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Venezuela Migrant Exodus Overwhelms Northern Brazil

Patients wait to be seen at the General Hospital of Roraima in Boa Vista, where the staff has seen its patient population surge from 400 to 1,000 per day because of the wave of Venezuela migrants. Credit Meridith Kohut for The New York Times By ERNESTO LONDOÑO - APRIL 28, 2018 Once they cross, many cram into public parks and plazas teeming with . Learn More

Gender Action Plan as a Milestone for Climate Justice

Copyright: Miriam Mona Müller A feminist activist during the Climate March at COP23 in Bonn (Germany). 2017’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) was a milestone for feminist policies: the first Gender Action Plan in COP’s history was adopted on 14th November in Bonn, Germany. Two months before the conference, the Chief Negotiator for . Learn More

Women & Mental Health

Destigmatizing mental illness and opening paths to recovery for rural women, for all women. Mental illness is directly linked to poverty as well as gender-related issues such as child marriage, low social status, lack of education and physical abuse April 17, 2018 - By Kaitlin Drape Mental illness is a major global issue which requires more . Learn More

Because Our Cause Is Just – Documentary Film on Post-Arab Spring Challenges of Women for Rights, Equality, Democracy

VIDEO: BECAUSE OUR CAUSE IS JUST Documentary Film on Post-Arab Spring Challenges of Women for Rights, Equality, Democracy English (YouTube) Arabic (YouTube) French (Vimeo) Because Our Cause is Just is an eye-opening documentary about the struggle of women in countries experiencing the so-called “Arab Spring.” Begun as a civil . Learn More

UN Call for Submissions – Consultations of the Committee with NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Consultations of the Committee with NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC   The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), is holding consultations with organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC to discuss questions of interest to the Committee or to the organizations relating to the relationship . Learn More

Rohingya Woman Leader & Advocate Statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict

I am a Rohingya lawyer, researcher, and educator specializing in trauma, mass rape, and trafficking of Rohingya girls and women. I have been working directly with Rohingya women and girls in the refugee camps in Bangladesh since 2014. As a senior researcher, I have worked with Kalandan Press on a few reports. I am coordinator of the Free Rohingya . Learn More

The Crisis of Workplace Violence Against Women

Photo "16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign" in the Solomon Islands. UN Women/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) IndustriALL 22 September 2017 As an organisation that represents 50 million workers in 140 countries, IndustriALL Global Union believes all forms of violence against women are unacceptable and supports its trade union . Learn More

UK – Play about Interracial & Interfaith Relationships: “Winning the Coconut”

  Interview with Play Author Guleraana Mir – April 11, 2018 Guleraana Mir’s first full-length play Shooting Star was long listed by the BBC as part of SCRIPTROOM 8. Her latest, Coconut will be at Ovalhouse from 11-28th April 2018, followed by a regional tour. Your play Coconut features interracial and interfaith relationships. There are . Learn More

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