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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Launches Campaign to End Violence against Women
25 February 2008, United Nations, New York — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today kicked off a multi-year global campaign bringing together the United Nations, governments and civil society to try to end violence against women, calling it an issue that “cannot wait.” More...
CEDAW COMMITTEE ELECTIONS 2008
It is very important for women's groups and women's rights advocates to continue advocating for the inclusion of independent feminist experts in the CEDAW Committee. As you may already know, the CEDAW Convention is the only UN human rights treaty that focuses on gender issues. In this regard, it is important that the twenty-three experts of the CEDAW Committee have an understanding of the realities of women's lives. More...
50 YEARS OF GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE
25 - 26 October - celebration of 50 years of European norms, which have established equal rights of men and women. More...
WOMEN'S FUNDRAISING HANDBOOK
This handbook, written by Global Fund staff, explores key ideas about raising money to fund women's rights work. More...
GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGETING IN PRACTICE: A TRAINING MANUAL
This training manual was produced under a UNFPA/UNIFEM strategic partnership aimed at developing a coordinated approach for effective technical assistance to gender-responsive budgeting (GRB). More...
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS: MANUAL FOR TRAINERS AND PROGRAMME MANAGERS
Published by EngenderHealth, the manual is available in five languages: English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. More...
CONFERENCE ON GENDER STUDIES IN BALTIC STATES REGION, KAUNUS, LITHUANIA, 29 – 20 NOVEMBER 2007.
Organized by Vilnius University, Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, the conference strives to create a platform for the analysis and discussion on gender issues identifying common tendencies and peculiarities in gender research in the Baltic Sea region, as well as in Europe. More...
WOMEN’S WORLDS 2008 CONGRESS 2ND CALL FOR PAPERS
Enclosed is the Women’s Worlds 2008 congress 2nd call for papers. We are encouraging everybody to send proposals and take part of this important and exciting World wide event. Please, visit our Web site: www.mmww08.org More...
THE PROJECT AIMED AT WOMEN AND MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN IN IMPRISONMENT
Dear colleagues! Almost each non-governmental organization at the beginning of its activity declares in its Statute, plans and other documents assistance to different socially insecure strata, especially in vulnerable situations. Our target groups may be broader or narrower but every person, unfortunately, can’t be sure, that he/she will be able to avoid imprisonment, as a proverb says “don't count out a prison cell, a begging bowl may come as well”. More...
WOMEN DELIVER IS A LANDMARK GLOBAL CONFERENCE THAT WILL FOCUS ON CREATING POLITICAL WILL TO SAVE THE LIVES AND IMPROVE THE HEALT
It will be held October 18-20, 2007, at the ExCel Centre in London. Key Issues at WOMEN DELIVER: maternal and newborn health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, girls' education, gender equality, women's economic status, violence against women , reducing poverty, combatting HIV/AIDS, and involving youth. Earlybird registration: before 14th September.
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THE REPORT “HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE - 2006”
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group published the report “Human rights in Ukraine – 2006”. This report devoted to human rights and fundamental freedoms from in Ukraine, including analyses of domestic violence situation - http://khpg.org/index.php?id=1186674580 More...
OPEN CALL: JOIN THE EUROPEAN FEMINIST FORUM AND THE AFFINITY GROUPS
European Feminist Forum (EFF) is a space for discussions on how to re-politicize the feminist movement in Europe and to explore feminist agendas needed in today s Europe. The structure of the EFF is twofold: a period of intense discussion online and through Affinity Groups, and a face to face meeting in Poland from 13-15 June 2008. More...
NEW PUBLICATION IN ‘CAUCASIA’, INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION-ANALITICAL ELECTRONIC MAGAZINE
July issue of CaucAsia with subject - Gender: Theory and Activism is now avaialble.
All issues, including the July one can be found on-line:
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CEDAW - 39TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will hold its 39th session from 23 July to 10 August 2007 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. More...
12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND TRAUMA
This international conference is sponsored by the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) - formerly the International Conference on Family Violence - and will be held on 15-20 September 2007, San Diego, USA. The event will cover all aspects of violence, abuse and trauma prevention, intervention, and research, including intimate partner violence, child maltreatment, youth violence, judicial issues, sexual assault, disabilities, treatment of offenders, elder abuse, trauma, and more. More...
