Worldwide Organization for Women: Women and Climate Change: Statement to the 11th Session of the Human Rights Council15 June 2009
"...According to the research of the Women's Environment and Development organization, women and children are fourteen times more likely to die than men are during a disaster. In 2006, a study at the London School of Economics analyzing disasters in 141 countries provided the definitive evidence that gender differences in deaths from natural disasters are directly linked to women's economic and social rights..."
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World Pulse: "Voices of Our Future" Correspondents
With great pride, World Pulse introduces to you their very first "Voices of Our Future", a new network of 30 grassroots women correspondents reporting live from 21 nations. Selected from over 500 applicants from 90 countries, these are women speaking out on the frontlines of social change from some of the most forgotten corners of the world. Calling themselves "voices for the voiceless" of their regions, they are learning to use new media to change their lives and uplift their communities.
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Violence against Women UN Trust Fund Alert: Drastic Shortfall in Resources Threatens Women's Safety
The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women ("UN Trust Fund") is a leading global source of support for country and local-level action to end violence against women and girls established by the General Assembly. Due to the global economic and financial crisis, the UN Trust Fund is facing a dramatic shortfall in donor contributions.
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EVENTS
Central America Women's Network (CAWN) at Canning House: Panel Discussion: "Crisis in Honduras"July 24, 2009
11am
London, UK
The panel will analyse the events that preceded president Zelaya's replacement; relations between state institutions; the domestic political situation and the proposed constitutional reform; regional and international implications, including implications for ALBA, relations with the US and the EU and the OAS.
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Call for Participation: Women's Earth Alliance
Join Women's Earth Alliance in India from October 16-31, 2009 for a two-week journey of learning, dialogue and building networks with women who are guiding the next global paradigm in sustainable agriculture.
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NEW RESOURCES
A New Resource: BBC Radio 4: CAWN speaking on behalf of Honduran women
Some organisations are worried that the unstable political situation in Honduras could be setting back the welfare of its women. The Central America Women's Network has expressed concern about the interim administration, contending that feminist organisations oppose the recent coup; they believe that many women are now suffering as workers, family carers and victims of violence because of a 'breakdown in the rule of law'.
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A New Resource: Reporters Without Borders: "Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents"
The handbook offers practical advice and techniques on how to create a blog, make entries and get the blog to show up in search engine results. It gives clear explanations about blogging for all those whose online freedom of e-pression is subject to restrictions, and it shows how to sidestep the censorship measures imposed by certain governments, with a practical example that demonstrates the use of the censorship circumvention software Tor.
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A New Resource: Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL): 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence: Fundraising for 16 Days Activities
B-sed on the survey sent to 16 Days Campaign participants after last year's campaign, one of the primary challenges that many groups face when organizing for the 16 Days Campaign is securing funding and other resources for their activities. Therefore, in an effort to help organizations obtain as much inf-rmation as possible on where and how to look for grants to support their 16 Days Campaign activities, CWGL has put together a list of potential funding sources.
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A New Resource: Agenda Journal
Agenda, as a feminist media organisation in Africa, is committed to giving women a forum, a voice and skills to articulate their needs and interests towards transf-rming unequal gender relations. Read the latest issue.
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A New Resource/Article: Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS): Q&A: Defending Women's Rights Under New Land Policy
Joyce Mulama interviews EVELYNE OPONDO, senior programme officer, Federation of Women Lawyers - Kenya
After years of delays, Kenya's cabinet has finally adopted a draft National Land Policy (NLP), which is now awaiting debate in parliament.
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A New Publication: The United States Institute for Peace: "Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War"
This comprehensive analysis of Colombia's current conflict moves beyond the drug trafficking and guerilla warfare found in the headlines to encompass Colombia's diverse array of often overlooked peace initiatives. These initiatives involve national actors, local and regional initiatives, institutional and sectoral initiatives, the role of gender and ethnicity in peacebuilding, local and regional initiatives, and the multiple contributions and roles of the international community in Colombia's search for peace.
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APPEALS AND URGENT ACTIONS
United for Iran: Global Day of Action, July 25
On July 25, stand in solidarity with the Iranian people. J-in this unprecedented wave of global citizen activism for the people of Iran. On July 25, participate in an event in one of more than 50 cities around the world.
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Urgent Action: The Observatory: Iran: Arbitrary detention of Ms. Shadi Sadr
July 21, 2009
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources of the abduction and arbitrary detention of Ms. Shadi Sadr, a prominent lawyer, women's rights activist working with the "One Million Signatures Campaign", Director of "Raahi" (a legal advice centre for women), founder of "Zanan-e Iran" (the first website dedicated to the work of Iranian women's rights activists, and journalist member of "Meydaan", an online newspaper on women's issues.
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