KENYA – "PLEASE, Don’t Forget the Girls" As the father of four daughters and as the Executive Director for UNFPA, a leading UN agency working on maternal health, it warms my heart to see that safe motherhood and women's reproductive health are finally being recognized as important development issues. Sadly, millions of women in developing countries still lack even the most basic care during pregnancy and too often have no one to assist during births. As a result, 1,000 women die every … [Read more...]
Women’s Empowerment in the Middle East and Worldwide
April 21, 2012 by
Women’s Empowerment in the Middle East and Worldwide UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet, statement at the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, 20 April, 2012 Washington, DC. Good afternoon! I am so pleased to join you again this year and I would like to thank Patricia Ellis for inviting me and for bringing all of us together. Thank you Patricia, and thank you every one for coming today, and thank you to Judy Woodruff. Last year when I addressed the Women’s … [Read more...]
UZBEKISTAN – The government stole her uterus!
April 20, 2012 by
Uzbekistan's dictator is forcing doctors to cut out women's uteruses without their knowledge or consent to control birth rates. It’s a hideous and brutal attack on women by a US-backed dictator. Call on US Secretary of State Clinton, a champion for women's rights, to immediately cut off her support to the dictator. Click below to sign: Uzbekistan's President is forcing doctors to cut out women's uteruses without their knowledge or consent to promote "birth control" across … [Read more...]
EGYPT – ‘Nos El Donia’, Angham, dedicates a song to Egyptian women
April 15, 2012 by
“Needless to prove, I am basically half the world”. So sings Angham, one of the Arab world’s most successful female vocalists in her new single Nos El Donia or “Half the World”, which she has dedicated to Egyptian women. Working with UN Women to commemorate International Women’s Day 2012, the artist’s song and video have now taken messages of female empowerment to a vast fan base. The song comes at a pertinent time. As Egypt strives to stabilize its economy and prepare for … [Read more...]
South Sudan faces challenges providing maternal and child health
April 13, 2012 by
South Sudan faces challenges providing maternal and child health care It was a busy morning in the maternity ward of Torit Civil Hospital, Eastern Equatoria State. Three newborns were welcomed into the world, all in good health. Surrounded by family members, Lugina Michael let out a sigh of relief. “I spent five days at home in pain,” she said, recalling her difficult labour. “Then we finally got a car and I was brought here the same day. When I arrived, I didn’t know what time … [Read more...]
A man that hits a woman is not a man
April 12, 2012 by
A man that hits a woman is not a man Update due to Victim's own request ! St. Petersburg, Florida — Stephanie Rockfield, 19, says she was punched in the face while riding her bike on the Pinellas Trail through St. Petersburg. And the two suspects got away with just one dollar. Rockfield said she had just worked out at the YMCA on 5th Avenue South and was riding her bike home. She was passed by two men on bikes who were going the opposite direction. But then, she says they turned … [Read more...]
“In the Shadow of a Man”, British-Egyptian director Hanan Abdalla
April 11, 2012 by
Q&A with Hanan Abdalla, director of a new film that explores the lives of Egyptian women, since the Arab Spring This week, “In the Shadow of a Man”, a film commissioned by UN Women, is taking the compelling stories of four Egyptian women to the Istanbul Film Festival, as part of a string of international screenings. The documentary premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, and will be followed soon with a second film by the director on … [Read more...]
Colombia – CERF: Supporting moves to prevent gender-based violence
April 11, 2012 by
An elderly woman makes her way through the flooded streets of Cordoba, Colombia. Credit: Julian Zosa for CERF/OCHA Some 180 women from communities affected by flooding and armed violence in Colombia’s Córdoba department have come together in the town of Santa Cruz de Lorica to build a women’s shelter. Although some men helped behind the scenes, the women themselves built the shelter and painted it, and are now maintaining it. The shelter is just one part of a programme that includes … [Read more...]
Lynette Palmen is Taking Action in AUSTRALIA !!!
April 10, 2012 by
1/2 Day Networking Bootcamp Brisbane Location: MORNINGSIDE | QLD Venue: Colmslie Hotel & Conference Centre, Cnr of Wynnum & Junction Roads, Morningside, Brisbane Date: Wednesday, 18 April, 2012 Time: 9:30am - 2:15pm RSVP Date: Sunday, 15 April, 2012 Networking and Self-Promotion Made Easy - Connect For Business Success Lynette Palmen, Managing Director, Women's Network Australia Back by popular demand - we've scheduled … [Read more...]
Building skills, finding voices: HIV-positive women in Cambodia
April 10, 2012 by
Building skills, finding voices: HIV-positive women in Cambodia Mom Ra, a Cambodian woman living with HIV, found promise and a sense of solidarity when she received a grant and training to help her start a small business. (Photo: UN Women/Debora Zamd.) Mom Ra lives just a few hours from Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, but the 30-year-old felt very far from state support when first diagnosed with HIV. Like other HIV-positive women in her small village, she knew almost nothing … [Read more...]
New Ayi Jihu Fear Chaser emblem revealed for 2012
April 8, 2012 by
New Ayi Jihu Fear Chaser emblem revealed for 2012 Chinese star Ayi Jihu and Shlepp Entertainment Ltd. released the first pictures of the new Fear Chaser emblem exclusively to GNI on Easter Sunday. Ayi Jihu’s Fear Chaser is getting a serious makeover ahead of the Short Movie going into production early summer 2012. We have also now been informed that the Fear Chaser short movie, working title; Birth of Fear Chaser may well be in 4k 3D! Ayi Jihu has been working closely with … [Read more...]
