By Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury – March 26, 2017 Photo: Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury. Credit: Mitsu (Eric) Kimura, SUA Archivist. Without peace, development is impossible, and without development, peace is not achievable, but without women, neither peace nor development is possible, writes Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former . Learn More
Afghanistan – Without IDs, Afghan Women Often Remain Invisible in the Justice System
Due to difficulties in obtaining official IDs, Afghan women have a hard time navigating the justice system, says Marion Guillaume of Samuel Hall. Photo by AFP/Shah Marai WRITTEN BY Marion Guillaume – March 9, 2017 Nargez* was 14 years old when her father arranged her marriage to a 55-year-old stranger who had offered a large amount . Learn More
Canada – Canadian One-Year Private Sponsorship Contracts for Syria Refugees Come to Year’s End
Carole Atkins, with children from the Syrian refugee family she sponsored, at an ice rink in Toronto. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times By JODI KANTOR and CATRIN EINHORN - MARCH 25, 2017 TORONTO — One year after Canada embraced so many Syrian refugees, a reckoning was underway. Ordinary Canadians had essentially adopted thousands of . Learn More
Acid Attack Survivors – Photo Series: Sacred Transformations
By Kriti Tulsiani March 8, 2017 - A protest at Jantar Mantar in 2014 saw the presence of various acid attack survivors and that’s when the Delhi-based photographer Niraj Gera decided to do something more than just sympathising with them and bring to canvas a photo series as captivating and powerful as the Sacred Transformations. . Learn More
Morocco – Photography by a Woman, of Women, as an Art Form
By Amanda Sealy and Daisy Carrington, CNN – November 7, 2016 (CNN)Photography has, traditionally, been a somewhat contentious art form in Morocco. Design, architecture, fashion -- these are areas where the country shines. Photographs, however, seem to make many Moroccans uncomfortable. . Learn More
Central African Republic – Can a Special Hybrid Criminal Court Prosecute for Sexual, Gender-Based Violence, Genocide?
By Philip Kleinfeld – March 23, 2017 Central African Republic - The first time the Séléka rebels captured Danielle* she was visiting the shallow grave where her husband, father, and brothers were all buried. Danielle had witnessed the rebels kill the men outside her home just a few hours earlier. . Learn More
Turkey Offers Legal Assistance to Turkish Citizens Affected by the European Court of Justice Ruling That Companies Can Ban Employees from Wearing Visible Religious Symbols as the Muslim Headscarf
European Court of Justice Ruling on Headscarves Sparks Ire in Turkey By Riada Asimovic Akyol - March 21, 2017 On March 14, the European Court of Justice made a controversial ruling, stating that companies are permitted to ban employees from wearing visible religious symbols such as the Islamic headscarf. The decision from Europe’s top . Learn More
Water & Children in a Changing Climate – UNICEF – Girls
Climate change is one of many forces contributing to an unfolding water crisis. In the coming years, the demand for water will increase as food production grows, populations grow and move, industries develop and consumption increases. This can lead to water stress, as increasing demand and use of water strain available supplies. One of the most . Learn More
Women’s Advocacy How-to Guides – AAUW
From a young age, we’re taught that most of what we need to know can be found by answering the five W’s (who, what, when, where, and why). But the most important, and often the most elusive, question to answer is the H . Learn More
USA – Safety Net Project – Focus on the Intersection of Technology & Intimate Partner Abuse
Technology has a major impact on survivors of abuse. It can be used by a victim to access help, to strategically maintain safety and privacy, and to remain connected to family and friends. It is often used to prove guilt and hold offenders accountable. . Learn More
Egypt – Rural Youth Economic Empowerment – Savings Changes Lives for Girls
Safia and Yassmin are sisters who have had their lives transformed by Plan International Egypt's Rural Youth Economic Empowerment programme. Although woman’s empowerment has been at the top of Egypt’s priorities during the past decade, with legislative changes and a large number of initiatives . Learn More
Betraying Family Values – How Immigration Policy at the US Border Is Separating Families
Separating families at the border will drive women and children who are fleeing horrific violence – and are already vulnerable to exploitation during their journey in seeking protection – only further into the hands of unscrupulous smugglers and traffickers. . Learn More
Why a Feminist Foreign Policy Is Needed More Than Ever
By Margot Wallström, is Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Feminism is a component of a modern view on global politics, not an idealistic departure from it. It is about smart policy which includes whole populations, uses all potential and leaves no one behind. Change is possible, necessary and long overdue. STOCKHOLM, March 7, 2017 (IPS) . Learn More
Mongolia – Women’s Needs Unmet During Harsh Winter Conditions in Mongolia
By Dr. Shinetugs Bayanbileg and Angelica Esguerra – Mach 12, 2017 DORNOD/KHENTII, Mongolia – Mongolia was struck by harsh conditions this winter, raising risks for pastoral and nomadic communities. An estimated 165,000 people were affected, . Learn More
Serious Retreats In Indigenous Rights Protection – Says UN Rapporteur – Indigenous Women
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26, 2017 (IPS) - As the 10-year anniversary for the Declaration on Indigenous Rights approaches, UN indigenous rights activists came together to assess the many challenges that still remain on the ground. . Learn More
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