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Générer de l'innovation pour l'autonomisation des femmes et l'égalité des genres en liant les Axes stratégiques de Millennia2025 et les Objectifs de Développement durable des Nations Unies (...) |
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| 14/01/2016 |
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Millennia2025 Solidari-Femmes présente son Mémorandum et Résolution à l'ONU Femmes, comme declaration à la CSW60, publiée par l'UN ECOSOC (...) |
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| 18/11/2015 |
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Les partenaires de l'action concrete Millennia2025 Solidari-Femmes vous proposent de signer le Mémorandum et Résolution pour l'autonomisation des femmes et l'égalité des genres (...) |
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| 13/10/2015 |
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Dans n'importe quel dispositif que vous allez enclencher pour lutter contre la pauvreté, une des conditions de la réussite c'est d'associer les gens dans une participation intime à la définition des processus qui sont mis en place. (...) |
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| 12/10/2015 |
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La fragilité d'un nombre important de femmes en familles monoparentales se situe avant dans le parcours, mais ça on ne veut pas le voir. (...) |
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| 16/09/2015 |
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It is the obligation of the State to address violence against women fully in all its forms and to take measures to prevent it, protect its victims and prosecute the perpetrators. (...) |
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| 07/07/2015 |
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Millennia2025 contribue au quatrième Forum international des ONG Partenaires officiels de l'UNESCO à Paris (...) |
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| 02/07/2015 |
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Forte mobilisation des parties prenantes de Millennia2025 Solidari-Femmes pour comprendre et lutter contre la précarisation en construisant de nouvelles solidarités innovantes (...) |
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| 17/03/2015 |
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Progress, challenges and lessons learnt for the realization of gender equality, the empowerment of women, and the human rights of women and girls in the post-2015 context are presented in this summary, prepared by UN Women, of the Report of the Secretary-General on the 20-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (E/CN.6/2015/3). (...) |
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| 11/03/2015 |
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Gender equality is not a loss for men, but rather an enormously positive step towards enabling us all to live better lives.
We must work together on ending gender-based violence, and when striving to close the gender gap. I pledge, at all cost, to call men to take part in alleviating gender inequality.
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| 06/03/2015 |
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The event opened the programme for this year's International Women's Day celebrations, with six eminent panellists discussing progress made since the World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995, and the challenges that remain to achieve gender equality. (...) |
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| 10/02/2015 |
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The Global Wage Report 2014/15 presents both the latest trends in average wages and an analysis of the role of wages in income inequality. (...) |
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| 06/02/2015 |
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FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.
The practice also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity; the
right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; and the right to
life when the procedure results in death. The practice of FGM is also considered as a
criminal act in all EU Member States. (...) |
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| 06/02/2015 |
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How concerns for gender equality could be linked more systematically with other concerns for social justice (...) |
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| 22/01/2015 |
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ICESCR and CEDAW are the two key human rights instruments which provide a forum for demanding realization of women's human rights: "We would be pleased to hear from you to learn about the diverse issues, realities and violations of women's economic,social and cultural rights and efforts undertaken to challenge the status quo and patriarchal hegemony which limit the rights of women". (...) |
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| 06/01/2015 |
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Building the health, social and economic assets of adolescent girls, especially those at risk of child marriage (...) |
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| 05/01/2015 |
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This Guide highlights issues related to the work of civil society actors (CSAs): working definition of the terms ‘civil society' and ‘civil society space'; overview of the conditions and environment needed for a free and independent civil society. (...) |
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| 04/01/2015 |
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Millennia2025 Think Tank: Comment aider les femmes précarisées à sortir de la pauvreté ?
