UN Trafficking Fund announces new grant opportunities for NGOs as donations near US$ 1 million Vienna. 03 February 2011. The first steps toward the establishment of a UN-led 'Small Grants Facility' for victims of human trafficking were taken today in a move aimed at strengthening on-the-ground assistance to survivors of this brutal crime. A public call will be made over the coming months through the UNODC website. The provision of these financial grants is an integral component of the … [Read more...]
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: Human Trafficking
February 3, 2011 by
HUMAN TRAFFICKING This is No Game I was shocked to learn that the Super Bowl is a magnet for sex trade. Apparently it is one of the biggest human trafficking events in the United States. I thought this sort of thing happened in countries where poverty is widespread. While most of America is looking forward to watching to the showdown between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, under-age girls are lured into the dangerous world of the multimillion dollar sex trade industry. … [Read more...]
Tanzania, Modesta Lilian Mahiga Taking Action!: Tanzanian Girls – Celebrating the Power to Live their Dreams!
February 3, 2011 by
Giving Tanzanian Girls the Power to Live their Dreams Taking Action in Tanzania! “We need to stop believing that as Tanzanians we are helpless victims. We need to understand that we have the power to change things for the better ourselves,” says Modesta Lilian Mahiga, one of Tanzania’s emerging leaders, who was chosen to participate in President Barack Obama's Forum with Young African Leaders in Washington this year. ______________________________ Modesta knows that given … [Read more...]
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD) – State House Girls High School, Nairobi
February 2, 2011 by
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in Nairobi State House Girls High School students at the event In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD). The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Nairobi, in collaboration with the Embassies of the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, observed the fifth International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust … [Read more...]
UN Women Celebrates its Creation (and New Logo) at African Union Summit
February 2, 2011 by
UN Women Celebrates its Creation at African Union Summit From left to right, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf celebrate the creation of UN Women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa—UN Women, the newest UN entity, celebrated its creation at the African Union Summit here today. President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and other dignitaries joined UN Secretary-General Ban … [Read more...]
PAKISTAN – IRIN reports…on Saima Bibi
January 29, 2011 by
PAKISTAN ***************** Hundreds of women die for "honour" each year Jan 2011 LAHORE, 27 January 2011 (IRIN) - Did 22-year-old Saima Bibi scream out as she was electrocuted at her parents' home in their village near the southern Punjab city of Bahawalpur in Pakistan? Did she plead with her family for her life? Did she seek mercy? The answers to these questions will never be known. In one of the most harrowing "honour" killings reported in recent months in the country, Saima … [Read more...]
Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign Kicks Off in the Western Balkans
January 27, 2011 by
JANUARY is ... Cervical Cancer Prevention Month SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Although it is preventable and treatable, cervical cancer continues to be a major killer of women. Caused by sexually-acquired infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer claims the lives of more than 270,000 women every year, most of whom (85 per cent) live in developing countries. It is also a major cause of death for women in the Western Balkans. In response, a social mobilization … [Read more...]
PMO(Canada) – Canada was the catalyst in 2010
January 26, 2011 by
PM announces new maternal, newborn and children health initiatives January 26, 2011 Geneva, Switzerland Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced support for new development projects that will save the lives and improve the health of mothers and children in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Mozambique. “Canada was the catalyst in 2010 for the renewed global effort to save the lives of mothers, children and newborns in developing countries,” said Prime Minister Harper. “The support being … [Read more...]
UNHCR 2011 – Ivorians setting up camp in Liberia
January 23, 2011 by
Ivorians setting up camp in Liberia An estimated 25,000 people from Cote d'Ivoire have crossed into neighbouring Liberia, and more than 600 continue to arrive every day, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. The majority are women and children, and are now living in already crowded and impoverished villages. Côte d'Ivoire, the world's biggest cocoa producer, has been in turmoil since early December when President Laurent Gbagbo refused leave office despite opposition leader Alassane … [Read more...]
PALISTINE – National Strategy to Combat Violence against Women
January 20, 2011 by
Palestinian Cabinet Endorses National Strategy to Combat Violence against Women The Palestinian Cabinet endorsed a nine-year national strategic plan to combat violence against women in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), the first of its kind in the Arab region developed through a bottom-up approach. Officially adopted on 11 January 2011 and announced at the Palestinian Ministry of Women’s Affairs during a press conference today, the strategy takes on a cross-sector approach, … [Read more...]
Sudan’s Referendum: Understanding the Economics of Peace
January 14, 2011 by
Sudan Referendum The Brookings Institute reports... Sudan’s Referendum: Understanding the Economics of Peace The Brookings Institution January 2011 — On January 9, the people of Southern Sudan started voting to become the world’s newest country and the first new African nation in decades. The voting stems from the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); and the expected outcome, assumed to result in the south’s independence, will have an enormous impact on the economies of … [Read more...]
NIGER – Changing Attitudes towards Child Marriage…
January 14, 2011 by
Changing attitudes towards early marriage in Niger Sahira Many little girls dream of the day they will get married. But for some, this day arrives too soon. In Niger, in West Africa, one out of two girls is married before she turns 15. The country has the world's highest rate of forced and early marriage, a practice which puts girls at risk of early pregnancies and the complications this entails. But the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working to change attitudes in the country. … [Read more...]
