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
Dignity Journal on Sexual Exploitation & Violence – Volume 2, Issue 1
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence is an open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original articles on topics related to dignity, sexual exploitation, and violence. Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2017) Editorials PDF Women, Migration, and Prostitution in Europe: Not . Learn More
EU – Making Women Safe from Fear, Safe from Violence – How the Istanbul Convention on VAW Is Helping Achieve Full Gender Equality I
Statement of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the International Women's day, 8 March 2017 GREVIO seizes the occasion of International Women’s Day to recall the importance of the Istanbul Convention as the most comprehensive set of legally binding standards to ensure every woman’s right to a life free from . Learn More
Violence Is the Biggest Challenge Facing Women – UN Women Executive Director
Meanwhile, gender pay gap is "the biggest robber" of women: "No one fights for women to be paid equally." By Ellen Wulfhorst | @EJWulfhorst | Reuters NEW YORK, March 6, 2017 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violence is the biggest challenge facing women around the world as progress in gender equality is erratic and at times a baffling . Learn More
Vulnerability & Resilience-Based Approaches in Response to the Syrian Crisis: Implications for Women, Children & Youth with Disabilities
Recognizing the increased attention to resilience in the Syria response, the WRC undertook a project to examine how vulnerability and resilience-based approaches are supporting the protection and empowerment of Syrian refugee women, children, and youth with disabilities. . Learn More
Guide to Reporting on Civic Space – Media Toolkit – Gender
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all people, everywhere in the world, have the right to speak out, to organise, and to take action. These rights – the freedoms of association, assembly and expression . Learn More
Syrian Young Women’s Empowerment Report
We Asked: What Do Syrian Young Women Want? Driven by Syrian young women themselves, this is the very first Syrian young women’s empowerment report. In the midst of unimaginable human suffering, bold young women in nearly 20 countries of refuge have spoken. . Learn More
Glossary on Gender Issues – IFAD
Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2017 IFAD Glossary: https://www.ifad.org/documents/10180/d6027426-91b2-48d2-bb29-0c0ebbc05f5c . Learn More
UN Refugee Agency Review of Gender Equality in Operations
Direct Link to Full 32-Page 2016 Report Summary: https://www.unhcr.org/57f3b9a74.pdf Computer can adjust type size for easier reading. . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2017
"On International Women’s Day, let us all pledge to do everything we can to overcome entrenched prejudice, support engagement and activism, and promote gender equality and women’s empowerment." — UN Secretary-General, António Guterres . Learn More
EU – Gender Balance: Five Areas for Improvement
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Global Women’s Call for Climate Justice
WE ARE WOMEN AND GIRLS OF ALL AGES, IN ALL OUR DIVERSITY, FROM EVERY REGION OF THE WORLD We are gravely concerned about the lack of just and sufficient action on climate change by the world’s leaders; . Learn More
Gender Disparity at the UN – Report +
By Thalif Deen - En español UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8 2017 (IPS) - The United Nations has frequently been accused of vociferously preaching gender empowerment and women’s rights to the outside world — but failing miserably to practice what it preaches in its own political backyard. The charge is usually made against the 193-member General . Learn More
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