How to help women in precarious situations out of poverty? (...) |
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| 03/11/2014 |
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“Achieving our objectives for global development will demand accelerated efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment. Otherwise, peace and prosperity will have their own glass ceiling.” (Hillary Clinton, January 2012) (...) |
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| 29/10/2014 |
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Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracks their progress over time. (...) |
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| 28/10/2014 |
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The most common direct causes of maternal death are severe bleeding, infections, high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), complications from delivery, and unsafe abortion. (...) |
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| 27/10/2014 |
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Women's professional Participation in Afghanistan's Justice Sector: Challenges and opportunities is the first national study in furtherance of IdLo's gender pledge. (...) |
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| 24/10/2014 |
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Climate change magnifies existing inequalities, and in particular, gender inequalities, but women and men together are vital to climate solutions. (...) |
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| 22/10/2014 |
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The twin challenges of building pathways to sustainable development and achieving gender equality have never been more pressing. (...) |
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| 21/10/2014 |
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Conflict and violence have been the most important factors obstructing progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to date. (...) |
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| 20/10/2014 |
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This technical guide aims to assist implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. (...) |
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| 18/10/2014 |
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This year, the World Disasters Report takes on a challenging theme that looks at different aspects of how culture affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and how disasters and risk influence culture. (...) |
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| 17/10/2014 |
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66 million girls are missing an education at a time when it not only has the power to transform their own lives, but also the world around them. (...) |
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| 16/10/2014 |
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Gender equality, including the equal participation of women and men in all aspects of politi- cal and public life, is a cornerstone principle to which all OSCE participating States have sub- scribed. (...) |
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| 15/10/2014 |
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Sommes nous plutôt féminin/masculin, hétéro/homo ? Est-ce dû à la nature ou à notre culture ? Quelle est notre marge de manoeuvre? (...) |
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| 11/10/2014 |
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Some conservative estimates assume that funding gender equality, as set out in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), would cost only a small fraction of the world's military spending. (...) |
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| 10/10/2014 |
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Despite the progress being made in the global response to HIV and AIDS, stigma remains a major obstacle to prevention and treatment. (...) |
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| 09/10/2014 |
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Between 1996 and 2013, the percentage of Governments permitting abortion increased gradually for all legal grounds, except to save a woman's life which remained at 97 per cent. Despite overall expansion in the legal grounds for abortion, policies remain restrictive in many countries. (...) |
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| 08/10/2014 |
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Female participation in top-management (CEO and directors reporting to the CEO) stands at 12.9% at the end of 2013, but varies considerably from sector to sector and country to country. (...) |
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| 07/10/2014 |
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In many countries with high shares of informal employment, pensions are accessible only to a minority, and many older persons can rely only on family support. (...) |
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| 06/10/2014 |
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This report has been prepared as the basis of a summary report on the global state of press freedom and the safety of journalists, presented to the General Conference of UNESCO Member States in November 2013, on the mandate of the decision by Member States taken at the 36th session of the General Conference of the Organization. (...) |
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| 05/10/2014 |
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Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks (MAMA) is a secure and reliable service that allows people from across England to report any form of Anti-Muslim abuse. (...) |
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| 04/10/2014 |
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Women's Rights and Prenatal Protections under Human Rights and Comparative Law (...) |
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| 03/10/2014 |
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This Atlas of Electoral Gender Quotas is the product of a long-standing collaboration among three institutions - the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and Stockholm University - in pursuit of their common goal of supporting women's empowerment and promoting gender equality in politics. (...) |
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| 02/10/2014 |
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A project of PeaceWomen to provide a comparative analysis of individual country NAPs and Regional Action Plans, and a summary of key content and process information. (...) |
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| 01/10/2014 |
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A Regional Meeting to Build Intermovement Linkages in Poverty, Food Sovereignty, Food Security, Gender, and SRHR in South Asia. (...) |
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| 30/09/2014 |
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L'Ouganda et le Nigéria ont adopté début 2014 de nouvelles lois pénalisant l'homosexualité, confirmant ainsi une tendance générale en Afrique. (...) |
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| 29/09/2014 |
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An investigation of female characters in popular films across 11 countries. (...) |
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| 27/09/2014 |
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The protection of children from all forms of violence is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Convention on the rights of the Child and other international human rights treaties and standards . Yet violence remains an all-too-real part of life for children around the globe. (...) |
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| 25/09/2014 |
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Emma Watson calls out to men and boys to join HeForShe campaign (...) |
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| 24/09/2014 |
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In Africa and Asia, there is need to promote gender equality. In this context, Millennia2015 participated in the second Word Congress under the team name Millennia2015 Great Lakes.
