WUNRN

Making Trade Work for Gender Equality – GADN

Direct Link to Full 12-PAGE 2017 Publication: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/536c4ee8e4b0b60bc6ca7c74/t/595bc0383e00be98e37ea3dd/1499185211883/GADN+Making+trade+work+for+gender+equality+July+2017.pdf   Trade has the potential to advance gender equality and realise women’s rights by expanding decent work opportunities for women . Learn More

UN Universal Periodic Review of Country Human Rights – Important Mechanism for NGO’s & Gender Advocacy – Call for More Focus on UPR Implementation

THE UPR – UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF COUNTRIES, IS AN IMPORTANT ADVOCACY MECHANISM & OPPORTUNITY FOR NGO’S TO REVIEW GENDER COMPONENTS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY UPR DOCUMENTATION.   NGO UPR SHADOW REPORTS CAN BE SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR UPR COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEWS.   THE FINAL REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC . Learn More

USA -CUT IT OUT – Salons Against Domestic Abuse – Recognizing the Signs + Safety Referrals

The CUT IT OUT® program has provided a wonderful, creative way to address one of the most persistent obstacles to helping victims of domestic violence - finding them and giving them a safe way to seek help." - J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Former Maryland Attorney General   About the CUT IT OUT® Program CUT IT OUT®: Salons Against Domestic . Learn More

UN Must End “Toxic Tolerance” of Sexual Abuse of Aid Workers, Says UN Deputy High Commissioner

Direct Link to Full 5-PAGE Research Report Data: http://humanitarianwomensnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/New-Data-Sheets.pdf   By Sophie Edwards - 27 June 2017 A top United Nations official has criticized aid bosses for failing to protect staff from sexual abuse and harassment at the hands of fellow aid workers and said . Learn More

2017 Women, Peace & Security UN Security Council Open Debate – Call for Civil Society Speaker Nominations

Ahead of the 17th anniversary of the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda and the annual WPS Security Council Open Debate in October (specific date not yet known), the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security (NGOWG) is seeking nominations for potential speakers who could address the United Nations Security Council on behalf of the NGOWG . Learn More

Thailand – Women Human Rights Defenders at Heightened Risk of Attacks & Intimidation

Direct Link to Full 20-Page 2017 Report: https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/thailand_report_-_in_harm_s_way_-_women_human_rights_defenders_in_thailand.pdf   Bangkok-Geneva-Paris, July 3, 2017 - Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Thailand are at heightened risk of attacks and intimidation since the May 22, 2014 coup d’état, the Observatory . Learn More

India & Nepal – Young Girl Child Widows of Child Marriages

Photo 1 Caption: Anjali Kumari Khang, a 12-year-old girl living in the Saptari district of Nepal. "I am not happy. I do not want to get married. I hope my husband gets a job in a foreign city. Then, I can come back to my mother's home and stay for as long as I want to." By Swathi Vadlamudi – HYDERABAD - June 24, 2017 Alcohol, Accidents Claim . Learn More

WUNRN invites you to send us research, reports, references, news, photos and poems. Please send your information to info@wunrn.com

Follow us on Twitter-Europe!                                

Image

Translate »