Untapped source of peace, The only real hope Is to draw upon the collective wisdom of women. Those with direct experience of the cost of war: The life of child, grandchild, sibling, spouse. The loss of limb or mind of someone near and dear, The loss of laughter, the pervasiveness of fear, The loss of hope for the future. Untapped source . Learn More
What We Can Learn About Resilience from Female Leaders of the UN
By Monique Valcour - September 28, 2017 Executive Summary It’s difficult enough to stay resilient in the face of high demands and changing circumstances. Imagine adding extreme physical conditions, threats to personal safety, natural disasters, armed conflict, large numbers of traumatized people, minimal infrastructure, . Learn More
The World Food Crisis: The Way Out – 2017 10th Anniversary Issue of the Right to Food & Nutrition Watch
When the world food crisis exploded in 2007–2008, international prices of all major food commodities reached their highest level in nearly 30 years, pushing the number of people living in hunger to one billion, and compromising the human right to adequate food and nutrition of many more. The ‘crisis’—which many have described as a multifold food, . Learn More
Trafficked – Film
In this 2017 story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to reclaim their freedom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi7li4WgTrI&authuser=2 . Learn More
Women’s Climate Action Agenda – WECAN
Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network, International - WECAN Direct Link to Full 97-Page 2016 Updated Publication: https://wecaninternational.org/uploads/cke_documents/WECAN-Agenda-update-2016-webd.pdf . Learn More
Forthcoming Election for New Member States of the UN Human Rights Council – Important Review & Analysis
Country Members of the UN Human Rights Council have a major responsibility to impact policies, resolutions, economic and human rights, social justice. The elected new States Parties, with the existing group, can absolutely help shape attention to human rights and social justice, and very much for women and children, and affect momentum for . Learn More
Canada – New Feminist Foreign-Aid Policy
Canada's International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks in the House of Commons in Ottawa. Photo: CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS By Michelle Zilio June 9, 2017 - The federal government has unveiled what it is calling "Canada's first feminist international-assistance policy," with plans to eventually ensure that at least 95 per cent of . Learn More
The Politics of Evidence, Data & Research in Anti-Trafficking Work
By Sallie Yea - *Sallie Yea is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University, Australia. Prior to this she held academic positions in Human Geography and International Development in Singapore, Melbourne and New Zealand. She has published widely on the subject of human trafficking including journal articles in . Learn More
How Racialized & Gendered Rules Are Holding Women Back
Direct Link to Full 93-Page 2017 Report: https://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Gender-Inequality-Report_051717.pdf . Learn More
Healthy Lives & Wellbeing for All at All Ages – Older Women
Direct Link to Full 4-Page 2017 Document: https://www.helpage.org/resources/publications/ . Learn More
Nepal – Women’s Rights Activist Accused of Being a “Witch” & Beaten + WUNRN Power Point on Witchcraft Accusations I
NEPAL – WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST ACCUSED OF BEING A “WITCH” & BEATEN The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that 55-year-old Mrs. Raj Kumari Upadhaya, resident of Birgunj Metropolitan city, has been accused of being a witch. She was beaten by her neighbors Sarita Shrestha (20), her sister Sonu Karki (24), Sonu’s . Learn More
India -” Courage Brigades” Launched to Stop Rape, Child Marriage +
The groups of male and female community leaders put pressure on offenders Photo: Flickr/Steve Evans An Indian state is challenging gendered violence, such as rape and child marriage, by setting up groups of male and female community leaders to exert social pressure on offenders. March 28, 2017 - The “Courage Brigades” in Madhya Pradesh . Learn More
Women’s Stories & Lives – Male Authority in Muslim Contexts – Musawah
Direct Link to Full 207-Page Musawah 2016 Publication: https://www.musawah.org/sites/default/files/MusawahGPL2016.pdf . Learn More
UN General Assembly Adopts Political Declaration Affirming Commitment to End Human Trafficking, Amidst Calls for Victim-Centered Approaches
UN General Assembly Adopts Declaration Affirming Commitment to End Human Trafficking, Amidst Calls for Victim-Centered Approaches ‘I Didn’t Have Any Identity’, Survivor Recalls, Stressing that the Outcome Document Must Come to Life in Communities Across Globe 27 September 2017 - Survivors of human trafficking today recounted painful stories . Learn More
Palestine – Police Show Gaza Women How to Stay Safe Online
Palestinian women in Gaza attend a lecture on the danger of online extortion, Gaza City, Gaza, Aug. 23, 2017. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Interior Ministry's security services in Gaza arrested a man accused of luring women and girls into collaboration with Israel after meeting them online and having romantic relationships with them, according . Learn More
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