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World Social Forum – Gender Poverty in Latin America
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E1C65569-738C-4671-8A53-50BEA08B8EEC.htm Poor women focus of Caracas forum Friday 27 January 2006, 7:02 Makka Time, 4:02 GMT AP Activists at the massive World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela, have turned their criticism to obstacles . Learn More
United Nations – REFORMtheUN.org – Website Reference
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com REFORMtheUN.org - http://www.reformtheun.org/ Tracking Developments - Ensuring Transparency and Accountability http://www.reformtheun.org/ HOME INTRO AND CORE DOCUMENTS EFFECTIVE U.N. DECISION MAKING KEY ISSUES INCLUDED IN THE OUTCOME DOCUMENT Development / ECOSOC Reform Human Rights . Learn More
Bahrain – Gender – International Law & Islamic Law
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?m=search&id=188612&lang=en BAHRAIN: Personal status law discussed Gulf Daily News - 16 February, 2006The legality of various proposals for a personal status law in relation to international agreements Bahrain is party to was discussed at a meeting at the . Learn More
Bat Mitzvah – Religious Coming of Age Ceremony for Girls in Judaism
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.jewfaq.org/barmitz.htm "In Orthodox and Chasidic practice, women are not permitted to participate in religious services in these ways, so a bat mitzvah, if celebrated at all, is usually little more than a party. In other movements of Judaism, the girls do exactly the same thing as the boys." "At . Learn More
El Salvador – Violence Against Women – Women’s Tribunals +
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Oxfam - http://www.oxfam.org/en/programs/development/camexca/elsalvd_violence.htm?print=1 Changing the Legacy of Violence in El Salvador Despite a hostile post-conflict environment, women are demanding changes and defending . Learn More
European Social Forum 2006 – Young Women’s Invitation
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com This is an invitation for organising a seminar in ESF of Athens on Young women (text in English) Ceci est une invitation afin d'organiser un séminaire pendant le FSE d'Athènes sur les jeunes femmes (texte en Français) INVITATION What is like to be a young woman today? For the YOUNG WOMEN’S WORKSHOP . Learn More
Female Genital Mutilation – Campaign Against – Political Dimensions
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com UN Study focus of WUNRN Juridical Aspects A.1.International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights B.1.CEDAW 2.Convention on the Rights of the Child C.African Charter on Rights & Welfare of Children Factual Aspects B.Women's Health 1. Female Genital . Learn More
Gender, Migration & Remittances – INSTRAW
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com United Nations International Research andTraining Institute for the Advancement of Women http://www.un-instraw.org/en/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=595&Itemid=108 Framework . Learn More
Girls in Fighting Forces & Their Children – Academic Papers
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE CLICK WEBSITE LINK BELOW TO ACCESS ACADEMIC PAPER RESOURCES. http://www.child-soldiers.org/resources/psychosocial The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilisation and to ensure their . Learn More
Grandmothers’ Role as Knowledge Managers – Health +
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com Via Eldis http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ik/iknt89.htm Grandmothers promote maternal and child health: the role of indigenous knowledge systems' managers Authors: Aubel, J.Produced by: Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, World Bank (2006) This paper argues that the contribution of senior women, or grandmothers . Learn More
Harmful Traditional Practices – Women & Children – UN Fact Sheet
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs23.htm Fact Sheet No.23, Harmful Traditional Practices Affectingthe Health of Women and Children (About Fact Sheets) States Parties shall take all appropriate measures ... to modify the social and cultural patterns of . Learn More
India-Gujarat – Domestic Violence Deaths of Women – Study
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com GUJARAT, INDIA - The challenges : Unnatural Deaths caused by Domestic Violence against Women AWAG – Ila Pathak Ahmedabad Women’s Action Group A young married woman going to live at her marital home is expected to submit fully to her husband and his elderly relatives. When she is subjected to domestic . Learn More
India – Study: Trafficking in Women & Children in India – Thousands Missing
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com News >> India http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=232742&cat=India Thousands of Indian women, children missingNew Delhi | January 29, 2006 10:15:06 AM IST <img height="1" width="1" border="0" . Learn More
Malaysia – Sisters in Islam – Gender Rights in Islam
WUNRN http://wunrn.wpengine.com NYTimes.com Within Islam's Embrace, a Voice for Malaysia's Women By JANE PERLEZ Published: February 19, 2006 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 12 — Sometimes it seems that Zainah Anwar — articulate, a little brassy, a presence wherever she goes — single-handedly keeps the flame for women's rights alive in . Learn More