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| 22/09/2014 |
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Gender influences sensitivity to disturbances and, even within the same household, individuals will experience shocks and stresses in different ways. (...) |
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| 21/09/2014 |
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In This is Norway, Statistics Norway presents statistics on a range of areas in Norwegian society in a user-friendly manner. (...) |
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| 20/09/2014 |
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Millions of children around the world – mainly girls – are in paid or unpaid domestic work in households other than their own. (...) |
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| 19/09/2014 |
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Children are among the greatest victims of a warming world, but they are also the most powerful protagonists for change. (...) |
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| 18/09/2014 |
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The present report reviews the functioning of the Commission's methods of work in the light of experience gained, and makes recommendations for consideration by the Commission with a view to further enhancing the impact of its work. (...) |
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| 17/09/2014 |
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Muslim women being seen as agents of their own fates, able and active in fighting for their own causes – not as helpless victims. (...) |
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| 16/09/2014 |
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With this publication, we aim to contribute to the many conversations and debates that will be taking place during coming months, assessing the impact of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR). (...) |
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| 15/09/2014 |
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Fourteen years ago, the Millennium Declaration established concrete targets for improving the existence of many and for saving the lives of those threatened by disease and hunger. There has been important progress across all goals. (...) |
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| 13/09/2014 |
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Images and stories about feminists and women human rights defenders. (...) |
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| 12/09/2014 |
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Measuring the Political Commitment to Reduce Hunger and Undernutrition in Developing Countries (...) |
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| 07/09/2014 |
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Almost two decades after 189 governments made a historic commitment in China to a world of equality between women and men, it's time to discuss progress made and challenges ahead. (...) |
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| 06/09/2014 |
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Midwives for Peace is a grassroots group of Palestinian and Israeli midwives. (...) |
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| 04/09/2014 |
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The 2014 Human Development Report - Sustaining Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience - looks at two concepts which are both interconnected and immensely important to securing human development progress. (...) |
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| 03/09/2014 |
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This document introduces a toolkit of materials for the Girls Empowerment Star and School Equality Scorecard. (...) |
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| 30/08/2014 |
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This publication offers a comparative study and feminist analysis of zina laws for a better understanding of the challenges facing those initiatives that would ensure that culture and/or religion are not invoked to justify laws that criminalise women's sexuality and subject them to cruel, inhuman and degrading forms of punishment. (...) |
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| 28/08/2014 |
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The murder of women as a result of intimate partner violence, the torture and misogynist slaying of women, the killing of women and girls in the name of “ honour”, ... (...) |
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| 27/08/2014 |
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The purpose of this document is to update and put in action the UNECE policy for gender equality and women's empowerment. (...) |
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| 25/08/2014 |
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Sexuality remains at the core of how women – and others whose gender or sexual expression are stigmatized – are judged, and sanctioned either by non-state actors, or by state' institutions and representatives. (...) |
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| 24/08/2014 |
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This report is based on the findings of a global survey on harassment and violence against female media workers, which was launched in August 2013 and completed by almost 1,000 women from around the world. (...) |
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| 23/08/2014 |
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Being able to make our own decisions about our health, body sexuality and reproductive life is a basic human right. (...) |
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| 19/08/2014 |
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Black adolescent girls and young women face special barriers related to both race and gender, which have immense effects on their health, achievement and life outcomes. (...) |
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| 16/08/2014 |
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Delays at the checkpoint have complicated deliveries for Palestinian women and led to an increase in home deliveries. (...) |
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| 13/08/2014 |
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Jan Sahas with support from UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality is implementing a three year project titled “Dignity Campaign- Action for Liberation of Dalit Manual Scavenger Women in India”. (...) |
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| 11/08/2014 |
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Promoting gender equality and empowering women is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (...) |
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| 10/08/2014 |
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This report is intended to help humanitarian practitioners more effectively identify and address the unique needs of adolescent girls in displacement and crisis settings. (...) |
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| 09/08/2014 |
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There is still a scandalous wide number of workers excluded from the scope of many Labor Codes or Social Security norms and therefore from Maternity and Paternity protection at work. (...) |
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| 08/08/2014 |
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« Des voix opposées à la violence » est un curriculum éducatif développé par l'Association mondiale des guides et des éclaireuses (AMGE) et ONU Femmes, avec la participation des jeunes. (...) |
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| 07/08/2014 |
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In half of the countries, the majority of girls were cut before age 5. In the rest of the countries, most cutting occurs between 5 and 14 years of age. (...) |
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| 06/08/2014 |
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During the last 9 months of 2013 more than 30,000 girls below the age of 15 were forced to marry (...) |
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| 05/08/2014 |
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Women play a critical role in agricultural production in developing countries.
