Womens UN Report Network

Greece – Austerity – Crises – Generations of Women

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com GREECE - AUSTERITY MEASURES WILL FURTHER STRANGLE GREEK WOMEN https://www.trust.org/trustlaw/blogs/the-word-on-women/austerity-measures-will-further-strangle-greeces-women/ GREECE - DEBT CRISIS - AUSTERITY - ELECTION TURMOIL - . Learn More

Ghana – Mothers & Duality of Safe Health vs. Traditions with Risks

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://womensenews.org/story/books/120505/ghanaian-mothers-hit-dueling-health-rules?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email GHANA - MOTHERS & DUALITY OF SAFE HEALTH VS. TRADITIONS WITH RISKS By Aaron R. Denham - WeNews Guest Author May 6, 2012 Aaron . Learn More

Generations of Women – Art & Poem

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com GENERATIONS OF WOMEN - CELEBRATE STRENGTHS - ART & POEM Women have strengths that amaze men. They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they . Learn More

G8 – Women’s Human Rights Agenda

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com The Group of Eight (G8) is a forum for the leaders of eight of the world’s most industrialized nations, aimed at finding common ground on key topics and solutions to global issues. The G8 includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United . Learn More

Feminist Leadership for Social Transformation

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://web.creaworld.org/items.asp?CatID=1 FEMINIST LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION: CLEARING THE CONCEPTUAL CLOUD Direct Link to Full 84-Page CREA Publication: https://web.creaworld.org/files/f1.pdf . Learn More

EU – Homelessness – Gender Perspectives – Conference Analysis

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com HOMELESS IN EUROPE - GENDER PERSPECTIVES Direct Link to Full . Learn More

Ethiopia – Non-Formal Schooling Brightens Future for Nomadic Girl

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com Stirring the Fire - A Global Movement Toward Gender Equality https://stirringthefire.org/exhibition/education/stories/2 ETHIOPIA - NON-FORMAL SCHOOLING BRIGHTENS FUTURE FOR NOMADIC GIRL ETHIOPIA - DHAKI, AGE 11 Dhaki's family are pastoralists of the Boran . Learn More

Egypt – Women Continue to Show Power in Protests

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://womensenews.org/story/equalitywomen%e2%80%99s-rights/120510/egypts-women-keep-showing-power-in-protest EGYPT - WOMEN CONTINUE TO SHOW POWER IN PROTESTS AMIDST CHALLENGES By Jessica Gray - WeNews Correspondent - May 11, 2012 Egypt's revolution is now often . Learn More

Egypt – Stop Lowering Minimum Age of Girls for Marriage

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://www.equalitynow.org/take_action/child_marriage_action Equality Now website gives suggested Urgent Alert actions. EGYPT - STOP LOWERING MINIMUM AGE OF GIRLS FOR MARRIAGE 2012 May 4 - Egypt’s People’s Assembly Council is currently discussing legislation . Learn More

Egypt – Women’s NGO Plans to Take Pro FGM Parliamentarian to Court

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://bikyamasr.com/67991/egypt-womens-ngo-takes-pro-fgm-parliamentarian-to-court/ EGYPT - WOMEN'S NGO PLANS TO TAKE PRO-FGM PARLIAMENTARIAN TO COURT Manar Ammar | 4 May 2012 Egypt MP Azza el-Garf publicly supports FGM, and is being sued by a local women's . Learn More

Displaced Adolescent Girls – Protecting & Empowering

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com https://womensrefugeecommission.org/programs/youth#protecting Direct Link to Full Text: Learn more. Type size larger for easier reading. . Learn More

Congo – Bearing Children of Rape – Community & State Responses

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com Via Sexual Violence Research Initiative - SVRI CONGO - BEARING CHILDREN THROUGH RAPE IN EASTERN CONGO: COMMUNITY & STATE RESPONSES Direct Link to Full 9-Page Document: https://www.svri.org/ExecutiveSummaryCongoFinal.pdf "Almost all the women and . Learn More

Colombia – Security Council Res 1325 – Civil Society Report 2011

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com Via IANSA Women's Network Direct Link to Full 11-Page Report: https://www.gnwp.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/colombia1.pdf COLOMBIA - SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325 CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING REPORT 2011 ______________________________ . Learn More

China – Women’s Political Participation

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com CHINA - WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2011-12-08 - Editor: Sun Xi The Rise of Affirmative Action Equal opportunity between men and women has been a principal policy of the party and government ever since the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, most of the . Learn More

Canada – Report on Treatment of Mentally Ill Women Prisoners

WUNRN https://wunrn.wpengine.com CANADA - REPORT ON TREATMENT OF FEDERALLY-SENTENCED WOMEN PRISONERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Direct Link to Full 74-Page Report: https://media.thestar.topscms.com/acrobat/ba/55/3c47d5da4a599c0f879c56ebe3e6.pdf Toronto Star Article - May 9, 2012: . Learn More

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