Swimming for her life - By Christoper Goodwin 18 June 2018 - In 2015, Yusra Mardini almost drowned in the Mediterranean while fleeing the civil war in Syria. She survived thanks to her swimming skills – and, just a year later, competed at the Rio Olympics. Now Hollywood wants to tell her story. Almost every morning, a Syrian girl with a winning . Learn More
Afghanistan – Child Marriage Declines, But Remains High – Report
By Pajhwok July 29, 2018 - KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) and UNICEF have launched the first-ever study on child marriage in Afghanistan. “This study is unique, as it looks at child marriage from various angles, providing a comprehensive picture of this practice,” says, Minister of Social . Learn More
CAN #MeToo HELP STOP SEX TOURISM?
July 10, 2018 - By Egle Gerulaityte On a casual Friday night out in Vilnius, I was having beers and catching up with my girlfriends who I hadn’t seen in a while. We had all been living or traveling abroad for some time, and meeting up in our hometown was a rare treat. Though we had all changed in so many ways, Vilnius, it seemed, had not. “Those . Learn More
Indonesia – Girl Jailed for Abortion after Being Raped by Brother
An Indonesian woman takes part in a protest against child sexual abuse in Jakarta. Photograph: Albert Damanik/Barcroft Images 15-year-old sentenced to six months for terminating pregnancy after six-week limit Agence France-Presse in Jakarta 21 July 2018 - A 15-year-old Indonesian girl who was raped by her older brother has been jailed for . Learn More
Michelle Bachelet of Chile Is Nominated to Be the Next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Michelle Bachelet in 2016, greeting people as she promoted her country’s social-protection program as president. She has been nominated by the UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, to be the next UN high commissioner for human rights. GOVERNMENT OF CHILE By Barbara Crossette • August 8, 2018 United Nations Secretary-General António . Learn More
Australia – How Misogyny, Narcissism & a Desperate Need for Power Can Make Men Abuse Women Online
While the occurrence of sexist harassment online is well documented, we less often consider what might be driving this behaviour. Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND By Bianca Fileborn – April 10, 2018 “Another morning, another bit of casual misogyny & abuse”, ABC journalist Leigh Sales lamented last week after receiving a tweet . Learn More
WOMEN ARE KEY TO FIXING THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM
Women farmers clearing farmland in Northern Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS By Danielle Nierenberg & Emily Payne - Danielle Nierenberg is Founder and President of Food Tank. Emily Payne is a food and agriculture writer based in New York United States, July 10, 2018 (IPS) - According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, women . Learn More
] Asia-Pacific – Measuring Prevalence of Violence Against Women – To Strengthen Regional & National Capacity on VAW
Globally, addressing violence against women is an urgent public health, human rights, economic and public policy priority. In countries across Asia and the Pacific, surveys indicate that between 15 and 68 percent of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner. kNOwVAWdata works to sustainably . Learn More
Homeless Women Say “Me Too,” But No One Listens
RICHLEGG VIA GETTY IMAGES The threat of sexual violence and harassment against women experiencing homelessness has been well-documented. By Mari Kate Mycek* Like many women, I am heartened by the Me Too movement and the spotlight it has put on sexual assault and harassment. It makes me want to fight harder to tell the stories of those whose . Learn More
Girl Ambassadors for Peace – GNWP
June 27, 2018 by Anne Lescure “Often in academia there is a lot of critique about empowerment models because of the fact that empowerment is seen as having to go with empowering someone to be able to have a voice. GNWP does not believe that, and that’s not what we do with the Girl Ambassadors for Peace. Instead, we . Learn More
Yemen – Child Under 5 Dies Every 10 Minutes – World’s Serious Humanitarian Crisis – Aid Nearly Blocked Inbox x
The UN says a child under five dies from preventable causes every 10 minutes in Yemen. YEMEN – WORLD’S SERIOUS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS – AID NEARLY BLOCKED – CIVILIANS BIGGEST LOSERS By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN – Inside the Battle for Yemen CNN – June 27, 2018 - It is a rare window into arguably one of the least visible but more vital wars in the . Learn More
Afghanistan – Half a Million Widows, Mostly Poor, & The Number Is Increasing, Says the Afghan Government
File photo from the "hill of widows," some 15 kilometers south-east of the capital. It is also known as “Zanabad,” the city of women. (AFP photo – March 20, 2017) Masooma, left, working at Kabul’s municipality cleaning roads. She lost her husband in a rocket attack 17 years ago in Kabul and since then has been feeding and raising . Learn More
Obstetric Fistula – Causes, Discrimination & Treatment – Camp – Sierra Leone
Women and girls celebrating after their successful fistula repair surgeries at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre in Freetown © UNFPA Sierra Leone 2018/Angelique Reid UNFPA – 12 June 2018 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – “When I became pregnant in December 2016, I never attended a health clinic,” said 19-year-old Katimu Kanneh. “I drank traditional . Learn More
Victims Behind Bars: Identifying & Addressing the Sex Trafficking of Women
By Barbara Granner, National Commission on Correctional Health Care 06/25/2018 The stereotypical “prostitute” as portrayed in movies and TV shows is a tough, hardened, street-smart professional. According to experts who spoke at the Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in April, that image is far from reality. In fact, between 80% . Learn More
Journey of Hope & Resilience – Photo Exhibit – Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Photo Credit: Olly Burn By Eliza Theiss March 26, 2018 - The everyday heroes behind the ShelterBox disaster-relief organization have partnered up with four of the world’s leading photographers to pay tribute to the extraordinary strength, hope and resilience of people facing severe adversity. Photographers Veronique de Vigurie, Olly . Learn More
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