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This concept paper concerns the 2015 Sixteen Days of Activism campaign. Every year the United Nations declares the period from the 25 November, International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, International Human Rights Day, as the 16 days of No Violence against women across the globe. Gender Links (GL) and partner organisations will implement the Sixteen Days of Activism in 2015 under the banner, From Peace in the home to Peace in the world: End Violence! Empower women!
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Madagascar is one of 27 countries around the world which continues to deny women the ability to confer citizenship on their children on an equal basis with men. Twenty MPs have committed to reform the current law.
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A dramatic rescue by Tanzanian police of a 14-year-old girl about to be married against her will should act as a warning to parents who marry off daughters for a dowry and deprive them of an education, women's rights activists said on Friday.
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Women and girls today, more than ever before, are using modern contraceptives to delay or avoid a pregnancy, says a report released on Thursday by Family Planning 2020 (FP2020).
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UN Security Council resolution 2242 passed with overwhelming support. but effective implementation was immediately called into question when the Russian Ambassador then spoke out against the resolution's key provisions.
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"We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust."
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Minister for National Solidarity, Family and Women's Affairs Mounia Meslem Si Ameur declared Thursday in Charm El Cheikh that Algeria will spare no efforts to achieve the initiatives seeking the promotion of Arab women.
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Genital mutilator-accused Peter Frederiksen made phone calls while he was being detained to threaten witnesses, a court heard on Friday.
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Wife of United States President, Michelle Obama, US Secretary of State,Hillary Clinton, former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, former minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former minister of education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, have been listed among 250 most influential women in the world.
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The World Bank Group, Marie Stopes International Ghana and PharmAccess Foundation International have presented items worth USD 200,000 to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
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Scores of women from Mbaranga Village in Tigania East, Meru County Thursday barricaded the Meru-Maua road protesting against increased cases of rape in the area.
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South African women should be fighting for a 100% renewable energy future for our country. A completely renewable energy future will be good for everyone, but it could be particularly good for women.
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As a result of this new study, there is a dire need for Federal Government to improve access to modern methods of contraceptives. The study carried out by Dr. Akinrinola Bankole, Prof. Isaac Adewole, our new Minister for Health, Rubina Hussain, Dr. Olutosin Awolude, Susheela Singh, Joshua Akinyemi and others, has shown that over 1.25million induced abortions were performed in Nigeria in 2012.
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Pregnant women in Nairobi will no longer get free maternity services.
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On 3 November 2015, UNAMID's Gender Advisory Unit (GAU), Sector South, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Social Affairs and the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 State Committee, organized a one-day workshop on the UNSCR 1325 Global Open Day 2015 on Women, Peace and Security at Shoumous Hall in Nyala, South Darfur.
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The first woman to be ordained a priest in South Africa has died, it has been announced. The Revd Canon Nancy Charton served at Grahamstown Cathedral as a lay minister and Sunday School teacher before being ordained there first as a deacon and then, in 1992, she was one of three women ordained priest by the late Bishop David Russell.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Angie Brooks International Center for Women's Empowerment (ABIC) has turned over 10 of 11 motorbikes to the female motorcyclists' association, the All Girls "Pink Panthers Motorcyclists" of Montserrado County.
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Dar es Salaam — Consideration of gender equality in the formation of a new cabinet must be upheld, activists have urged.
SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa: Debate On 16 Days of Activism For No Violence Against Women And Children
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JOINT SITTING OF PARLIAMENT
DEBATE ON 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM FOR NO VIOLENCE
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Makurdi — Women farmers in Benue State have decried the nagging issue of land ownership as the basic challenge hindering their efforts in making impact in the agricultural sector.