Internally displaced Somali people carry containers as they stand in a queue waiting to be served with cooked food from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) feeding program at the Sorrdo camp in Hodan district of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar Number of people fleeing a country increases by 1.9 percent . Learn More
Middle East & North Africa – Study Shows Many Male Conservative, Traditional Attitudes on Women’s Roles
By Kate Lyons – 2 May 2017 Men’s views of equality between the sexes are woefully out of sync with the hopes of young women, according to a survey across the Middle East and north Africa. Male attitudes towards the role of women in the workplace and at home, and of their participation in public life, were stereotypically sexist in the study . Learn More
Kenya – In Maasai Herder Societies, Evolving Equality, Property, Inheritance Rights for Women
In Kenya's Rift Valley, Maasai women are beginning to gaining more rights that were once predominantly reserved to men. A few years ago, a single mother taking sole responsibility for her family would have been a rare sight among the pastoral Kipsigis and Maasai communities, but now it is becoming more acceptable. April 21, 2017 - ELENERAI, . Learn More
Indigenous Women Delegation Oral Statement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017
MADRE/RLS -- NYC Office 16th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 27, 2017 Item 3: Follow up on the Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum Empowerment of Indigenous Women Thank you Madam Chair. May I take this opportunity on behalf of the African Indigenous Women’s organizations and all our Partners . Learn More
USA – 3 in 10 Workers Have No Paid Sick Leave: Major Challenge for Mothers – Paid Sick Days Have Significant Benefits, Low Costs
from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research April 26, 2017 - Unlike most nations in the industrialized world, the United States does not guarantee that workers receive paid sick leave. Some employees are eligible for unpaid time off to care for their own . Learn More
Rape by Terrorists: UN Report – Sexual Violence as a Weapon of Terrorism
Yazidi resistance fighters in Sinjar, Iraq, 2015. A new UN report documents sexual violence against women in war, including attacks by ISIS on a “horrific scale.” CREATIVE COMMONS . Learn More
G20 Forum 2017 for International Cooperation in Financial & Economic Questions – WOMEN20 Program Focus
Screenshot of ‘No RCEP’ Campaign Video * The 'No RCEP' campaign urges the16 governments negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement . Learn More
G20 Forum 2017 for International Cooperation in Financial & Economic Questions – WOMEN20 Program Focus
The Group of Twenty ( G20 ) is the central forum for international cooperation in financial and economic questions. The G20 stands for almost two-thirds of the world's population, over four-fifths of the world's gross domestic product ( GDP ) and three-quarters of world trade. Their decisions have a high signal effect and give rise to reforms at . Learn More
Turkey Steps Up Crackdown on Humanitarian Aid NGO’s
Families return home after visiting an aid distribution point in eastern Aleppo's Al-Shaar neighborhood. Hameed Marouf/UNHCR By Diego Cupolo – 27 April 2017 . Learn More
Kashmir – Female Students in Kashmir Lead Anti-India Riots
Students from female colleges in Indian-administered Kashmir take part in mass protests against Indian soldiers. By Faisal Khan | 27 Apr 2017 Schoolgirls across the valley show their feelings in protest against the high-handedness of Indian police. [Faisal Khan/Al Jazeera] A 17-year-old was reportedly shot dead by security forces on April . Learn More
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: North Korea – Women, Contrasts, Rights, International Law, Time of Change
Photo EMGN.com The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – North Korea - is an exceedingly closed country. We rarely see photos of rural women – Do they know that North Korea signed CEDAW, and thus is accountable to the CEDAW Convention & Committee under international law. Are they aware that their country submitted a report to the CEDAW . Learn More
Women & Chemicals – The Impact of Hazardous Chemicals on Women
In our modern societies, women and men are all continually exposed to hazardous chemicals in their every day lives. But women are often differently exposed due to their (entrenched) gender roles and because of biological susceptibilities and health impacts. In this publication WECF looks at the impacts of highly hazardous pesticides, mercury, and . Learn More
Assessing Women’s Inclusion & Influence on Peace Negotiations – Making Women Count: Not Just Counting Women
Fifteen years after the adoption of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325, women remain significantly underrepresented in peace and transitional processes. A central challenge is the lack of evidence-based knowledge on the precise role and impact of women’s inclusion on peace processes. When women have been included in the past, it was . Learn More
Nepal – Rural Women Still Banished to a Rustic Hut When Having Their Periods & Considered “Impure”
BBC’s Documentary Nepal – Banished For Bleeding explores why getting your period in Nepal is a big deal. Menstruating women face many restrictions . Learn More
Call for Applications for Vacancies of UN Special Procedure Mandate Holders – Gender
The SPECIAL PROCEDURES of the UN Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. The system of Special Procedures is a central element of the United Nations human rights machinery and covers all human rights: civil, cultural, economic, . Learn More
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