UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the UN's multi-year campaign ‘UNite to End Violenceagainst Women' today. I'd planned to attend but missed it, so spoke afterwardsto Rugia
I've just come out of a session called 'The Politics of Funding and Funding Politics' hosted by the Women's Intercultural Network and the Coalition
Half way to 2015, the shortfall in funding necessary to achieve Millennium Development Goal Three "to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women" is already $8.6
On Monday the 52nd session of the CSW opens in New York. Last year the theme was the ‘Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child&
Roja Bandari wrote of the courage of Iranian women behind the One Million Signature Campaign during openDemocracy's coverage of 16 days Against Gender Violence.
Parvin Ardalan is one
Afaf Jabiri wrote from Jordan about honouring Mahfoutha Shtayyeh from Palestine in the 50.50 blog 16 Days Against Gender Violence. This week women's rights advocates working with
As George Bush leaves Israel and the West Bank and heads for Gulf states talks, Robi Damelin, a member of Parents Circle Families Forum, laments the failure of leaders to
The UN's John Holmes on confronting sexual violence worldwide Plus: blogging 16 days
by Jane Gabriel, who reports from Amman where Karama activists from across the Middle East and North Africa are meeting.
When representatives from Karama attended an International forum of the
by Jane Gabriel, who reports from Amman where Karama activists from across the Middle East and North Africa are meeting.
The World Health Organisation's report on Women'
by Jane Gabriel
A story from Colombia told by Monica Roa, Programme Director of Women's Link Worldwide in Colombia, vividly illustrated the power of taking Professor Sai'
by Jane Gabriel
At independence Ghana inherited the restrictive British law on abortion, and it wasn't liberalised until 1985. In Ghana today between 20% and 30% of all
