Direct Link to Full 20-Page UN Secretary-General Report: https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/sites/default/files/sg_report_en.pdf . Learn More
USA – Almost a Quarter of Stillbirths in the USA Are Preventable, New Research Finds
While America’s rate has largely stalled, other developed countries continue to make progress. By Catherine Pearson – 1/16/2018 Nearly a quarter of all stillbirths in the United States are fully preventable, according to a new study exploring why the country has seen its declines in the stillbirth rate stall compared to other highly developed . Learn More
Egypt – Six Female Ministers in the Egyptian Cabinet for the First Time
(Cairo, January 15th, 2018) ECWR expresses its welcome and support for the Parliament’s approval on the ministerial reshuffle yesterday, in which four different ministries were reshuffled, women’s share includes two ministers. Women have received a half of the partial ministerial reshuffle. This reshuffle represents a shift in terms of . Learn More
10 Facts about Peasant Agriculture in Europe – WOMEN in AGRICULTURE in Europe
La Via Campesina is an international movement bringing together millions of peasants, small and medium size farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers from around the world. Built on a strong sense of unity, solidarity between these groups, it defends peasant agriculture for food . Learn More
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas – Writer, Activist for Women, the Environment, Human Rights – Namesake School Shooting Tragedy
UNTIL THE RECENT PAST TRAGEDY AT MARJORIE STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, USA, MOST PEOPLE NEVER HEARD OF MARJORIE STONEMAN DOUGLAS. BUT, HER HISTORY SHOWS A DYNAMIC WOMAN ACTIVIST FOR WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS CAUSES. MARJORIE STONEMAN DOUGLAS WAS AN ACCLAIMED WRITER AND LIVED TO AGE . Learn More
#MeToo in the Humanitarian World
20 October 2017 - Our friends and family sometimes think the humanitarian world is populated by saints. The general public might also think that (our fundraising campaigns certainly play on this). However, those of us who live in it know our sector is not so different from others. We walk amongst mortals – flawed human beings. We* are two of those . Learn More
UN Special Rapporteur on Promotion & Protection of Human Rights While Countering Terrorism – GA Report – Gender
Direct Link to the Full 13-Page 2017 Report: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Terrorism/A_72_43280_EN.pdf Mainstreaming Gender in the Discharge of the Mandate The Special Rapporteur is deeply committed to fully integrating a sustained and meaningful gender analysis in all aspects of her mandate. Terrorism typically does not . Learn More
2017 State of the World’s Fathers
Direct Link to Full 72-Page 2017 Report: https://sowf.men-care.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/06/PRO17004_REPORT-Post-print-June9-WEB-3.pdf Men who witness or experience violence as children are about 2.5 times as likely to perpetrate violence against partners later in life. Between 133 and 275 million children . Learn More
EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report 2017 – Includes Reference to Women & Children
Direct Link to Full 62-Page 2017 Report: file:///C:/Users/Lois%20Herman/Downloads/tesat2017%20(1).pdf In 2016 a total of 142 failed, foiled and completed attacks were reported by eight EU Member States. More than half (76) of them were reported by the United Kingdom. France reported 23 attacks, Italy 17, Spain 10, Greece 6, Germany 5, . Learn More
Sexual & Gender-Based Violence in Disasters – Global Study on Effective Law & Policy
Direct Link to Full 80-Page 2017 Global Study Report: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Gender-SGBV-Report_-Global-report.pdf . Learn More
Interfaith Journeys: World Faiths Development Dialogue – Gender
Direct Link to Full 100-Page 2017 Publication: https://s3.amazonaws.com/berkley-center/170201WFDDInterfaithJourneysExplorationHistoryIdeasFutureDirections.pdf Interfaith initiatives reflect many social and religious ideals, but they respond above all to the cruel violence, tensions, and polarization of our times. Interfaith efforts seek action . Learn More
Jordan – No “Honor” In Killing!
By Rana Husseini, an internationally recognized award winning journalist and human rights defender who broke the silence of “honour” crimes in Jordan. She is the author of Murder in the Name of Honour. 2 January 2018 - It has been more than 20 years since the day I jumped in my car and drove to an impoverished neighborhood in eastern Amman to . Learn More
Africa – Women Are Pivotal to Addressing Hunger, Malnutrition & Poverty
Photo: UN Photo/Albert González Farran A child has a meal at a food distribution centre in the Rwanda camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), near Tawila, North Darfur. More than 8,000 women and children living in the camp benefit from nutrition programmes run by the World Food Programme (WFP). Article By Lakshmi Puri – 13 October . Learn More
Mitigating Threats to Girls’ Education in Conflict-Affected Contexts
Direct Link to Full 52-Page 2017 Publication: http://www.ungei.org/resources/files/Girls_in_Conflict_Review-Final-Web.pdf . Learn More
Why We Need More Women Police to Counter Violent Extremism + Pakistan Report
Direct Link to Full 24-Page December 2016 PAKISTAN Report: https://www.inclusivesecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Pakistan-CVE.pdf https://www.inclusivesecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Pakistan-CVE.pdf Pakistan continues to face threats of violent extremism as the government grapples with political and social . Learn More
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