Women
Three Misconceptions About Violence against Women in Afghanistan
Ending violence against Afghan women will take a lot more than a peace agreement. Three of the most common misconceptions about violence against Afghan women.
US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Talks Maternal Health at the World Health Organization
This is a great speech by US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is in Geneva this week for the World Health Assembly. Sebelius offers some global context to America’s own struggles with providing adequecate health care to women and mothers.
Happy Mother’s Day: Saving Moms At Birth
A neat Mother’s Day infographic from the USAID
Melinda Gates and Gates Foundation’s Makes New Family Planning Push
Later this morning, Melinda Gates is hosting a TedXChange conference devoted to family planning and contraception. Watch live.
Making India a Safer Place for Women
Sexual violence- and the ham-fisted legislation proposed by regional governors to address it - has sparked soul-searching debate online and in the press over rape law and the prevalence of sexual assault in supposedly swiftly-modernizing India.
“Helping women is more than just doing microfinance.” A Conversation with UN Women’s Lakshmi Puri
UN Dispatch caught up with Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships at UN Women Lakshmi Puri. We spoke after an International Women’s Day event hosted by the UN Foundation in Washington, DC.
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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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