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Combating Climate Change while Protecting Rights – Gender Equality

Direct Link to Full 21-Page 2017 Publication: http://careclimatechange.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Delivering-On-Paris.pdf The Paris Climate Agreement also placed climate action in the context of efforts to achieve sustainable development, stressing the relationship between climate action and poverty eradication. It further . Learn More

Afghanistan – Factors that Most Impact Support for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

More than 100,000 Afghans have been forced to leave their homes because of war in 2017, the United Nations reported on May 29, 2017. http://asiafoundation.org/2017/05/17/factors-drive-support-womens-rights-afghanistan/ What Factors Most Impact Support for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan? By Fahim Ahmad Yousufzai* My 17, 2017 - At the . Learn More

USA – The Intersection of Domestic Violence & Homelessness – Women

USA - THE INTERSECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & HOMELESSNESS – INFOGRAPHIC http://safehousingpartnerships.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/SHP_HomelessnessDVInfographic.pdf . Learn More

Keepers of the Earth Fund for Indigenous Peoples Launched by Cultural Survival

Cultural Survival Announces Keepers of the Earth Fund for Indigenous Peoples May 26, 2017 - Today, Cultural Survival, an Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy organization based in Cambridge, MA, publicly announced its administration of the Keepers of the Earth Fund, a small grants fund designed to support Indigenous Peoples’ advocacy and . Learn More

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Calls on States to Prevent, Investigate, & Punish Gender Violence & Killings of Women

Press Release 62/17 IACHR Condemns Killings of Women & Urges States to Intensify Prevention Efforts May 16, 2017 Washington, D.C. — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) reiterates its call for States to adopt urgent gender-based measures to prevent, investigate, and punish all killings against . Learn More

Women & Sports – Achievements & Challenges

Professor Shirley Randell, Ambassador Women’s International Cricket League (WICL) Issues Related to Women’s Sport in Australia and around the World As Ambassador for the Women’s International Cricket League (WICL) I was pleased to make a contribution to this year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW61) parallel . Learn More

UNODC Launches Initiative on Gender Dimensions in the Fight Against Terrorism

15 May 2017 - - The international community is increasingly recognizing the importance of integrating a gender perspective into the global fight against terrorism. While women and girls continue to be victims of crimes committed by terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and ISIL (Da'esh), recent reports have shown the growing involvement of women in . Learn More

Uganda Soldiers in Central African Republic Accused of Raping, Deserting, Women & Girls – Exploitation – Blatant Impunity

Jolie Nadia Ipangba, 18, wants the Ugandan government to provide financial support for her child. Credit Zack Baddorf for The New York Times. By ZACK BADDORF - MAY 14, 2017 OBO, Central African Republic — The hunt is officially over. “Joseph Kony is dead,” announced American-made leaflets dropped from a helicopter in the Central African . Learn More

Lebanon – Wedding Dresses Seafront Display Part of Activists’ Campaign to Change Rape Law Giving Impunity if Rapist Marries Victim

Activists campaigning to change Lebanon's law on rape have staged a macabre protest on Beirut's famous sea front. 22 April 2017 - What appeared to be more than 30 white wedding dresses were hung from nooses, strung up between the palm trees. Lebanese law currently allows a rapist to be exonerated if he marries his victim. The activists are . Learn More

Dominican Republic – Why Does Child Marriage Persist?

Local girls attend a youth group meeting about sexual reproductive health in their community, Batey Yaco, on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Photo credit: IPPF Posted on Friday 7th Apr 2017 Child marriage is a big problem in the Dominican Republic, according to new research by Plan International. With 37% of girls married . Learn More

Call to Women Filmmakers – Short Film Competition: Religious Freedom Is Good For Business

The Middle East Women’s Leadership Network (MEWLN) and the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF) are pleased the Religious Freedom Film Competition. The goal of the competition is to challenge women filmmakers around the world to create short films that showcase how religious freedom leads to innovation, peace, security, . Learn More

Gender Equality Can Save Women’s Lives in Disasters

Women in the western Haitian town of Les Cayes collect food and emergency supplies in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which struck the Caribbean nation in October 2016. Photo: UN Photo/Logan Abassi By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,UN Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Women, and Robert Glasser, UN Secretary-General’s . Learn More

Finding Commonality in the Female Experience through Photography +A Girl & Her Room : Adolescence Reflected in Photos Across Regions

Writer: Alexandra Genova - May 10, 2017 'Yasmine 12, Beirut Lebanon 2012' in the series, L’Enfant-Femme.Rania Matar—INSTITUTE https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/01_raniamatar_time.jpg?quality=85&w=699 Photographer Rania Matar: http://www.raniamatar.com/about.php Rania Matar is a Lebanese photographer and former . Learn More

Pakistan – Feminists Ride Bikes to Claim Public Space, Avoid Restrictions & Haarassment

By Saad Sayeed | ISLAMABAD – APRIL 2, 2017 Dozens of women in Pakistan took part in female-only bike races in major cities on Sunday, in an event organized to challenge male dominance of public spaces in the country. "Our strategy is simply to be visible in public spaces," said Meher Bano of Girls at Dhabas, a feminist group which organized . Learn More

The Birth of a Mother

Credit Getty Images By ALEXANDRA SACKS M.D*. MAY 8, 2017 - For most women, pregnancy and new motherhood is a joy — at least some of the time. But most mothers also experience worry, disappointment, guilt, competition, frustration, and even anger and fear. . Learn More