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FAO-IFAD-WFP: Celebrating momentum closing gender gap in agriculture

March 19, 2011 by admin

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...]

Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, EURASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: Ann Tutwiler, Arlene Mitchell, B&M Gates Foundation, BBC’s Zeinab Badawi, Cameroon, Deputy Director General, Economic Growth, Elizabeth Atananga, FAO, gender issues, IFAD, India, University of Delhi, WFP, women farmers, women in agriculture, women in business, women in farming

Navi Pillay:International Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day

March 18, 2011 by admin

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - March 21, 2011 Navi Pillay (UNHCHR) on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination United Nations, Geneva, 21 march 2011 - Video statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March 2011). March 21 is the International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CA-- USES, WORLD EVENTS, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: (UNHCHR), discrimination, Elimination of Racial Discrimination, end discrimination, eradicate racism, ethnic-motivated intolerance, HUMAN RIGHTS, International UN event, Navi Pillay, UN, women in action, women in the UN, WOMEN of ACTION™, women., xenophobia

UN nuclear chief, Yukiya Amano – Japan

March 18, 2011 by admin

VIENNA – As emergency crews prepared Wednesday to return to Japan's tsunami-scarred reactors, U.N. nuclear agency chief Yukiya Amano spoke of a "very serious" situation and said he planned to leave for Tokyo within a day. Read more http://www.ketknbc.com/news/atomic-energy-chief-says-japans-crisis-extremely-serious Asked if events were out of control, he answered: "It is difficult to say." Another senior agency official suggested that the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant … [Read more...]

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YEMEN : "You cannot be anything without studying."

March 17, 2011 by admin

Yemen, without WFP-Meal Program Incentive, education for girl in peril... One of the benefits of school meals programmes is that they encourage parents in poor countries to send young girls to school. This means they get an education and, hopefully, the means to pull themselves out of poverty. "Without that incentive, school may not be an option" – as Salama and Naima found out recently. AL-BAHRI, YEMEN -- Salama al-Amry draws plastic buckets of water from a well and loads … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CA-- USES, MIDDLE EAST, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: "You cannot be anything without studying.", AL-BAHRI, education in Yemen, Father Abdo Abdo Al-Amry, Food for Education, girls in yemen, Middle Eastern, WFP Country Director Gian Carlo Cirri, women of Yemen, Yemen

UN Women Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Small Grants

March 17, 2011 by admin

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...]

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UN & EUJUST LEX – Iraq: Education for Girls and Women

March 12, 2011 by admin

Call for a Renewed Commitment to Promote Education for Girls and Women in Iraq The United Nations and EUJUST LEX – Iraq Mar 2011 Baghdad – On the occasion of the 100th year of celebrating International Women's Day, hosted jointly by the Government of Iraq, the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission in Iraq (EUJUST LEX-Iraq) and the United Nations, all keynote speakers spoke on the importance of educating girls as the corner stone of development in any … [Read more...]

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UNFPA: Films Celebrating Women’s Rights on International Women’s Day

March 11, 2011 by admin

A Celebration of Women celebrates the Films of the Women of our World. Print Send by mail Films Celebrating Women’s Rights Featured on International Women’s Day A series of films called Why Women Count is being featured on a tve YouTube channel in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day. Since 1997 tve has been producing and distributing films that reflect the struggles, and triumphs, of groups around the world fighting for equal rights. UNFPA has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AFRICA, AMERICAN [U.S.A.], ASIA, CA-- USES, EURASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, SPECIAL DAYS TO REMEMBER, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: Films Celebrating Women’s Rights, Grace Under Fire –, How the ‘Area Girls’, Mafarana Gogos, Namibia’s first women trawler captain, Nigeria, No Country for Young Girls, Scent of the Street, Trawler Girl – Johanna Kwedhi, UNFPA, Why Women Count, women count, women in action, WOMEN of ACTION™, women struggle, women triumph, women's groups, women's rights

Slavery in the 21 st Century – UN launch fund for human trafficking victims

March 8, 2011 by admin

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...]

Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CA-- USES, EURASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES

Women Taking Action at Frontline in Mideast Protests!

