For Full 20-Page 2017 Report, First Go To Link - http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/34/50 Then go to the right side of the screen and then click on UN Official Language Translation of choice. Examples of Gender Components in Report: As in the case of previous mandate holders, the Special Rapporteur will . Learn More
UNICEF – One in Four Children in the Middle East & North Africa Lives in Poverty – Girls
FILE - Mothers wait for their children to be examined for signs of malnutrition at a walk-in nutrition clinic in Africa May 16, 2017 - A study by the United Nations children's agency UNICEF shows that one in four children in the Middle East and North Africa lives in poverty and deprivation, lacking even the most basic necessities, such as proper . Learn More
The Stolen Childhoods of Kashmir in Pencil & Crayon
By Soutik Biswas BBC News, Srinagar - 29 May 2017 Illustrations gathered from children in Indian-administered Kashmir These are pictures of loss of childhood and innocence. They speak about a violent world outside shuttered homes. They reveal the terrors of the present and the fears for the future. The colours are vivid. Red . Learn More
The Politicisation of Religion & Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights: Intersections
http://arrow.org.my/publication/afc-religion-srhr/ Direct Link to Full 48-Page 2017 ARROW Publication: http://arrow.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AFC-23_1_2017-WEB.pdf . Learn More
AID IN SUPPORT OF GENDER EQUALITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT – MARCH 2017 OECD REPORT
Direct Link to Full 34-Page 2017 Publication: http://www.oecd.org/development/gender-development/Aid-to-Gender-Equality-Donor-Charts-2017.pdf . Learn More
Families Can Drive Gender Equality, But Only If We Help Them Evolve
15 May 2017 | By Shahrashoub Razavi The concept of family lends itself to exaggerated claims. Depending on who you talk to, the decline of the traditional family in recent decades either means the triumph of individualism and the onset of “pure relationships” or the dissolution of society, population decline and the death of the nation. For . Learn More
No Security Without Women’s Agency – Responses to Terrorism & Violent Extremism May Undermine Gender Equality, Security
24 MAY 2017 - Five months into 2017 and we have already witnessed a mass swell in mass demonstrations and public engagement worldwide. People everywhere are heading to the streets calling for social justice, transparency, democracy and human rights, with women activists on the forefront of many of these People Power initiatives. However, at the . Learn More
Basketball Federation Now Allows Hijab in Professional Basketball
Basketball governing body FIBA ratifies proposal overturning ban on head coverings including hijab. Many have been forced to give up basketball on the professional level due to FIBA's ban on headgear [File: Ali Jarekji/Reuters] 4 May 2017 - Headgear, including the hijab and yarmulkes, will be allowed in professional basketball . Learn More
Nicaragua – Indigenous Women’s Radio Addresses Gender Violence, Trafficking, Health
"Her husband listened to the show and realised she had rights too, that she had the right to leave the house and meet with other women." By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, May 22, 2017 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Huddled around solar-powered radios, generations of Miskito women in Nicaragua tune in almost daily to the first and only radio . Learn More
Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education – UNESCO Guidance Tools For Policy Makers & For Teachers
UNESCO Guidance Tools For Policy Makers & For Teachers on Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education UNESCO just released its new guidance tool Preventing violent extremism through education: A guide for policy-makers. The new publication will help policy-makers within ministries of education prioritize, plan and implement effective . Learn More
World Health Organization New Director-General – Optimism for Gender Equality & Advocacy in Health, Rights
http://mailchi.mp/womendeliver/updates-from-women-deliver?e=cb91d01449 Women Deliver congratulates Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on being elected as the next Director-General of the World Health Organization. His appointment comes at a time when the world needs a fierce and proactive advocate for gender equality and the health, . Learn More
– Economics of Female Genital Mutilation – Call for Research & Resources to Eradicate & End the Lifelong Tragic Human Costs for Women & Girls
The Economics of Female Genital Mutilation: A Draft Agenda for Research and Action By Hilary Burrage, Author of 2 Books on FGM – Activist - https://hilaryburrage.com/ Female genital mutilation is a long entrenched facet of the economic infrastructure of many traditional societies. It is also hugely expensive, both in the usual financial . Learn More
India – Women Can Say Triple Talaq for Divorce – Muslim Law Board Tells Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: Marriage in the Muslim community is a contract and it is open for women to insist on specific clauses in the nikahnama to protect their interests and dignity, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Arguing through Ejaz Maqbool, the board submitted before a five-judge Constitution bench . Learn More
Pregnancy Problems Are the Leading Global Killer of Females Ages 15 to 19 – WHO
A labour ward for teenage expectant mothers in Caracas, Venezuela. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian By Nicola Davis - 16 May 2017 Pregnancy complications are the leading cause of death globally among females aged 15-19, with self-harm in second place, a global study has found. . Learn More
Women’s Global Life Stories Project & Publication – Male Authority in Muslim Contexts – 12 Countries – Musawah
Musawah developed and implemented the Global Life Stories Project over several years. In 2011, a team formed in Indonesia to conduct a pilot project by developing the methodology, deciding on the scope and testing their process by documenting a number of stories. The team comprised five activists from Alimat, an Indonesian coalition working on . Learn More
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