By Dr. Shinetugs Bayanbileg and Angelica Esguerra – Mach 12, 2017 DORNOD/KHENTII, Mongolia – Mongolia was struck by harsh conditions this winter, raising risks for pastoral and nomadic communities. An estimated 165,000 people were affected, . Learn More
Combating Inequalities Within & Among Countries Is Key to Women’s Empowerment: Women’s Rights Without Borders
By Barbara Adams and Karen Judd – 14 March 2017 The economic empowerment of women is the priority theme for the 2017 UN Commission on the Status of Women with special attention to the empowerment of indigenous women. The struggle to empower women and to combat gender inequality goes hand in hand with the struggle for women’s human rights. The . Learn More
Syria Women – Ensuring Women’s Participation in Future Political & Economic Decision-Making in Syria Now – CSW 61 Panel – Sweden Foreign Minister Introduction
Call for Nomination of Specific UN Special Rapporteurs & Independent Experts – Deadline Pending – Consider WOMEN
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Serious Retreats In Indigenous Rights Protection – Says UN Rapporteur – Indigenous Women
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26, 2017 (IPS) - As the 10-year anniversary for the Declaration on Indigenous Rights approaches, UN indigenous rights activists came together to assess the many challenges that still remain on the ground. . Learn More
Dignity Journal on Sexual Exploitation & Violence – Volume 2, Issue 1
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence is an open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original articles on topics related to dignity, sexual exploitation, and violence. Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2017) Editorials PDF Women, Migration, and Prostitution in Europe: Not . Learn More
EU – Making Women Safe from Fear, Safe from Violence – How the Istanbul Convention on VAW Is Helping Achieve Full Gender Equality I
Statement of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the International Women's day, 8 March 2017 GREVIO seizes the occasion of International Women’s Day to recall the importance of the Istanbul Convention as the most comprehensive set of legally binding standards to ensure every woman’s right to a life free from . Learn More
Violence Is the Biggest Challenge Facing Women – UN Women Executive Director
Meanwhile, gender pay gap is "the biggest robber" of women: "No one fights for women to be paid equally." By Ellen Wulfhorst | @EJWulfhorst | Reuters NEW YORK, March 6, 2017 - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violence is the biggest challenge facing women around the world as progress in gender equality is erratic and at times a baffling . Learn More
Vulnerability & Resilience-Based Approaches in Response to the Syrian Crisis: Implications for Women, Children & Youth with Disabilities
Recognizing the increased attention to resilience in the Syria response, the WRC undertook a project to examine how vulnerability and resilience-based approaches are supporting the protection and empowerment of Syrian refugee women, children, and youth with disabilities. . Learn More
Improving Space for Civil Society – Lessons from the MDG’s
Guide to Reporting on Civic Space – Media Toolkit – Gender
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all people, everywhere in the world, have the right to speak out, to organise, and to take action. These rights – the freedoms of association, assembly and expression . Learn More
Syrian Young Women’s Empowerment Report
We Asked: What Do Syrian Young Women Want? Driven by Syrian young women themselves, this is the very first Syrian young women’s empowerment report. In the midst of unimaginable human suffering, bold young women in nearly 20 countries of refuge have spoken. . Learn More
Glossary on Gender Issues – IFAD
Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2017 IFAD Glossary: https://www.ifad.org/documents/10180/d6027426-91b2-48d2-bb29-0c0ebbc05f5c . Learn More
UN Refugee Agency Review of Gender Equality in Operations
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Global Civil Society Calls for Renewal of the UN Mandate on Human Rights Defenders – Women Rights Defenders
The issue of sexual violence against humanitarian and development workers is increasingly being highlighted in the media, attention that is long overdue. As more stories emerge, it encourages more survivors to come forward and more humanitarian and development organisations to get behind the idea that they are obligated to prevent sexualized . Learn More