Fighting in North and South Kivu provinces in the DRC has led to massive displacement, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Photo: UNHCR/G. Ramazani June 2012 – The Security Council today strongly condemned the recent mutiny by renegade soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as the killing and abuse of civilians, mostly women and children, by armed groups operating in the eastern part of the country.The eastern provinces of North and South Kivu … [Read more...]
Victims Without a Voice – 18 month old dies from RAPE – Take Action!
May 23, 2012 by
- Fighting child sexual abuse - "18-month old baby boy died of internal damage after being raped" "I am not sure which of the following story is more painful; the pain of the children without a voice OR the spiritual condition of the souls inside these perpetrators, brutally pillaging INNOCENCE. WHAT compels a grown man to violently hurt a child let alone penetrate and violate through RAPE?" KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 2012 – A nine-year old boy was systematically raped by his … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION – Margot Wallström, a year or so later…
May 16, 2012 by
A Celebration of Women is elated to Celebrate the Life of this powerful force to be reckoned with....a true inspiration showing the Women of our World that with persistence and a 'will' for truth, everything is possible. This woman has devoted her Life inside the United Nations, seeking Justice for Women around our World. Celebrate with us, one of her amazing victories, an arrest of the Leader, a Mai-Mai commander, known as as Lt. Col Mayele of the DRC for alleged mass rape and … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION – Eve Ensler launches her NEW WEBSITE!
April 18, 2012 by
Let the Movement Speak - Share Your V-Day Stories WOMAN of ACTION - Eve Ensler is Taking her Action to the next level !!! RISE Her own words to all of her followers: As a V-activist and supporter, you've helped V-Day become an unstoppable global force. You've organized, you've attended, you've rallied, and you've inspired. YOU are the face of this movement, and now is the time to show the world what revolution looks like! Send us your V-Day experiences, whether you were … [Read more...]
Yemen’s Dangerous Hunger Crisis
July 21, 2011 by
Yemen’s Dangerous Hunger Crisis The embattled nation is struggling to find food and water while the world focuses on ending President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s violent campaign to keep power, writes Ellen Knickmeyer. In one of the cities at the center of Yemen’s revolution, tanks and soldiers of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’sloyalist forces occupy the main hospital, turning away the civilian sick and wounded, and using the hospital as a vantage point to shell residential neighborhoods at … [Read more...]
Women’s Empowerment – UNDP – JOBS for Women
July 17, 2011 by
Women’s Empowerment Women's empowerment and gender equality are one of the Millennium Development Goals and central to all other development efforts. UNDP works to promote achievement of these goals in all parts of its work, and also administers UNIFEM. We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments: UN Women: Gender and Mediation Training and Resources Development Expert External International Consultant Apply by Jul-17-11 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply … [Read more...]
UNDP – Jobs with April 2011 Deadlines for Application
April 14, 2011 by
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Helen Clark became the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on 17 April 2009, and is the first woman to lead the organization. She is also the Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of the heads of all UN funds, programmes and departments working on development issues. Prior to her appointment with UNDP, Helen Clark served for nine years as Prime Minister of New Zealand, … [Read more...]
Margot Wallström, UN envoy hails Congolese to pursue rape cases …
April 2, 2011 by
UN envoy hails Congolese move to pursue rape cases against top military officers Special envoy Margot Wallström, visiting the DRC in October 2010, listens to the public about rapes The official spearheading United Nations efforts to combat the scourge of sexual violence during war today welcomed the decision of authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prosecute several high-ranking military officers accused of rape. DRC authorities have initiated judicial … [Read more...]
UN to build safe detention facilities for Women Pending Trial
September 20, 2010 by
DR Congo: UN to build safe detention facilities for women pending trial Prison conditions throughout the DRC are well below international standards September 2010 – United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are building detention facilities in the country’s troubled east to ensure that female detainees are safely and securely housed while they await trial. The new facilities, which will house about 50 inmates and be located near the public prosecutor’s office … [Read more...]
