Source: The Zimbabwean
Women must learn to put their money where their mouth is and not just talk continuously at major international conferences, says Dr Utete-Masango, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development.
Source: IRIN
At the Catholic mission in the western Ivoirian town of Duékoué, women with shaved heads are everywhere – one mourning ritual people taking refuge at the site continue to observe. They have had to abandon many others, even proper burials, for fear of violent attacks like those that forced them from their homes in the town or surrounding villages.
Source: IRIN
Every school morning, Geoffrey Ocira stops his lessons for half an hour, rushing to his office to give his HIV-positive students their antiretroviral (ARV) medication.
Women in agriculture generally work longer and harder than men for less reward. In developing countries, more than 60% of women are directly involved in agricultural work, but very few gain access to information, training or supplies.
SOURCE: Sudan Tribune
March 9, 2011 (BOR) - While celebrating International Women’s Day on March 9, a day late due to logistical problems, Jonglei governor Kuol Manyang Juuk strongly condemned the abuse and mistreatment of women in his state.
- Jonglei governor Kuol Manyang speaking at Freedom Square in Bor to celebrate international women’s day. March 9, 2011 (ST)
The governor said that incidents, such as the killing of a girl killed by parents for eloping with a man against the will of her family, must be stopped.
The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights and the Egyptian Coalition for Civil Education and Women's Participation received the news of the reformation of the National Council for Human Rights with great satisfaction:
Source: MADRE
Ongoing drought in Kenya has put millions of people at risk of hunger and starvation. For women who play a primary role in securing clean water for their families, these severe droughts create new burdens.
The human rights organisation Front Line launched its second Annual Report on Human Rights Defenders which highlights global trends and developments in the situation of human rights defenders in 2010 and analyses the situation in each region of the world.
Johannesburg - More than 60 babies are stillborn in South Africa every day, The Lancet medical journal reported on Friday.
Alarming numbers of Ivorian women and girls have been raped, sexually assaulted, beaten and harassed by armed men at home or as they were fleeing violence and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) fears those who are reporting incidents represent a tiny fraction of the victims.
Source: UN Radio
The Security Council has been urged to ensure that perpetrators of sexual violence are not given amnesty in any ceasefire agreement for Libya or Côte d'Ivoire.
Source: World Health Organization
Some 2.6 million stillbirths occurred worldwide in 2009, according to the first comprehensive set of estimates published today in a special series of The Lancet medical journal.
Source: UN News & Media
Margot Wallström, the Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefed the Security Council today, discussing cases of sexual violence in several recent conflicts, including in Libya, Côte d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara killed hundreds of civilians, raped more than 20 alleged supporters of his rival, Laurent Gbagbo, and burned at least 10 villages in Côte d'Ivoire's far western region, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source: IRIN
The annual number of stillbirths around the world is more than double the number of people who die from HIV-related causes, according to a new report that says this widely overlooked epidemic could be dramatically mitigated with better antenatal care.
Source: UN News Centre
It is critical to prevent conflict-related sexual violence before it happens, a top United Nations official stressed today, stating that the problem warrants continuous consideration by the Security Council as it deals with fighting in countries such as Libya, Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Cultural practices are still shutting down doors for women in Tanzania to own property, despite government’s efforts to address the issue, researchers say.
Source: The Washington Post
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton decried the marginalization of women in the Islamic world Tuesday night, calling women’s empowerment key to true democracy in the Middle East.
Activists say women, who make up more than half of the population, need more than 25% of official positions.
Source: IRIN
A three-month campaign by Addis Ababa's health bureau hopes to boost adherence to antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs in the Ethiopian capital by improving communication between patients and health service providers.