In one of its final acts of 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted with overwhelming support a landmark resolution to begin negotiations on a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. This historic decision heralds an end to two decades of paralysis in multilateral nuclear disarmament efforts. Throughout June and July of 2017, governments will . Learn More
India – Child Brides Are on the Rise in India’s Towns & Cities – Report
A girl makes a pigtail to another girl against the sunset in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. REUTERS/Ajay Verma By Nita Bhalla | @nitabhalla | Thomson Reuters Foundation NEW DELHI, June 2, 2017 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An increasing number of underage girls in India's towns and cities are being married off, a study has revealed, . Learn More
We Need to Think Harder About Terrorism & Gender
Police officers join members of the public to view the flowers and messages left in honor of the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Manchester. Oli Scarff / AFP / Getty By Heather Hurlburt and Jacqueline O'Neill – June 1, 2017 Was the Manchester attack explicitly an attack on girls and women — on female culture? The apparently . Learn More
UNICEF – One in Four Children in the Middle East & North Africa Lives in Poverty – Girls
FILE - Mothers wait for their children to be examined for signs of malnutrition at a walk-in nutrition clinic in Africa May 16, 2017 - A study by the United Nations children's agency UNICEF shows that one in four children in the Middle East and North Africa lives in poverty and deprivation, lacking even the most basic necessities, such as proper . Learn More
Basketball Federation Now Allows Hijab in Professional Basketball
Basketball governing body FIBA ratifies proposal overturning ban on head coverings including hijab. Many have been forced to give up basketball on the professional level due to FIBA's ban on headgear [File: Ali Jarekji/Reuters] 4 May 2017 - Headgear, including the hijab and yarmulkes, will be allowed in professional basketball . Learn More
Nicaragua – Indigenous Women’s Radio Addresses Gender Violence, Trafficking, Health
"Her husband listened to the show and realised she had rights too, that she had the right to leave the house and meet with other women." By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, May 22, 2017 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Huddled around solar-powered radios, generations of Miskito women in Nicaragua tune in almost daily to the first and only radio . Learn More
Pregnancy Problems Are the Leading Global Killer of Females Ages 15 to 19 – WHO
A labour ward for teenage expectant mothers in Caracas, Venezuela. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian By Nicola Davis - 16 May 2017 Pregnancy complications are the leading cause of death globally among females aged 15-19, with self-harm in second place, a global study has found. . Learn More
Afghanistan – Factors that Most Impact Support for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
More than 100,000 Afghans have been forced to leave their homes because of war in 2017, the United Nations reported on May 29, 2017. http://asiafoundation.org/2017/05/17/factors-drive-support-womens-rights-afghanistan/ What Factors Most Impact Support for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan? By Fahim Ahmad Yousufzai* My 17, 2017 - At the . Learn More
Keepers of the Earth Fund for Indigenous Peoples Launched by Cultural Survival
Cultural Survival Announces Keepers of the Earth Fund for Indigenous Peoples May 26, 2017 - Today, Cultural Survival, an Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy organization based in Cambridge, MA, publicly announced its administration of the Keepers of the Earth Fund, a small grants fund designed to support Indigenous Peoples’ advocacy and . Learn More
Uganda Soldiers in Central African Republic Accused of Raping, Deserting, Women & Girls – Exploitation – Blatant Impunity
Jolie Nadia Ipangba, 18, wants the Ugandan government to provide financial support for her child. Credit Zack Baddorf for The New York Times. By ZACK BADDORF - MAY 14, 2017 OBO, Central African Republic — The hunt is officially over. “Joseph Kony is dead,” announced American-made leaflets dropped from a helicopter in the Central African . Learn More
Lebanon – Wedding Dresses Seafront Display Part of Activists’ Campaign to Change Rape Law Giving Impunity if Rapist Marries Victim
Activists campaigning to change Lebanon's law on rape have staged a macabre protest on Beirut's famous sea front. 22 April 2017 - What appeared to be more than 30 white wedding dresses were hung from nooses, strung up between the palm trees. Lebanese law currently allows a rapist to be exonerated if he marries his victim. The activists are . Learn More
Dominican Republic – Why Does Child Marriage Persist?
Local girls attend a youth group meeting about sexual reproductive health in their community, Batey Yaco, on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Photo credit: IPPF Posted on Friday 7th Apr 2017 Child marriage is a big problem in the Dominican Republic, according to new research by Plan International. With 37% of girls married . Learn More
Call to Women Filmmakers – Short Film Competition: Religious Freedom Is Good For Business
The Middle East Women’s Leadership Network (MEWLN) and the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF) are pleased the Religious Freedom Film Competition. The goal of the competition is to challenge women filmmakers around the world to create short films that showcase how religious freedom leads to innovation, peace, security, . Learn More
Gender Equality Can Save Women’s Lives in Disasters
Women in the western Haitian town of Les Cayes collect food and emergency supplies in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which struck the Caribbean nation in October 2016. Photo: UN Photo/Logan Abassi By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,UN Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Women, and Robert Glasser, UN Secretary-General’s . Learn More
Pakistan – Feminists Ride Bikes to Claim Public Space, Avoid Restrictions & Haarassment
By Saad Sayeed | ISLAMABAD – APRIL 2, 2017 Dozens of women in Pakistan took part in female-only bike races in major cities on Sunday, in an event organized to challenge male dominance of public spaces in the country. "Our strategy is simply to be visible in public spaces," said Meher Bano of Girls at Dhabas, a feminist group which organized . Learn More
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