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UN-INSTRAW Activities
Council of Ministers for Women of Central America meets in Panama
The Council of Ministers for Women of Central America (COMMCA) will hold a meeting with agencies and international entities with the objective to align and harmonize international cooperation on gender issues for the region’s Central American Integration System (SICA).
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Initiative to certify enterprises on gender equity for competitivity
UN-INSTRAW will participate in a project with the National Council for Competitivity (CNC) to be implemented by the Dominican Republic and the World Bank aiming to create a model for the certification of Dominican enterprises on gender equity.
Political participation project revives debate on quotas in Algeria
A high level workshop organized by UN-INSTRAW and CAWTAR has relaunched the debate on quotas in Algeria.
UN-INSTRAW expresses condolences to earthquake victims and their families
The management and staff of UN-INSTRAW would like to express their heartfelt condolences to the victims of the terrible earthquake in Haiti and to their families.
Global Gender News
Urgent action needed to reach goals of female political participation Organizations working in Eastern and Southern Africa warn that the backwards trend in women’s political participation in the region is threatening the goals set out by governments and stress that urgent action is needed to fulfill their commitments.
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Mobilization of women on eve of elections in Burundi
Women’s organizations have drawn up a national strategy to increase participation in general elections in Burundi this May. This will be the second election since the conflict ended; the second post-conflict poll in the country.
Bangladesh’s prime minister received peace prize
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize in recognition of her contribution to peace and democracy.
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Hopes for modernization of marriage and divorce law in Uganda
In the aftermath of the recently passed bills on domestic violence and female genital mutilation, female lawmakers in Uganda hope for an approval in January of long-awaited modernization bills on marriage and divorce.
Honduran woman on hunger strik in protest of deportation
Honduran Jenny Aguilar began a hunger strike in December 2009 to avoid deportation and separation from her three children who were born in the United States. Organizations that defend the rights of migrants demand that detention and deportation policies that are in violation of basic human rights and that divide family members be suspended.
Indigenous women parliamentarians meet in Bolivia
Latin American women parliamentarians will meet to promote women’s human rights at the "International Conference of Indigenous Women Parliamentarians" from 19-20 January 2010 in Bolivia.
New woman minister in Tunisia
On 14 January 2010, in an extensive reshuffling of his cabinet, the Tunisian President appointed a woman, Mrs. Bibiya Chihi, to head the Ministry of Women, Children and Seniors.
Microloans: a way to women’s empowerment in Algeria
More than 142,000 Algerians have utilized microloans from the National Agency for the Management of Micro-Credit (ANGEM) over the past four years.
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Virtual discussion on women and media
Women and the media is one of the twelve critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. The UN Department of Public Information will hold an online discussion on the topic from 1 to 28 February 2010.
Gender perspective essential in security sector reform (SSR) in Nepal Many women and children in Nepal are victims of war and are struggling for survival. Women continue to be excluded from peace processes, and women and children are ignored in post conflict concentration, according to Krishna Hari Pushkar, Peace and Conflict Management Expert and Under Secretary of Government of Nepal.
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