RIGHTS-WOMEN: U.N. SEEKS GENDER EQUALITY IN PEACE EFFORTS

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 26, 2000 ;   STAFF;   787 words ......concedes that women remain especially...vulnerable in conflict situations, and are...torture of women in contemporary conflict situations, the United Nations Women's Fund asserts...vulnerability of women in conflict situations. In Rwanda...

MEASURES TAKEN UP TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 1, 2006 ;     576 words ......improve the situation of women in armed conflicts, and recommendations to allow women to take action in peace...the positive role that women play in conflict resolution...vulnerability and special needs of women and girls in conflict situations and women as perpetrator ...

FINLAND: PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT SEMINAR ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY HELD AT...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 6, 2007 ;     787 words ......to everybody - men and women, boys and girls. Nevertheless...violence experienced by women and girls in war and other...of a woman. Protecting women and girls and securing...Nations Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, is...human and basic rights of women and girls in ...

Peace inextricably linked with equality between women and men says...

M2 Presswire;  March 9, 2000 ;     564 words ......full participation of women in power structures and...Fourth World Conference on Women as an essential element...consequences of armed conflict, women and girls are particularly...impact of violence against women and violation of the human rights of women in conflict ...

ARE WOMEN HUMAN?

Herizons;  October 1, 2007 ;   Anonymous;   286 words ...Women and girls raped during...Democracy-based Coalition for Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations. The campaign was...coalition and the Women's Legal Education...of violence against women and girls in times of conflict, and those injustices...sexual violence in ...

African women's participation in God's mission for justice and dignity.

International Review of Mission;  October 1, 1998 ;   Namusoke, Sarah;   787 words ......the centuries, African women have responded to God...contribution made by African women. They highlight experiences...of several individual women, as well as some of the...contribution of African women to God's mission of justice...dignity is their role in conflict situations. The ...

Women NGOs deplore muted reaction to attack on women

The Hindustan Times;  December 6, 2007 ;     227 words ......An umbrella organisation of women's groups Thursday lambasted members...note of the repeated targeting of women in any attack, as witnessed in...was a matter of deep concern that women were becoming targets for all kinds...Thursday. Among their demands to bring women's security to the forefront ...

An appeal for Burma's women

The Boston Globe;  June 19, 2008 ;     311 words ......session on violence against women in conflict situations today, on the 63d birthday...the vilest crimes against women. Since early May, the regime...officials say, are 35,000 pregnant women in need of medical care. The junta's disregard for those women is emblematic of what ...

Global: Women in Post-conflict Situations

Women's Feature Service;  March 14, 2005 ;   H, Olivia;   678 words ......Commission on the Status of Women, between February 28 and...Mindanao Commission on Women and Asia-Pacific Women Watch, speakers from Afghanistan...Gender Issues in Post-conflict Situations' in their countries. Philippine...resolution recognising women's role in peacebuilding...kinds ...

Congress Should Put Women and Children First in Providing Humanitarian...

U.S. Newswire;  October 13, 2003 ;     561 words ......practice and put the needs of women and children first in...the majority of them are women and children. That's a...increasing vulnerability of women and children in conflict situations. During the 1990s, more...recent reminders that women and children face additional...violations. ...

Past year highlighted as positive for women, gender equality; Much to Be...

M2 Presswire;  October 16, 2007 ;     787 words ......and Advancement of Women, underscored the role that women had to play in development, climate change and conflict...resolution. Overall, it has been a positive year for women and gender equality issues, with increased efforts...access to resources, and exclusion in decision-making. Women ...

QUEEN TO TAKE PART IN AWO, WOMEN AND CONFLICT FORUMS IN LEBANON

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  March 3, 2004 ;     142 words ......Rania, president of the second Arab Women's Summit (2002-2004) the proceedings of "Women and Armed Conflict Resolutions" forum...discuss legislation pertaining to women in conflict situations as well as psychological, social...will also tackle family issues and women's role in ...

Saving Women's Lives: Stigma, Sexism and HIV Prevention; United Nations...

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  July 10, 2002 ;     787 words ......world must focus on saving women's lives as a strategy...of HIV/AIDS if we help women overcome barriers to prevention...Young people, pregnant women, and women in emergency or conflict situations must be targeted. In the...most affected by AIDS, women are bearing the ...

POLITICS: UN AND NGOs BATTLE FOR RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN WAR REGIONS

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  November 19, 2004 ;   Michelle Chen;   787 words ......IPS/GIN) -- As women in conflict areas...Initiatives to support women's struggles in conflict and post-conflict situations marked the Oct...Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security...affected by armed conflict and its aftermath...and perspectives. Women are ...

Groundbreaking Global Campaign Seeks to Correct Failings of Reparations...

Canadian Corporate News;  May 15, 2007 ;     649 words ......via COMTEX) -- Women and girls who...and ensuring women and girl survivors...Coalition for Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations. Press conferences...representatives of women's rights organizations...existence prior to conflict, which lie at...violence against ...