mothers-iran-fea/ Article page 2 website includes video. IRAN - IMPRISONED MOTHERS' GREATEST FEAR IS BEING FORGOTTEN Elahe Amani with Lys Anzia – WNN Features Iranian human . Learn More

India – Celebrating Daughters in Times of Female Foeticide

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com Women's Feature Service https://www.wfsnews.org/index.php India - Celebrating Daughters in Times of Female Foeticide At the Kanya Dhoond Mahotsava held at the district headquarter in Barmer, Rajasthan, district collector Dr Veena Pradhan argued that if girls were . Learn More

France – Muslim Woman Defends Burqa at European Court

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com Freedom of Conscience & Religion at the European Court of Human Rights https://www.strasbourgconsortium.org/index.php?pageId=9&contentId=24&blurbId=1040 Also via Human Rights Without Frontiers FRANCE - MUSLIM WOMAN DEFENDS RIGHT TO WEAR BURQA AT EUROPEAN COURT . Learn More

EU – Call to Safeguard Family of Migrants & Refugees

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com European Women's Lobby - EWL https://www.womenlobby.org/spip.php?article3512 Read the full Joint Statement. EWL & PARTNERS CALL ON EU MEMBER STATES & EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO SAFEGUARD FAMILY LIFE OF MIGRANTS & REFUGEES [Brussels, 15 May 2012] The EWL has joined 19 . Learn More

Discrimination Against Women in Law & Practice – UN

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/WGWomen/Pages/WGWomenIndex.aspx UN WORKING GROUP ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN LAW & PRACTICE Introduction The establishment of the Working Group by the Human Rights Council at its 15th session in September 2010 was . Learn More

Diaspora Philanthropy – Women’s Programs Funding Resource

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://microlinks.kdid.org/library/mpi-study-diaspora-philanthropy-private-giving-and-public-policy CONSIDER AS A FUNDING RESOURCE FOR WOMEN'S PROGRAMS & PROJECTS. Diaspora Philanthropy - Private Giving & Public Policy Direct Link to Full 36-Page . Learn More

Cambodia – Communities & Eviction – Women’s Rights – Women’s Support

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://www.isiswomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1544:support-and-solidarity-with-communities-in-cambodia-faced-with-eviction-and-demolition-of-their-homes&catid=22:movements-within&Itemid=229 CAMBODIA - WOMEN'S SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY WITH . Learn More

Algeria – Positive Increase for Women in Algeria Parliament

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com UN News Centre https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42021&Cr=algeria&Cr1= "According to UN Women, the percentage of members of the parliament in Algeria who are women now stands at 31 per cent, up from 8 per cent during the previous period from 2007 through 2011." . Learn More

Afghanistan – Government First Report to CEDAW Committee

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/cedaws55.htm Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 55th session (July 2013) States examined, schedule and summary records Core document and State report Lists of issues and written replies . Learn More

Afghanistan – Farzana Wahidy Photos of Women’s Realities

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/Shooting-Stars-Reza-presents-Farzana-Wahidy.html# AFGHANISTAN - FARZANA WAHIDY PHOTOS OF WOMEN'S REALITIES Farzana Wahidy In 2001, I created a humanitarian organization in Afghanistan called Aina, meaning “mirror.” The main . Learn More

Accelerating Development Using the Web – Gender

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://public.webfoundation.org/publications/accelerating-development/ Accelerating Development Using the Web Empowering Poor and Marginalized Populations Full 292-Page . Learn More

5th World Conference on Women – Campaign Support

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com May 2012Dear Friends: The thank you campaign to the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary General inspired many of you to send emails (Thank you!) - -which helped. We represent “civil society,” the non-governmental public. Most were personal emails, some represented NGOs, . Learn More

Women Stand Together for the World’s Children, Peace, Rights

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://lightpages.net/intergroup.cfm?view=117a9d2cec6f26bc77faab18da7caae3 STILL STANDING - MAY 13, 2012 - MOTHER'S DAY - 1:00 pm Last minute reminder to stand united for the sake of earth's children! Please join us on Sunday May 13, 2012 at 1 pm local time as we stand for a . Learn More

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