Women
UN Foundation CEO: Let’s Continue To Improve The Livelihoods of Girls And Women
Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation, called attention to the issue of the rights of women and girls in an address on Wednesday at the National Press Club
in Washington, DC.
Why 2012 Was a Watershed Year for African Women
You may have missed it, but 2012 was a very a big year for African women.
Could the Nobel Peace Prize Hurt Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Chances at Re-Election Next Week?
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian president and first female African head of state, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this morning – only four days before a key presidential election in Liberia. How will the award impact her re-election bid?
Weathering Change
Weathering Change is a new film from Population Action International that shows how women’s health and welfare in the developing world is disproportionately affected by climate change.
Afghan Women Fight Government Takeover of Women’s Shelters
To stop an imminent government takeover of shelters for abused women, Afghan human rights activists are fighting back, in public and behind the scenes, and rallying supporters in Afghanistan and abroad.
Some Accountability on the Way for “Every Woman, Every Child” Pledges?
On the sidelines of the MDGs summit in September, the Secretary General presided over a meeting called “Every Woman, Every Child” which raised $40 billion in pledges for maternal and child health and women’s empowerment. Today, the UN announced a new way to make sure that donors actually follow through on their pledges.
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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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