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| 04/08/2014 |
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Many women in Afghanistan's southern heartland are bound by centuries-old traditions that determine, what they wear and their freedom of movement outside the home. (...) |
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| 20/07/2014 |
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The report calls on Iran to lift mandatory hijab laws and safeguard girls' and women's rights to education, work, participation in cultural life, access to public services, and freedom of movement. (...) |
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| 19/07/2014 |
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Gender-based crimes are those committed against persons, whether male or female, because of their sex and/or socially constructed gender roles. (...) |
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| 18/07/2014 |
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CIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world. (...) |
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| 16/07/2014 |
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Violations of reproductive rights are primarily manifestations of discrimination, poverty, and violence. (...) |
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| 15/07/2014 |
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Stickers to educate soccer fans about the responsibility men should take to end violence against women and to combat gender stereotypes. (...) |
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| 14/07/2014 |
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Rights campaigners say Iranian doctors routinely pressure lesbians and gays to undergo sex change operations including sterilisation. (...) |
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| 11/07/2014 |
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This study sheds light on the situation of trafficked adult workers in the Middle East, both women and men. (...) |
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| 10/07/2014 |
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For decades – if not centuries – there has been a near-total absence of justice for survivors of rape and sexual violence in conflict. (...) |
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| 09/07/2014 |
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Economic, social and cultural rights have a particular signif- icance for women because they go to the heart of issues related to poverty and inequality. (...) |
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| 06/07/2014 |
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Individuals fleeing an emergency situation may suffer rape, sexual exploitation, or human trafficking while attempting to secure transport, cross borders, or find lodging.
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| 05/07/2014 |
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"My objective in undertaking this research was to make a M 'reading' of the Qur'an that would be meaningful to women living in the modern era."
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| 04/07/2014 |
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This European Women's Lobby (EWL) reporte reveals that austerity policies in Europe undermine women's rights, perpetuate existing gender inequalities and create new ones, and hamper the prospects of sustainable and equal economic progress in Europe. (...) |
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| 03/07/2014 |
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By end-2013, 51.2 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or human rights violations. (...) |
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| 01/07/2014 |
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This guidebook is a result of a collective effort by numerous individuals, groups and institutions committed to the cause of affirming and upholding women's human rights. (...) |
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| 30/06/2014 |
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay issued a scathing indictment of Iraq's “not functioning” justice system, citing numerous convictions based on confessions obtained under torture and ill-treatment, a weak judiciary, and trial proceedings that fall far short of international standards. (...) |
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| 29/06/2014 |
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More than nine million children do not receive primary or secondary education, and literacy rates are stagnant. Pakistan is far from meeting its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of providing universal primary education by 2015.
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| 28/06/2014 |
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The thematic part of the report focuses on labour exploitation of migrants. It covers some of the most common manifestations of labour exploitation, groups of migrants who are specifically at risk of such exploitation, and access to an effective remedy. (...) |
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| 27/06/2014 |
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Despite repeated commitments by governments around the world to ensure women's equality by repealing discriminatory laws, sex discrimination persists, including in citizenship and nationality laws. (...) |
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| 26/06/2014 |
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On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ACUNS Vienna organized its second annual symposium, focusing on Forced Marriage, Violence against Women and the Istanbul Convention (...) |
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| 25/06/2014 |
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FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of women and girls. The practice also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity. (...) |
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| 24/06/2014 |
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The aim of this paper is to build on current understandings of urban poverty and urban food insecurity to explore how the impacts of climate change are likely to exacerbate current and future challenges. (...) |
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| 22/06/2014 |
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Types of communications are sought: accurate and detailed information relating to the promotion of women's rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields in any country.
