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
Standing with Rohingya Women – Video by Nobel Women
Around the time of World Refugee Day, we are spotlighting the plight of the Rohingya people with the ONLINE PREMIERE of our Standing with Rohingya Women short film. This five minute film follows our February delegation to Bangladesh with Nobel Peace laureates Tawakkol Karman, Shirin Ebadi, and Mairead Maguire, in partnership with Bangladeshi . Learn More
Guatemala & Nicaragua – Increased Risks for Women Human Rights Defenders
UN Photo/F. Charton - A Cakchiquel family in the hamlet of Patzutzun, Guatemala. 18 May 2018 - It’s becoming increasingly dangerous to defend the rights of indigenous people in Guatemala, the United Nations human rights office warned on Friday, following the murder of three activists over the past 10 days. “We are . Learn More
Israel – Many Israelis, Including Children, Under the Poverty Line – Report
An Israeli woman searches for objects of worth in a garbage container in the center of Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90) By Marissa Newman - 6 December 2017 People walk by a homeless man sleeping on the street, near cafes in the center of Jerusalem. November 10, 2013. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90) Some 1.8 million Israelis, including . Learn More
Latin America – Impunity for Violence Against Women Defenders of Territory, Common Goods, & Nature
As they confront not only powerful economic and political interests, but the systematic and specific violence against them, women environmental activists face particular risks, threats and attacks, such as sexual violence and other gender-related offenses. However, documentation on this issue is insufficient and lacks of a feminist and . Learn More
Yemen – Civilians Trapped in Port City of Hodeidah – Panic & Fear as Armed Forces Close In – Women & Children
Yemeni women and children wait for food aid in the province of Hodeidah, whose port is the main entry point for aid and is now in the crosshairs of a Saudi-led coalition. Photograph: Abdo Hyder/AFP/Getty Images By Karen McVeigh Families in Hodeidah, Yemen, were trapped inside their homes “waiting for their destiny”, as Saudi-backed forces began . Learn More
Indonesia – Myths Fuel Malnutrition of Adolescent Girls
A woman picks up fruit at a vegetable market in Jakarta, Indonesia. REUTERS/Beawiharta "Adolescent girls don't know what healthy looks like, as health is understood as the absence of illness" By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Foundation LONDON, June 11, 2018 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From fears that eating chicken wings makes it hard to . Learn More
Climate Change Is a “Man-Made” Problem & Must Have a Feminist Solution – Mary Robinson
Women wade through a flooded street in Jatinegara district in Jakarta, Indonesia February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta Women are most adversely affected by disasters and yet are rarely "put front and center" of efforts to protect the most vulnerable. By Zoe Tabary LONDON, June 18, 2018 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women must be at the heart . Learn More
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