March 7, 2011 by admin

Women Taking Action! Women Step to Frontline in Mideast Protests Women's political gains will be a litmus test for fledgling governments in Egypt, Tunisia, and Bahrain, says Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock without wi-fi for the past month, you know the world has witnessed waves of political change in the Middle East. On February 11, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak relinquished control of the country to the military, and stepped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CA-- USES, MIDDLE EAST, WOMEN Taking ACTION, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: Bahrain, Christian women, CNN, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, HUMAN RIGHTS, Middle East women, Muslim women, Nigeria, revolution, The Washington Post, treatment of women, Tunisia, women fight government in Egypt, women had enough, women in action, women in Jos, WOMEN of ACTION™, women protestors, women reactions, women step up, women taking action, Women Without Walls Initiative, women's rights, women., youth activists

UNHCR: Civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya

March 7, 2011 by admin

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...]

Filed Under: AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: children, civilians, Egyptians, prevented from fleeing Libya, Tunisia, UNHCR, women in action, women in flight, women in transition, WOMEN of ACTION™, women refugees, women with children

Women of our World, OPRAH Shares – 2010 Tax Prep 101

March 3, 2011 by admin

March 3, 2011 Tax Prep 101 Whether you have the information stored on your computer or in a shoebox, a new tax season can still leave you feeling unprepared. Yield a better return this year and save tons of money with expert advice on your most-asked tax preparation questions. Should you hire a professional to do your taxes? Which records should you keep, and which ones should you ditch? Hidden deductions, credits and strategies that add up The 3 best ways … [Read more...]

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Minority Women’s Health: Life as HIV Positive

March 3, 2011 by admin

A Celebration of Women presents Minority Women's Health _______________________________________________ HIV/AIDS http://www.womenshealth.gov/minority/ Minority Women's Health > African-Americans > HIV/AIDS Additional Resources HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV weakens your body’s defense system, which makes it hard for your body to fight off other health problems that it could normally resist. As time goes on, your body becomes less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AFRICA, AIDS - H.I.V., ASIA, EURASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SELF CARE, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: African American women, african american women with AIDS, african american women with HIV, African-American men, know your HIV status, Life as HIV Positive, Minority Women's Health, rare disease, sexually transmitted diseases, unprotected sex, viral disease, women with AIDS, women with HIV, women with illness, women with STD, Women's Health

Minority Women's Health: Life as HIV Positive

March 3, 2011 by admin

PMO(Canada) announces humanitarian aid for Libya

March 2, 2011 by admin

PM announces humanitarian aid for Libya March 2, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Canada is delivering up to $5 million in humanitarian aid to support the Libyan people. “Canada is acting swiftly to help meet the humanitarian needs of the people of Libya which are a result of recent violence in that country,” said Prime Minister Harper. “We are taking action to provide immediate humanitarian support to areas that need it most.” Since February 16, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: basic humanitarian needs, death of hundreds of people, emergency medical care., humanitarian aid, improving access to food, Libya, medical requirements, people displaced into Tunisia and Egypt, PMO Canada, sanitation, shelter, Taking Action, water

UNFPA – Invest in the Future: Empower Girls Now

March 1, 2011 by admin

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...]

Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CA-- USES, EURASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: 500 million girls, action plans and budgets, Babatunde Osotimehin's, education, girls are the future, girls taking action, greater prosperity, health, invest in adolescent girls’ rights, livelihoods, MDG's, Peace, progress, protection, right policies are in place., Task Force, UN Adolescent Girls Task Force, UN Women, UNESCO, UNFPA Executive Director, which includes ILO, WHO and now UNHCR, women in action, WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action

FAO-IFAD-WFP: Celebrating momentum closing gender gap in agriculture

Navi Pillay:International Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day

UN nuclear chief, Yukiya Amano – Japan

YEMEN : "You cannot be anything without studying."

UN Women Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Small Grants

UN & EUJUST LEX – Iraq: Education for Girls and Women

UNFPA: Films Celebrating Women’s Rights on International Women’s Day

Slavery in the 21 st Century – UN launch fund for human trafficking victims

Women Taking Action at Frontline in Mideast Protests!

UNHCR: Civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya

Minority Women’s Health: Life as HIV Positive

Minority Women's Health: Life as HIV Positive

PMO(Canada) announces humanitarian aid for Libya

UNFPA – Invest in the Future: Empower Girls Now

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