The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Tibotec (Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Limited) invite you to the pre-conference session entitled Women in HIV Trials: Building Bridges in Clinical and Social Science Research, to be held on 2 August 2008, at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women will hold its 41st session from 30 June to 18 July 2008. This year’s committee, held in New York, will examine the country reports from Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Nigeria, Slovakia, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen.
In October 2004, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic Resolution on the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour.
Female genial mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) reflects deep-rooted inequalities between the sexes and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that 100 to 140 million women and girls worldwide are currently living with the consequences of FGM/C and every year 3 million girls are at risk for the procedure. FGM/C is practiced in five of Yemen’s 21 governorates, with prevalence rates over 96% in three of the governorates.
The Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations, invites participants to an online discussion on “Women and men: equal sharing of responsibilities”, which will run from 7 July to 1 August 2008.
Female genial mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) reflects deep-rooted inequalities between the sexes and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that 100 to 140 million women and girls worldwide are currently living with the consequences of FGM/C and every year 3 million girls are at risk for the procedure. FGM/C is practiced in five of Yemen’s 21 governorates, with prevalence rates over 96% in three of the governorates.