Women
Human Rights Outrage of the Day
In 2002 a Pakistani woman named Mukhtaran Mai gang raped. Today, a court set her attackers free.
Why Linkin Park is Teaming up With the UN
The American rock band Linkin Park is teaming up with the United Nations and the UN Foundation in an effort to fill a specific gap in Haiti’s reconstruction and relief efforts.
My Trash Collection Will Stop Because Members of Congress Don’t Want to Believe that the UN does Not Fund Abortions
Here in Washington DC, they say my trash collection will stop if the Federal Government shuts down. That’s infuriating. But it is all the more so if my trash is no longer collected because of a mistaken belief about what UNFPA is and what it does.
On the Frontline of Somalia’s Embattled Women’s Rights Movement
A female Somali leader is calling for help from the diaspora and international community to support women’s local political representation in an urgent case in Somalia.
And What An International Women’s Day It Has Been!
The authoritative link drop for International Women’s Day.
On International Women’s Day, A Conversation With UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet
On a press conference call in honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day UN Women executive director Michele Bachelet discussed her plans for the new organization, the challenges facing women in Libya and Cote D’Ivoire, and why she thinks women and girls need to stay on top of the international agenda
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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