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| 21/06/2014 |
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This Note aims to provide policy and operational guidance for United Nations engagement in the area of reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence. (...) |
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| 19/06/2014 |
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At least one in three women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, often perpetrated by an intimate partner. (...) |
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| 17/06/2014 |
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This guidance note on Integrating Gender into Internal Police Oversight is a practical resource for police services, and those who manage and support them. (...) |
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| 16/06/2014 |
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WAVE Country Report 2013 urges European countries to do more to meet the Council of Europe Taskforce Recommendations for specialized service provision for women survivors of violence. (...) |
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| 14/06/2014 |
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An estimated 6.7 million persons with disabilities are forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations. (...) |
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| 13/06/2014 |
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By ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 188 states have committed to advancing gender equality by confronting “any distinction, exclusion, or restriction made on the basis of sex which [impairs] the enjoyment or exercise by women ... of human rights and fundamental freedoms.” (...) |
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| 11/06/2014 |
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The widening of income inequalities within countries is now a well-established fact. Analysis suggests that this trend is associated with a change in the distribution of income, to the detriment of labour. (...) |
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| 10/06/2014 |
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The United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality today launched a major campaign kicking off a year-long, worldwide commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. (...) |
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| 09/06/2014 |
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This report examines the gender pay gap, the difference between what men and women earn, in public services. (...) |
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| 08/06/2014 |
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A Toolkit for Organisations and Movements dedicated to advancing a feminist social change agenda—an agenda that believes that all development and social justice must be rooted in gender and social equality. (...) |
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| 07/06/2014 |
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The Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world report reviews national legislative provisions on maternity protection at work in 185 countries and territories, statistical coverage in law and in practice of paid maternity leave as well as statutory provision of paternity, parental and adoption leaves. (...) |
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| 06/06/2014 |
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Recognizing the “Colombo Declaration on Youth”, a result of deliberations among global youth and Ministers responsible for youth and civil society organizations on youth priorities in relation to current and future development frameworks. (...) |
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| 05/06/2014 |
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The primary aim of this report is to bring together the developing international human rights law jurisprudence and significant other writing linking rape and torture and other ill-treatment in a comprehensive and useable way, so that it can be drawn on by lawyers and activists working on issues or individual cases of rape. (...) |
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| 04/06/2014 |
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This piece analyzes the aggregate impact of women's organizations around the world that received grants from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' MDG3 Fund. (...) |
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| 31/05/2014 |
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The overall objective of FOFCOD and Widows for Peace through Democracy was to carry research and raise awareness on widowhood a neglected human rights issue and as a form of slavery. (...) |
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| 30/05/2014 |
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A persistent concern is the low participation rate of women in the Palestinian labour force, which now appears to be compounded by a drop in the representation of women in decision-making bodies. (...) |
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| 29/05/2014 |
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On average across the developing world, nearly 25 percent fewer women than men have access to the Internet, and the gender gap soars to nearly 45 percent in regions like sub-Saharan Africa. (...) |
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| 28/05/2014 |
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Building Peace dedicate Issue 3 to gender and peacebuilding, exploring how women and men can reconstruct war-torn nations. (...) |
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| 27/05/2014 |
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The main objective of this report is the pursuit of a comprehensive, critical and balanced investigation of the cause of gender disparity. (...) |
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| 26/05/2014 |
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Terrorist violence in 2013 was increasingly fueled by sectarian motives, marking a worrisome trend, particularly in Syria, but also in Lebanon and Pakistan. (...) |
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| 25/05/2014 |
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The crisis impact has been different for women and men, both in terms of employment than in terms of austerity measures and consequent cuts to social services. (...) |
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| 24/05/2014 |
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Child poverty and social exclusion are major challenges facing the European Union. As part of its Social Investment Package, the European Commission issued a major Recommendation on Investing in Children and Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage. (...) |
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| 23/05/2014 |
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At a time when governments, civil society organisations and the larger international community are negotiating a new sustainable development agenda, another binding, global, agreement is being negotiated behind closed doors. Learn more about the impact this trade agreement can have on the women in the region. (...) |
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| 22/05/2014 |
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This publication contains the "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework", which were developed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. (...) |
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| 21/05/2014 |
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This report is based on a three-year research project on gender in peacebuilding, which involved field research in four countries (Burundi, Colombia, Nepal and Uganda), with a thematic focus on four areas of peacebuilding (access to justice,economic recovery,inter-generational tensions and conflict, permutations and continuums of violence.) (...) |
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| 20/05/2014 |
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Threats and violence against women journalists are on the rise in many regions of the world. In their work exposing injustices and bearing witness to human rights violations, women journalists are women human rights defenders, and are in need of better security and protection mechanisms. (...) |
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| 19/05/2014 |
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A primer on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) (...) |
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| 17/05/2014 |
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Identification of critical factors preventing marginalized women's inclusion in customary and democratic decision-making structures and description of how women have worked in overcoming barriers to their participation. (...) |
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| 16/05/2014 |
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What is freedom of religion? It is a broad, inclusive right, sweeping in scope, embracing the full range of thought, belief, and behavior. But with religious freedom abuses occurring daily around the world for people of all faiths and none, it is critical that the United States recommit itself to meeting these challenges. (...) |
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| 15/05/2014 |
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A resource for promoting dialogue on creating a new UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. (...) |
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| 14/05/2014 |
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Freedom of thought and belief must not be compromised. When regimes violently attack people for their ideas and beliefs, all human rights suffer. Oppression of thought by the state is a sign, not of strength, but of egomania and cowardice. (...) |
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| 13/05/2014 |
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The submission highlights the manner in which the Islamic Republic of Iran fails to protect women against gender-related killings. (...) |
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| 08/05/2014 |
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Breaking down stereotypes about the role of women and ultimately to give hope for change to millions who had no hope before. (...) |
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| 06/05/2014 |
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The purpose of this Guide is to provide advocacy information, advice and tools to those wishing to
use the Convention and its Optional Protocol to secure the land and property rights of women.
