A Celebration of Women "Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:17 If you think that sex trafficking takes place only in developing countries, think again. I watched a video featuring Ashley Judd who introduced the panel “‘No Such Thing’: Trafficking of Girls in the United States” for the 2nd annual “Women In The World” summit) the weekend of March 10-12 in New York City. In it she shared a heartwrenching … [Read more...]
Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children
March 24, 2011 by
WHO's first ever list of priority medicines for maternal and child health recommends to countries which medicines are most important for saving lives. Access to appropriate medicines is vital to achieving global health goals1. More than eight million children under the age of five still die every year from causes such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria. An estimated 1 000 women die every day due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occur in … [Read more...]
World Water Week celebrated March 21-27th ~~ Take Action!
March 22, 2011 by
World Water Week March 21-27th, 2011 March 22nd, 2011 ~~ World Water Day During this period thousands of people are invited to walk 6 kilometres together to prompt action to end this basic human injustice. Today I discovered that last weekend was World Walks for Water, a global event aimed to raised awareness of the world's current water and sanitation crisis. There is a demand for the government to Take Action that would prevent the needless deaths of children who have no … [Read more...]
Women 'equality and rights' still a challenge in Africa, Take Action!
March 22, 2011 by
... the Time is NOW for Change. Missioned to be the #1 World HUB: Wheel of Women Leaders that CARE, representing that All Women in our World are equal and worthy of Dignity, Equality and Honor ..... A Celebration of Women, as Advocate for ALL WOMEN is imploring that YOU .... Take Action! Reported by AfrikNews: March 22, 2011 http://www.afrik-news.com/article19093.html " Seven of them were waving thin tree branches as they marched amid singing and sweat under the … [Read more...]
Women ‘equality and rights’ still a challenge in Africa, Take Action!
March 22, 2011 by
... the Time is NOW for Change. Missioned to be the #1 World HUB: Wheel of Women Leaders that CARE, representing that All Women in our World are equal and worthy of Dignity, Equality and Honor ..... A Celebration of Women, as Advocate for ALL WOMEN is imploring that YOU .... Take Action! Reported by AfrikNews: March 22, 2011 http://www.afrik-news.com/article19093.html " Seven of them were waving thin tree branches as they marched amid singing and sweat under the … [Read more...]
FAO-IFAD-WFP: Celebrating momentum closing gender gap in agriculture
March 19, 2011 by
FAO-IFAD-WFP: Celebrating momentum closing gender gap in agriculture This year, in celebrating the centenary anniversary of the International Women’s Day we paid tribute to the achievements of women who for 100 years have inspired both men and women. Over the last 100 years, females made a compelling case to achieve equality. While we’ve made great strides there is still lot to be achieved to close the gender gap on many fronts. On Monday 8 March, on the occasion of the presentation … [Read more...]
UN Women Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Small Grants
March 17, 2011 by
UN Women Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Small Grants towards Realizing Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS United Nations, New York — UN Women, under the Fund for Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS, today announced approximately US$1.5 million in small grants to twenty grassroots and community-based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen women’s property and inheritance rights as a critical strategy for … [Read more...]
Slavery in the 21 st Century – UN launch fund for human trafficking victims
March 8, 2011 by
Slavery in the 21 st Century - Hollywood actress, UN launch fund for 'human trafficking victims' Français / French London. 08 March 2011. A global industry worth approximately US$ 32 billion. Millions of goods moved all the time. Is this one of today's great corporate success stories? Hardly - this is the illicit world of human trafficking, a major network which sees around 2.4 million women, children and men trapped in slave-like conditions. Through sexual … [Read more...]
UNHCR: Civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya
March 7, 2011 by
UNHCR worried that civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya, significant progress in evacuation of Egyptians from Tunisia The number of civilians fleeing the violence in Libya to Tunisia has dropped significantly since Wednesday afternoon. Compared to earlier in the week when between 10,000 and 15,000 people were crossing into Tunisia daily, less than 2,000 made it across yesterday. UNHCR is very concerned that the security situation in Libya may be preventing people from … [Read more...]
UNFPA – Invest in the Future: Empower Girls Now
March 1, 2011 by
UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin's remarks at a ministerial meeting hosted by the UN Adolescent Girls Task Force during the 55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Invest in the Future: Empower Girls Now Good morning. On behalf of the UN Adolescent Girls Task Force, I am delighted to be with you this morning to stress the enormous power and potential of adolescent girls. UNFPA and UNICEF are co-chairs of the Task … [Read more...]
UGANDA: SASA! (Start, Awareness, Support, Action)
February 20, 2011 by
Raising Voices - Uganda (UN Trust Fund grantee) SASA! (Start, Awareness, Support, Action) SASA! (Start, Awareness, Support, Action) is a ground-breaking, internationally-recognized model of community-mobilization to stop violence against women and the spread of HIV. Engaging all actors in the community -- women, men, cultural and religious leaders, local officials, police, health-care providers -- SASA! fosters critical reflection on gender and power and instigates local-level … [Read more...]