29TH IFUW TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE
The International Federation of University Women (IFUW) announces its Triennial Conference to be held on 10-16 August 2007, Manchester, England, where IFUW members from around the world will meet. More...
4TH INTERNATIONAL GENDER CONFERENCE
This international conference is being sponsored by the Gender Development Institute (GDI) in Ghana and will be held on 17-21 September 2007 at Elmina Beach Resort, Elmina, Ghana. Participants to the conference will debate the issue of “Sexual land Gender-Based Violence: A Social Nightmare Provoking Action”. Participants to the conference will meet to create a forum, share experiences and dialogue on gender issues in relation to human rights, sexual and gender-based violence and equality. More...
COUNCIL OF EUROPE REPORTERS CALLS FOR MORE ACTION TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Research has shown that between 12% and 15% of women in Europe face violence in the home each day. This startling fact lead the Council of Europe to commence a campaign to criminalize domestic violence, provide support for victims and promote new attitudes which assert that domestic violence will not be tolerated. More...
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIA’S UNTOUCHABLES
The 113-page report, Hidden Apartheid: Caste Discrimination against India's "Untouchables", was produced as a "shadow report" in response to India's submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which monitors implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN TURKEY
The European Parliament adopted a report on women's role in social, economic and political life in Turkey, saying Turkish legislation on women's rights has greatly improved, but the Turkish woman in the street often does not felt the effects.
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NEW STUDY ON GENDER EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
NEWW will collaborate in a new study on gender equality and democracy in the European Union. This study is part of a recently launched 5 year- integrated project entitled Reconstituting Democracy in Europe (RECON, www.reconproject.eu).
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FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY WOMAN BECOMES THE SPEAKER
On Thursday, on January, 4, new American congress set to work, in both chambers of which first for the last 10 years majority belongs to the representatives of Democratic party. More...
CAMPAIGN „ZA NAŠU DECU“- “FOR OUR CHILDREN” IN BELGRADE
Independent radio-television station B92 initiated a major fundraising campaign (the campaign „Za našu decu“- “For our children”) to build a new shelter for women and children – victims of domestic violence in Belgrade. More...
FRENCH SOCIALISTS PUT WOMAN FORWARD FOR PRESIDENT
France moves one step closer to having its first woman president, as the country's Socialist Party selects lawmaker Segolene Royal as its candidate for the April 2007 presidential election. Royal won over 60 percent of the vote, avoiding a run-off and soundly defeating her two male rivals. More...
East-East Project
KARAT’s East-East Project: ‘Building Capacity of NGOs from Eastern European Neighboring Countries related to monitoring gender equality standards in the process of European integration’ has ‘officially’ began. More...
Women's Rights Committee in European Parliament
Balanced participation by both sexes in decision-making is an essential condition for democracy, says the Women's Rights Committee who is putting forward a report focusing on the situation of women's participation in international and national politics and decision-making.
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Prammer, first female president of Austrian parliament
Barbara Prammer, a Social Democrat and modern feminist, is the first woman to become speaker of the Austrian parliament, the third highest position after the federal president and the chancellor. More...
The representative office of Council of Europe is to open in Ukraine.
Secretary General of the cOuncil of Europe Terry Davis today arrives in Ukraine. As press-service of MFA of Ukraine reports official visit will last to 6th November. Ò. DAvis will meet with President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko, Speaker of the Parliament Alexander Moroz, Prime Minister Victor Yanukovich and Minister for Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasyuk. It is expected that Mr. DAvis will sign in Kiev a memorandum on opening of representative office of the Council of Europe in Ukraine. More...
Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine accepts proposals concerning implementing in Ukraine principle of ensuring equal rights and opportunities of women and men. It was announced by Olena Toporova, Director of the Department of the social, labour and humanitarian legislation. More...
Localization of Millennium Development Goals
September 30, 2006 round table “Localization of Millennium Development Goals – Lviv region, Gender Equality” took place at the West Ukrainian Center “Women’s Perspectives” office. More...
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA
Reproductive Health Matters – call for papers. Reproductive Health Matters 15(30) November 2007 invites submission on “Maternal mortality and morbidity: is pregnancy getting safer for women?” The deadline for submission is 1 May 2007 More...
UPCOMING EVENTS
The 7th Congress of FIAPAC. International Federation of Professional Abortion and Contraception Associates organizes its 7th annual congress, “Freedom and rights in reproductive heath”. The conference will take place on 13/14 October 2006 More...
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