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| 03/05/2014 |
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"The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole. I am influenced more than ever before by the conviction that social equality is the only basis of human happiness..." (...) |
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| 17/04/2014 |
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This report revisits the theoretical concepts of inequalities including their measurements, analyzes their global trends, presents the policy makers' perception of inequalities in 15 countries and identifies various policy options in combating this major development challenge of our time. (...) |
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| 10/04/2014 |
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It is increasingly being recognized that for societies to make progress women need to be treated as equal partners with men. (...) |
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| 09/04/2014 |
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International human rights norms have recognized that reproductive rights are women's rights, clarifying that violations of reproductive rights are primarily manifestations of discrimination, poverty, and violence. (...) |
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| 08/04/2014 |
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When you click on the official website of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, the clock is literally ticking down to Saturday, 5 April – the day millions of Afghans will vote in landmark elections whose credibility rests on the full participation of women. (...) |
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| 02/04/2014 |
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Concern with the use of explosive weapons in populated areas has increased over the last few years, due to the severe harm caused to civilians and the wider community. However, the debate has so far not sufficiently highlighted the specific impact that explosive weapons have on women. (...) |
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| 30/03/2014 |
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Growing inequality is neither destiny nor a necessary price to pay for economic growth according to UN DESA's report which was released on Friday, 14 February, and national policies and institutions play a crucial role in defining inequality trends. (...) |
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| 28/03/2014 |
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The European Commission published this month a fact sheet entitled “ Europe is cracking the glass ceiling” on the development of the representation of women on the boards of listed companies in the European Union. (...) |
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| 22/03/2014 |
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The objective of this briefing paper is to provide background information drawn from the international literature on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality in relation to the report of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee. (...) |
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| 19/03/2014 |
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MEWC aims to publish an annual report throughout the 10-year duration of the African Women's Decade to provide an overview of status of women's rights in Africa. It is important to keep track of countries progress with regards to gender equality in Africa for several reasons. (...) |
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| 16/03/2014 |
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More women than ever before are being elected to Parliaments around the world. And if the current trend continues, gender parity is achievable in less than a generation. (...) |
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| 14/03/2014 |
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In the past 50 years women's legal status has improved all over the world. But many laws still make it difficult for women to fully participate in economic life whether by getting jobs or starting businesses. (...) |
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| 11/03/2014 |
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A new report by the World Bank Group stresses the need for bold, coordinated actions to advance equal opportunities for women in the world of work, such as addressing gender biases early, expanding women's access to property and finance, and raising legal retirement ages—with major payoffs in tackling poverty. (...) |
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| 03/03/2014 |
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During disasters, girls fare worse than the rest of the population, according to a new report released on 11 October by child rights NGO Plan International. (...) |
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| 02/03/2014 |
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While nearly 1 billion people have escaped extreme poverty in the past 20 years and child and maternal mortality have been cut by almost one half, much more work remains to be done to address inequalities and ensure the rights and dignity of all, especially women and children, top United Nations officials stressed today.
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| 27/02/2014 |
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What Fathers Have to do with it - a four-page MenCare publication on the ways in which non-violent fatherhood positively impacts women's and children's well-being and gender equality.
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| 26/02/2014 |
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Inversons les rôles. Imaginons, le temps d'une fiction, que le monde soit dominé par les femmes. Les hommes seraient, alors, les premières victimes de sexisme et de violences sexuelles. La réalisatrice française, Eléonore Pourriat, a imaginé cette situation dans un court-métrage, Majorité opprimée, sorti en 2009.(Le Figaro) (...) |
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| 23/02/2014 |
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A new ILO book shows that the growing gap between rich and poor is only partially associated with technological change. The divide is mostly the result of economic and institutional policies that preceded the global economic and social crisis and were exacerbated by it. (...) |
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| 20/02/2014 |
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International human rights norms have recognized that reproductive rights are women's rights, clarifying that violations of reproductive rights are primarily manifestations of discrimination, poverty, and violence. Where women's rights to equality and non-discrimination are not fulfilled, women's access to reproductive health services and decision-making about their reproductive lives is limited. (...) |
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| 11/02/2014 |
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A United Nations report released today said that female teachers are “urgently needed” to boost the education of girls in Afghanistan, which has the highest level of gender disparity in the world.
