Source: United Nations
With the world’s people exhausted from war and angered by short-sighted Government policies that padded military budgets and gutted social programmes, senior United Nations officials and eminent peace advocates today opened the High-level Forum on a Culture of Peace stressing that education, youth outreach and women’s empowerment were the keys to wiping out poverty, injustice and exclusion.
With the world’s people exhausted from war and angered by short-sighted Government policies that padded military budgets and gutted social programmes, senior United Nations officials and eminent peace advocates today opened the High-level Forum on a Culture of Peace stressing that education, youth outreach and women’s empowerment were the keys to wiping out poverty, injustice and exclusion.
Source: All Africa
Pretoria — School children came out in their numbers to join in the celebrations of International Literacy Day held at the National Library of South Africa on Friday.
Pretoria — School children came out in their numbers to join in the celebrations of International Literacy Day held at the National Library of South Africa on Friday.
Source: All Africa
Washington — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as part of its continued support of women, girls and families, launched 18 short educational and advocacy videos on September 13 aimed at increasing global awareness and bringing about social change for critical health, and gender equality and empowerment.
Washington — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as part of its continued support of women, girls and families, launched 18 short educational and advocacy videos on September 13 aimed at increasing global awareness and bringing about social change for critical health, and gender equality and empowerment.
Source: The Washington Post
The Namibia Press Agency reports that some 40 babies and fetuses are dumped and flushed down toilets every month in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital of just 350,000 people.
Source: Independent Online
The Gugulethu community has vowed to stamp out violence against women and children after 87-year-old Evelyn Nombeko Tofu was killed earlier this month, allegedly for her pension.
The Gugulethu community has vowed to stamp out violence against women and children after 87-year-old Evelyn Nombeko Tofu was killed earlier this month, allegedly for her pension.
Source: IPS
Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed, says the preamble to the constitution of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed, says the preamble to the constitution of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Source: Vanguard
THE Association of Women in Colleges of Education, WICE have called on the federal government to do all it can to restore peace and security in the country.
THE Association of Women in Colleges of Education, WICE have called on the federal government to do all it can to restore peace and security in the country.
Source: Bikya Masr
A 20-year-old Egyptian woman was murdered earlier this month after being sexually assaulted, the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR) reported.
A 20-year-old Egyptian woman was murdered earlier this month after being sexually assaulted, the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR) reported.
Source: Cameroon Tribume
Senior officials of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights have appreciated progress made by the Cameroon government in the promotion of the rights of women as well as those of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Senior officials of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights have appreciated progress made by the Cameroon government in the promotion of the rights of women as well as those of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Source: The Herald
The issue of economic empowerment is being taken seriously by both men and women who are now doing everything they can to uplift their standards of living. That alone has seen several people engaging in various income-generating projects, chiefly among them rearing poultry, cross-border trading, commodity broking and farming to augment their incomes.
The issue of economic empowerment is being taken seriously by both men and women who are now doing everything they can to uplift their standards of living. That alone has seen several people engaging in various income-generating projects, chiefly among them rearing poultry, cross-border trading, commodity broking and farming to augment their incomes.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail
IT IS understood that besides being victims of gender based violence (GBV) either directly or indirectly, children also have a role to play in fighting it. But most importantly, it is the teachings of the parents that really matter the most to a child’s upbringing.
Source: Pambazuka
Women activists challenging the fundamental structures of their communities and calling for new terms of peaceful coexistence among the Sudanese people are facing prosecution, sexual violence and harsh punishment by security forces.
Women activists challenging the fundamental structures of their communities and calling for new terms of peaceful coexistence among the Sudanese people are facing prosecution, sexual violence and harsh punishment by security forces.
Source: The Star
Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's new adviser on gender affairs has vowed to ensure the prosecution of the 2007/08 post election violence gender crimes.
Source: Daily Trust
Oyo State government is set sponsor a bill before the state House of Assembly on prevention of women and children against violence, Governor Abiola Ajimobi has disclosed.
Source: Mail&Guardian
The Marikana saga exposes the injustice raging in our society, writes a group of organisations that work with marginalised people.
The Marikana saga exposes the injustice raging in our society, writes a group of organisations that work with marginalised people.
Source: The CHRONICLE
Since 2002, many organisations have been calling for the election of more women to decision making positions, such as the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and Parliament. They have encouraged women to offer themselves to be elected.
Since 2002, many organisations have been calling for the election of more women to decision making positions, such as the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and Parliament. They have encouraged women to offer themselves to be elected.
Source: magharebia.com
The fight to protect the hard-won rights of Muslim women continues. But women's NGOs feel that pressure must be maintained and stepped up in the wake of the Arab Spring, as salafism makes inroads into the Sahel.
The fight to protect the hard-won rights of Muslim women continues. But women's NGOs feel that pressure must be maintained and stepped up in the wake of the Arab Spring, as salafism makes inroads into the Sahel.
Source: Africa-America Institute
The Africa-America Institute, a leading New York-based international education and policy organization, will honor Africa's two female heads of state at its 28th Annual Awards Dinner Gala on Wednesday, September 26, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
The Africa-America Institute, a leading New York-based international education and policy organization, will honor Africa's two female heads of state at its 28th Annual Awards Dinner Gala on Wednesday, September 26, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
Source: ReliefWeb
As the fifth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities gets underway, the Women’s Refugee Commission calls on all parties to ensure that in implementing the Convention, they recognize and ensure the rights of refugee and other displaced women and children with disabilities, who face particular risks.
As the fifth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities gets underway, the Women’s Refugee Commission calls on all parties to ensure that in implementing the Convention, they recognize and ensure the rights of refugee and other displaced women and children with disabilities, who face particular risks.
Source: IPS
Fatou (40), Awa (32) and Aissatou Gaye (24) sit in a meditative mood on the tiled floor outside their matrimonial home in Keur Massar, a township in the Senegalese capital Dakar.
Fatou (40), Awa (32) and Aissatou Gaye (24) sit in a meditative mood on the tiled floor outside their matrimonial home in Keur Massar, a township in the Senegalese capital Dakar.