Source: Heritage (Minrovia)
The Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Ministry of Gender and Development has donated US$50,000 to several women organizations here to fight crime.
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Source: African Brains
Wife of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mrs. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has called for synergy, complementarity, strong partnership and collaboration between the African First Ladies Peace Mission and the Commission for the promotion of continental peace and development.
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Source: GhanaWeb
Ms. Dorothy Onny, Director of the Gender Unit of the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs, has announced that Government has developed a National Action Plan to implement the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
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Source: Government of GhanaMs Dorothy Onny, Director of the Gender Unit of the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs, has announced that the Government of Ghana has developed a National Action Plan to implement the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
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Source: IRINThat a war crimes court should focus on the victims of war crimes sounds like a simple concept.
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Source: TheTownTalk.com
AIDS specialists heard fresh appeals Wednesday to expand assistance for women far beyond a global focus on pregnancy.
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Source: RH Reality Check
Imagine a life where you live on less than two dollars a day. You have been saving for months to afford a trip to the health clinic. With your payment in hand, you walk three hours to get to the nearest clinic, carrying your young children with you. When you finally arrive, you want to be able to receive information and testing for HIV and also pick up contraception to prevent pregnancy, but you’re told that the clinic does not provide both services. You can get tested for HIV, but you’ll have to walk an additional 20 miles to a separate clinic to obtain contraceptives. Unable to cover the distance, you are forced to return home without the contraception that you want and need.
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Source: Boston.com
A legal aid group says a court in Namibia has ruled that the government there sterilized three women infected with HIV without getting proper consent.
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Source: AfricaJetProtocol on rights of Women - The Working Group on Gender Justice in Africa Tuesday called on the African Union (AU) to encourage member states that are yet to ratify the protocol on the rights of women in Africa to do so.
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Source: UN WOMEN
The number of female elected parliamentarians in Senegal’s National Assembly has almost doubled thanks to the impact of new parity laws on the July elections..
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Source: Nigeria First
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 7TH SUMMIT OF THE AFRICAN FIRST LADIES PEACE MISSION (AFLPM), ABUJA, JULY 26, 2012
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Source: Bikya MasrSouth Africa’s Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana will officially launch the country’s Women’s Month on Wednesday, a statement from her ministry said on Monday.
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Source: Angola PressGender-related issues in defending and protecting women's rights, equality, and gradual growth in participation in decision-making positions at all levels, were presented today at women from various social backgrounds.
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Source: UN WOMENAs more than 22,000 people gathered at the XIX
International AIDS Conference (IAC) this week in Washington D.C., UN Women convened a dialogue “
Women Leading, Organizing and Inspiring Change in the AIDS Response,” among eight transformative leaders. Representing government, national AIDS coordinating authorities, women living with HIV, and caregiver alliances, panelists shared experiences from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean on how to ensure meaningful participation of women at all levels of the AIDS response.
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Source: Afrique en LigueThe wife of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mrs. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has called for synergy, complementarity, strong partnership and collaboration between the African First Ladies Peace Mission and the Commission for the promotion of continental peace and development.
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Source: All Africa
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 7TH SUMMIT OF THE AFRICAN FIRST LADIES PEACE MISSION (AFLPM), ABUJA, JULY 26, 2012
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