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| 08/02/2014 |
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What if instead of being treated as someone's property to be betrothed, raped, abused, sold, with no power over her destiny, a girl is healthy, safe, educated, and empowered? What if instead she
has the ability to freely make informed decisions regarding whom, when and if she marries, and when and if she wants to have children? (...) |
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| 02/02/2014 |
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Les inégalités entre les femmes et les hommes sont connues : les femmes comptent pour 46 % des salariés du privé mais 20 % des cadres dirigeants et 20 % des membres des conseils d'administration du CAC 40. Les femmes cadres dirigeantes sont payées 32 % de moins que les hommes – en équivalent-temps plein. (...) |
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| 30/01/2014 |
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As prime minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark brushed off criticism of her sex. Could she become the first woman to run the United Nations?
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| 29/01/2014 |
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A chronic gap between rich and poor is yawning wider, posing the biggest single risk to the world in 2014, even as economies in many countries start to recover, the World Economic Forum said on Thursday.
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| 26/01/2014 |
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A new ILO study examines the constraints on working women in Algeria and the opportunities available to them. (...) |
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| 25/01/2014 |
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La prise de conscience de l'importance de la réalisation de l'égalité des sexes, des droits et de l'autonomisation des femmes dans toutes les parties du monde est indispensable à ce cadre universel normatif ; cette responsabilité incombe à toutes et à tous et porte sur tous les domaines d'action. (...) |
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| 24/01/2014 |
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« J'espère que nous marquerons par notre passage l'histoire des droits des femmes. Le seul moyen d'y parvenir est de transformer l'égalité en droit, écrite dans les textes, en une égalité en fait », confiait la ministre des droits des femmes Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, lors d'un entretien en juillet... (...) |
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| 21/01/2014 |
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Around the world, a record number of women are now migrating to seek work and better lives. For many, migration yields these benefits; for others, it carries dangerous risks, such as exploitation in domestic work, and vulnerability to violence. Migration policies and practices have been slow to recognize these risks and take steps to make the process safe for women.
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| 18/01/2014 |
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Gender inequality, despite much progress, remains among the greatest challenges of our
times. Fed by deeply embedded discrimination against women and girls, it is wrong and costly,
whether it interrupts economic progress, undercuts peace or restricts the quality of leadership.
Ending it should be foremost among global and national goals. (...) |
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| 13/01/2014 |
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The report shows that while parents expect their children to learn basic skills at school, they face many barriers for holding schools, service providers and government accountable. The report also cites several country examples of where parents and stakeholders are working together to improve accountability for children's progress in learning and getting positive results. (...) |
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| 12/01/2014 |
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Stefaan De Clerck and Ray Stewart, who have been heading up Belgacom together since 16 November, are delighted with the Belgian Government's appointment - at Minister Jean-Pascal Labille's proposal - of Dominque Leroy as the new CEO of Belgacom for a six-year term.
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| 03/01/2014 |
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Times Higher Education asked 163 UK higher education institutions whether they allow gender-segregated events. Of the 46 that responded, 29 do not have prohibitions in place and of these, 23 say they do not have a policy on gender segregation.
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| 02/01/2014 |
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A new study by the World Economic Forum came up with some interesting facts about Arab and Muslim women, particularly Saudis, in education and the workplace. An estimated 80 percent of all Saudi women applying at domestic and foreign universities are interested in the field of engineering.
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| 25/12/2013 |
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The newly formed Alliance aims to intensify actions towards gender equality in media content and staffing. The network includes representatives of media organizations, media professionals, academics, policy-makers, civil society groups, development agencies. Membership will be dynamic and open to all parties that subscribe to the core principles. (...) |
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| 23/12/2013 |
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The Report on women and men in leadership positions in the European Union 2013 looks at the current situation and recent progress for gender balance across a range of decision-making positions in the public and private sectors, including business, financial institutions, politics, civil service and the judiciary (...) |
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| 15/12/2013 |
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For many women, just walking down the street can mean being subject to harassment by men—from subtle comments to overtly hostile remarks. Back in 2012, fed up with such treatment, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, an oil painter by trade, decided to speak out: She produced an illustrated self-portrait with a caption—"Stop Telling Women To Smile"—and plastered copies all around her Brooklyn neighborhood. (...) |
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| 12/12/2013 |
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UN Women Executive Director urges the world to prioritize the protection of women's human rights.
