UN Human Rights Experts Welcome Resumption of Power Supplies to Gaza, But Caution That More Needs to Be Done to Reduce Human Suffering in Gaza GENEVA (10 January 2018) – UN human rights experts have welcomed the announcement that power cuts imposed on Gaza for the past six months were being lifted, but cautioned much more must be . Learn More
Systemic Barriers, Sustainable Development, & The Diversity of Rural Women & Girls – Zero Draft Recommendations – CSW 62
Read NGO CSW/NY's Zero Draft Recommendations Systemic Barriers, Sustainable Development and the Diversity of Rural Women and Girls The CSW62 Outcome Document and why it matters! NGO CSW/NY is pleased to share Systemic Barriers, Sustainable Development and the Diversity of Rural Women and . Learn More
Australia – 14-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide Over Online Bullying
This photo taken in 2009 and provided by Akubra Hats, shows Amy "Dolly" Everett in Brunette Downs in the Northern Territory, Australia. Hundreds of people are remembering Dolly who was known as the angelic face of the Australian bushmen's hat brand and whose family says she killed herself after being targeted by cyberbullying. A memorial service . Learn More
UK – Deeds Not Words: Ensuring Women’s Rights Are Not Weakened in Repatriation of EU Laws in the Wake of BREXIT
Direct Link to FULL 15-PAGE 2017 Document: http://wunrn.com/wp-content/uploads/%E2%80%98Deeds-not-Words%E2%80%99.pdf Keynote speakers: Dr. Catherine Barnard, Professor in European Union Law and Employment Law, Trinity College Cambridge Sam Smethers, Chief Executive, Fawcett Society Dr Monica Threlfall, Senior Research . Learn More
El Salvador Court Upholds 30-Year Jail Sentence in Stillbirth Case
Teodora del Carmen Vasquez was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2008 after she says she suffered a stillbirth [Marvin Recinos/CRR/AFP] By Liz Ford & AP – December 14, 2017 An El Salvador court has rejected the appeal of a woman sentenced to 30 years in prison over what she says was a stillbirth. Teodora del Carmen Vásquez, 37, said she was . Learn More
USA – Most Dads Say They Spend Too Little Time with Their Children – About a Quarter Live Apart from Them
Hero Images via Getty Images By Gretchen Livingston – January 8, 2018 U.S. fathers today are spending more time caring for their children than they did a half-century ago. Still, most (63%) say they spend too little time with their kids and a much smaller share (36%) say they spend the right amount of time with them, according to a Pew . Learn More
Syria/Lebanon – Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp289533.pdf?_ga=2.125610826.1768878517.1515613309-1654033545.1515613309 Executive Summary [English] Executive Summary [Arabic] . Learn More
Poverty for Syrian Refugees Could Push Children to Marry and Work
January 10, 2018 - BEIRUT: Nearly seven years into Syria's civil war, Syrian refugees in neighbouring Lebanon are becoming poorer, leaving children at risk of child labour and early marriage, aid organisations said on Tuesday. A recent survey by the United Nations children's agency UNICEF, UN's World Food Programme, and refugee agency, UNHCR . Learn More
TRADITIONAL JEWISH CULTURE DOCUMENTARY IN MANCHESTER, UK – VIDEO
The Jewish community in Manchester is a kaleidoscope of tradition, religion and extravagance. This documentary film opens a window into their lives and shows a wide variety of ritual and celebrations. The documentary includes many gender-focused dimensions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvkz6UEmi4Y&authuser=1 . Learn More
Women & Girls With Disabilities: Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights
Direct Link to Full 4-Page 2018 Publication: https://womenenabled.org/atk/WEI%20SRHR%20Fact%20Sheet%20Jan%208%202018.pdf . Learn More
UN Security Council Adds 6 New Non-Permanent Members
FILE- The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in North Korea, at U.N. headquarters, Dec. 15, 2017. January 02, 2018 - The U.N. Security Council has welcomed six new non-permanent members — Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, and Poland. The six new countries, voted on by the 193-member General . Learn More
Greece – Winter Returns in the Overcrowded Refugee Camp on the Island of Lesbos – Tragedy for Women & Children
Rubbish at the camp in Moria on the Greek Island of Lesbos. Photograph: Petros Tsakmakis/AP By Helena Smith in Lesbosd 22 December, 2017 - High in the hills of the Greek island of Lesbos, in a former military camp now filled with containers and tents, the onset of winter has elicited particular dread. In the countdown to its official . Learn More
UN Human Rights Treaty System – Importance – Listing + Analysis of Why This System Should Be Continued
Leave the UN’s Human-Rights Treaty System Alone By Bertrand Ramcharan • January 7, 2018 ……………………………………………………………….. Article Author -Dr.Bertrand Ramcharan - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/Ramcharan.aspx Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan was Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and Assistant Secretary-General when Mr. Sergio . Learn More
Egypt “She & Her Sister” Radio Show – Rural & Urban Women’s Media Outreach
Direct Link to Full 4-Page Radio Project Overview - http://ecwronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WVs-radio-success-story.pdf Media has been one of the very important tools that Women’s Voices Programme has been relying on to get its message circulated and conveyed to the largest proportion of the Egyptian public. With this regard, the . Learn More
FGM Film – “The Cut” – Female Genital Mutilation
Published October 5, 2017 - At least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, also known as "cutting". It's a practice most prevalent in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, but it also happens in Europe, the United States and Latin . Learn More
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