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Women Migrant Workers’ Journey through the Margins: Labour, Migration and Trafficking

Direct Link to Full 114-Page 2016 Research Paper: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2017/women-migrant-workers-journey.pdf?vs=4009   This report is produced by UN Women’s Economic Empowerment Section for the “Promoting and Protecting Women Migrant Workers’ Labour and Human Rights” . Learn More

BRICS – Gender Issues at the New BRICS Development Bank

BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally the first four were grouped as "BRIC", before the induction of South Africa in 2010. BRICS is a hot topic today. It is the new “kid” or the next big thing in global governance and in macroeconomics today. . Learn More

UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee – Overview – Thematic Studies – Significant for Women’s Human Rights Advocacy – NGO Participatio

UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee – Can Be Significant in Advocacy on Women’s Human Rights Issues Pursuant to Council resolution 5/1 paragraphs 65 to 84, the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee has been established to function as a think-tank for the Council and work at its direction. The Committee held its first meeting in August . Learn More

Bangladesh – Literacy for Women’s Liberation – Video

Young Rubina Empowers Women Through Education Rubina is one of more than 20,000 youth volunteers committed to ending hunger in Bangladesh. “I am a student, and through my sincere efforts, I realized that I could help the women from my village become educated,” she says. Rubina went house to house urging the women to attend her classes. At the . Learn More

UK/EU – ONLY ONE WOMAN ON THE UK-BREXIT NEGOTIATING TEAM: CALL FOR WOMEN’S INCLUSION, FEMINIST ISSUES, GENDER DECISION-MAKING

By Charlotte O'Brien  - July 25, 2017 The Conversation UK receives funding from Hefce, Hefcw, SAGE, SFC, RCUK, The Nuffield Foundation, The Ogden Trust, The Royal Society, The Wellcome Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Alliance for Useful Evidence, as well as sixty five university members. It has emerged that the team being sent to . Learn More

EU – Actions to Support SDG Goal 5: Achieve Gender Equality & Empower All Women & Girls – European Commission

WEBSITE AS ONGOING REFERENCE - https://ec.europa.eu/sustainable-development/about_en Click the LINK first, and then specific SDG Goal of choice.   Find out more about how the EU is contributing to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In this space you can see which EU . Learn More

Saudi Arabia – Sikkim Women Domestic Workers Stranded in Saudi, Allegedly Tortured, Call for Rescue

Gangtok, July 29, 2017: Families of two female employees working in Saudi Arabia identified as  Peki Bhutia and Menuka Rai of Sikkim have sought emergency help from their families to rescue them. “They have gone to Saudi through an agent named Bala Saha of Mumbai and now they are getting physically tortured every day and they are not allowing . Learn More

Grassroots Women’s Rights Organizations MUST be part of the SDG Decision-Making & Implementation – National SDG Scorecard – “In the Room Campaign”

Women Thrive is a leading voice for global women's rights. Women Thrive Alliance is a global network of 250 member organizations located in over 50 countries. These organizations are led by local change-makers who believe that women and girls should live free from violence, enjoy quality education, and achieve economic empowerment. They believe . Learn More

World Breastfeeding Week 2017 + UN Statement on Support of Breastfeeding for Infants & Mothers

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August all over the globe to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. The theme for 2017 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) has been announced: Sustaining Breastfeeding Together. ILCA is partnering with organizations around the globe - including United . Learn More

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