Women farmers clearing abandoned farmland in the drought-affected Nachol village in Northern Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS By Lakshmi Puri - UN Assistant Secretary-General & Deputy Executive Director of UN Women UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 2017 (IPS) - The 16th of October marks World Food Day, a reminder to the international community . Learn More
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Girls Speak Out On Inequality
Author: UNFPA – 12 October 2017 What does gender inequality look like? By Bodil Jane for UNFPA UNITED NATIONS, New York – Despite years of efforts and advances, full gender equality has yet to be realized. There is not one country in the world free of gender-based violence or discrimination. And in too many places, the . Learn More
International Day of Rural Women 2017
Photo: UN Women/Narendra Shrestha Rural women make up over a quarter the world population and majority of the 43 per cent of women in the global agricultural labour force. They till the lands and plant seeds to feed nations. They ensure food security for their communities and build climate resilience. But when it comes to owning land, accessing . Learn More
Humanitarian Charter & Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response – Overview – Gender – Sphere Project
The Humanitarian Charter provides the ethical and legal backdrop to the Protection Principles and the Core and minimum standards that follow in the Handbook. It is in part a statement of established legal rights and obligations; in part a statement of shared belief. Women, children, older people, persons with disabilities or people living with . Learn More
The Economic Costs of Violence Against Women
Remarks by UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Lakshmi Puri at the high-level discussion on the “Economic Cost of Violence against Women” UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at the high-level discussion on the “Economic Cost of Violence against Women”. Photo: UN Women 21 September . Learn More
EU – Declaration of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on the Need to Intensify the Efforts to Prevent & Combat Female Genital Mutilation & Forced Marriage in Europe
Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) Declaration of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on the Need to Intensify the Efforts to Prevent and Combat Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage in Europe The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Recalling the member States’ obligation to secure for . Learn More
National Human Rights Commission Issues Notices to Districts on Forcing Girls to Be “Offerings to Temples” & Victims of Abuse
Young girls forcibly taken and abused in south Indian temple rituals - Rights Commission Rituals involve the girls being dressed as brides and then having their dresses removed "virtually leaving them naked" – Reuters India National Human Rights Commission notice to the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh over allegations of . Learn More
Palestine – Police Show Gaza Women How to Stay Safe Online
Palestinian women in Gaza attend a lecture on the danger of online extortion, Gaza City, Gaza, Aug. 23, 2017. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Interior Ministry's security services in Gaza arrested a man accused of luring women and girls into collaboration with Israel after meeting them online and having romantic relationships with them, according . Learn More
Integration of a Gender Perspective throughout the Work of the Human Rights Council & Its Mechanisms
Integration of a Gender Perspective throughout the Work of the Human Rights Council & Its Mechanisms Statement by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The Universal Periodic Review & the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Achieve gender equality & empower all women & girls 15 . Learn More
Women’s Leadership Can Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change
By Everjoice Win - International Director of Programmes & Global Engagement at Action Aid International 20 September 2017 - Last year, the planet suffered the terrible impacts of one of the worst drought and hunger crises seen for decades. At the end of 2015, 30 percent of the global land area was in drought conditions, one of the highest . Learn More
Pakistan – One Widow’s Resolve to Break Tradition Changed the Lives of Hundreds of Pakistani Women
Zubaida Janwri changed people's perceptions and now has women and men from 14 villages standing by her. PHOTO: EXPRESS By Sarfaraz Memon – March 17, 2017 SUKKUR: Born and brought up in an environment where women, even preteens, were not allowed to go out without wearing a white shuttlecock burqa, Zubaida Janwri, a widow and mother of five . Learn More
Brazil – Maria da Penha Law & Public School Program Address Violence Against Women & Girls
Brazil - Combating Violence Against Women & Girls – Classroom Program An article from the Prefeitura de Gravatá - Gravatá is a city in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, located about 75 km from the state's capital Recife. Maria da Penha, a victim of domestic violence by her husband, fought for her attacker husband to be . Learn More
FGM – Film from The Gambia & Global + Kenya: Running Away from Child Marriage & FGM
A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally. FILM SEGMENT: https://vimeo.com/219893144 KENYA – RUNNING AWAY FROM CHILD MARRIAGE & FGM IN . Learn More
Girls, Women & Literacy – Trends & Implications for the SDG’s – Literacy Is a Building Block for Real Change in Rural Areas
Literacy Is a Building Block for Real Change in Rural Areas By Maria Hartl, IFADSenior Technical Specialist – Gender and Social Equity – September 8, 2017 On 8 September, we celebrate International Literacy Day. But is there reason to celebrate when the number of illiterate people – the majority of whom are women – is not . Learn More
Afghanistan: Food Discrimination Against Women
This article is part of the publication Perspectives Asia: Politics of Food.- See Below. By Weeda Mehran – 07 August 2017 Afghanistan has been described as the world’s most dangerous country for women. Many civil society organisations working on women’s rights claim that violence against women (VAW) is on the rise in the country. VAW takes . Learn More
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