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| 07/12/2013 |
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his profound sadness at the passing of Nelson Mandela, extolling the life of the late human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker and first democratically-elected President of post-apartheid South Africa as an inspiration for all.
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| 30/09/2012 |
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The European Foresight Platform Final Event in Vienna, 27-28 September 2012, Institut Français, with Millennia2015 as keynote: see documents and photos
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| 08/09/2012 |
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Millennia2015 organise son premier "Midis de Millennia2015" le jeudi 13 septembre 2012 de 12h à 14h à l'Institut Destrée, Namur. Le sujet abordé par Marcia Cohen sera: "Droit des femmes à l'égalité salariale aux USA : une amorce" en présence d'autres personnalités. (...) |
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| 07/03/2012 |
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La province de Namur compte la proportion la plus basse de conseillères provinciales et seulement une femme bourgmestre... Un constat, parmi d'autres, qui interpelle L'association 100 ans au Féminin Pluriel (...) |
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| 24/11/2011 |
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A l'occasion de la soirée "les Namuroises du centenaire" organisé le 8 novembre 2011 par le réseau namurois "100 ans au Féminin Pluriel", Marie-Anne Delahaut a participé à l'émission Point Barres du 14 novembre 2011 de la chaîne namuroise Canal C. (...) |
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| 24/11/2011 |
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A l'occasion de la soirée "les Namuroises du centenaire" organisée le 8 novembre 2011 par le réseau namurois "100 ans au Féminin Pluriel", Marie-Anne Delahaut, responsable fondatrice de Millennia2015, a participé à l'émission Point Barre de la chaîne namuroise Canal C, le 14 novembre 2011
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| 01/07/2011 |
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La conférence internationale "Millennia2015, Un plan d'action pour l'autonomisation des femmes" sera organisée par la Division pour l'égalité des genres du Cabinet de la Directrice générale de l'UNESCO et l'Institut Destrée, en présence de Madame Irina Bokova, Directrice générale de l'UNESCO, les lundi 21 et mardi 22 novembre 2011, au Siège de l'UNESCO à Paris. (...) |
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| 01/07/2011 |
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The international conference "Millennia2015, An action plan for women's empowerment" will be organized by The division for Gender Equality of the cabinet of the UNESCO Director-General and The Destree Institute in the presence of Mrs Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 November 2011, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
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| 22/02/2011 |
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Le Crans Montana Forum a invité Millennia2015 à contribuer à la session "La femme et les affaires publiques dans le cadre de la coopération Sud-Sud" lors de la 5ème réunion annuelle des Premières Dames, en collaboration avec l'UNESCO et l'ISESCO. (...) |
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| 22/02/2011 |
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The Crans Montana Forum has invited Millennia2015
to contribute to the session "The South-South Cooperation and the Role of Women in Public Affairs" during the 5th annual Meeting of First Ladies, in collaboration with UNESCO and ISESCO.
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| 10/12/2010 |
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The Division for Gender Equality, Office of the Director-General, UNESCO and The Destree Institute and Millennia2015 organize a press conference on Wednesday 8 December 2010 at the UNESCO in Paris on the occasion of the launch of the international conference "Millennia 2015, An action plan for women's empowerment" that will held at the end of 2011.
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| 29/10/2010 |
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A l'occasion de la Marche mondiale des femmes 2010, la communauté Millennia2015 Goma-RDC a pu défiler aux côtés d'autres organisations afin de réaffirmer sa détermination à lutter contre toutes les formes d'inégalités, de violences et de discriminations envers les femmes pour la construction d'un monde plus solidaire, plus équitable et plus respectueux de la diversité. (...) |
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| 07/07/2009 |
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"Developments to Improve the Status of Women" is a Millennia 2015 Global Experts Study. Conducted using the Real Time Delphi technique provided by The Millennium Project, it was designed to collect opinions about gender-sensitive issues: those that are not yet sufficiently addressed or resolved, those that are emerging or might grow in importance in the next two decades, as well as policies, strategies, challenges and barriers to improving the status of women worldwide and in specific regions or cultures. The 74 pages study also considers the organizations that exist or should be established to address them. The horizon is 2018.
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| 12/02/2008 |
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Mileva Maric found in Albert Einstein someone with whom share its love by the physics. She was the first woman in receiving the master's degree and according to the investigator E.H. Walker the fundamental ideas of the theory of the relativity are hers that made his husband world-wide famous. (...) |
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Le processus de recherche prospective de Millennia2015 et 
