Some 200 Tunisian women demonstrated Wednesday in downtown Tunis in defense of their rights, following the election victory of an Islamist party.
Source: Zambian Watchdog
UN resident coordinator in Zambia Kanni Wignaraja says no country can attain higher levels of human development where many of its women citizens lag behind, cannot fully participate in the economic or political life of the country on equal terms or feel disempowered.
Egyptian political parties must deliver 10 key human rights reforms to deliver the new Egypt promised by the “25 January Revolution”, Amnesty International said today.
Fartun Abdi Hashi, 22, arrived in the central Somali town of Galkayo in 2001 with her parents after fleeing violence in southern Somalia.
While gender equality ratios have improved in 85 percent of countries over the past six years, economic participation and political empowerment for women has failed to match the steady progress of health and education, says a new report by the World Economic Forum.
Reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that over half a million women die in pregnancy or childbirth every year and a 1.4 million barely survive life-threatening complications in developing countries.
UNAMID in collaboration with the North Darfur Committee on Women organized today an open day session on the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security in Saraf Umra, North Darfur. The purpose of the activity was to discuss the progress made in the State with regards to women's issues.
The deliberate attempt to discredit women's rights by associating them with the ex- first lady Suzanne Mubarak is a key challenge for women's rights activists in Egypt, so too is the battle not to surrender to the prophets of doom and gloom, Hoda Elsadda tells Deniz Kandiyoti.
The events of the past 10 months highlight the enormous power of young people in changing the world, the Deputy Secretary-General has said, calling on this segment of society to help shape a better future.
Hajiya Zainab Maina, Minister Women Affairs and Social Development, on Monday in Abuja appealed for support from the World Bank to restructure the operations of women's micro credit schemes in the country.
African women meeting in Kigali have condemned what they termed lack of political commitment by most governments to ensure the development of women on the continent.
The United States introduced in the UN General Assembly on Tuesday a draft resolution entitled Women and Political Participation.
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Women are almost on par with men around the world in health and education, but they still lag in economic and political participation and opportunities, according to a World Economic Forum report released on Tuesday.
Source: IRIN
After dropping out of school in the sixth grade to help her mother, Fartun Abdi Hashi, 22, was given a second chance at earning an income with a sanitary pads project.
UN Security Council seeks greater role for women in conflict prevention, peacebuilding - The UN Security Council has urged countries to implement a landmark resolution which seeks to strengthen women’s participation in peacebuilding, peacekeeping, conflict prevention and mediation process.
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African women meeting in Kigali have condemned what they termed lack of political commitment by most governments to ensure the development of women on the continent.
Source: IPS News Service
RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Nov 1, 2011 (IPS) - Amina Shakir (not her real name) fled the drought and famine in Somalia for a better life in Kenya. But she did so illegally, placing her faith in the hands of a criminal network headed by Mukhalis or agents in Swahili. In the end her faith was misplaced as she was "sold" into employment upon finally reaching Kenya.
Political parties in the country have been advised to assist in increasing the participation of women and Persons with Disability in politics, by instituting gender sensitive and disability friendly measures in the selection and election of candidates and officials.
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Delegates from nearly 30 African countries are set to convene a preliminary meeting of the Eighth African Governance Forum (AGF-VIII) multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue on "Gender Equality, Elections and democracy" on Novermber 1, 2011.
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The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association has welcomed the passage of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2010 by Parliament saying it will greatly boost the fight against the practice.