Source: Jamaica Information Service
Message from the honourable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica on Commonwealth Day, March 14, 2011
Source: IPS
"We have had enough of the training given to us in cooking, sewing and household works… We now have another dream: of participating actively in the development of our island at decision-making level," says Marie-Anne Laganne, a political trainer at Women In Politics.
Source: IPS
It would have been hard for a teenaged Margaret Nnananyana Nasha to imagine that she would grow up to become one of the most powerful figures in Botswana's government.
Source: IPS
When the ban on traditional birth attendants was lifted last year, pregnant women quickly appeared at Dorothy Chirwa's door in Malombe village in Mangochi, a district on the southern shores of Lake Malawi. Chirwa was among the thousands of TBAs banned from providing women with care in 2007.
Source: The Inquirer
Five women groups in Liberia have sharply condemned the deaths of the seven women who were allegedly demonstrating peacefully in the streets of Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire on March 3, 2011 and are calling on partners to help in providing more assistance to the influx of refugees fleeing the conflict.
The violations on female activists The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights followed up the events of March the 8th on the occasion of International Women's Day in a great worry.
A seminar in celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) was held at the University of Lagos on March 9. Jointly organised by PEN Nigeria and the university’s Department of English, the seminar featured paper presentations by Eno Ikpe, Mojisola Shodipe, Anthonia Yakubu, and Ofure Aito.
Source: African Press Organization
The Italian Cooperation is working with over 30 local authorities and hundreds of personalities from the Italian and international institutional, cultural and entertainment worlds and civil society on the campaign to promote the group candidacy of African women for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Source: UN News Center
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced five senior appointments to several United Nations offices, including two deputies to the head of the newly-created entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Source: Unicef
Burkina Faso has come a long way in addressing the education needs of its children. In 2000, just 44 per cent were enrolled in primary schools. By 2010, this had increased to almost 75 per cent.
Source: Unicef
UNICEF Radio moderator Amy Costello spoke with Mary Robinson about children and schools in conflict-affected countries, and the need toprosecute those who commit human rights violations against children.
Source: UN HAbitat
Over 50 government officials gathered in Buchanan Liberia’s second largest city to assess the impact of local leadership training involving some 3000 county staff held over the past two years.
Source: Awoko
A local NGO, Movement for Resettlement and Rural Development (MORD) and the civil society governance outfit Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) have ended a dialogue forum with stakeholders and representatives from political parties, civil society organizations and women activists under the project “Strengthening cooperation for women’s political participation, rights and empowerment in society”.
Source: United Nations Country Team in Somalia
Somalia's health care system was utterly destroyed by the civil war leaving the country with, among other problems, the highest rate of maternal and infant mortality in the world. A Somali woman gives birth to an average of 6 children during her life time. 14 in every 1000 women die due to complications related to child birth.
Source: Guardian
Marches by thousands of women in protest at Ivory Coast's president Laurent Gbagbo have ended in bloodshed after his army killed four people.The women made their stand on International Women's Day, less than a week after Gbagbo's soldiers killed seven women at a peaceful demonstration, earning worldwide condemnation.
Every year, the 8th of March is dedicated to the celebration of women's successes, achievements, and accomplishments in all aspects of human development. This year marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the business community to continue working alongside the United Nations to empower women and especially to help break the proverbial ‘glass ceiling.’
Source: TrustLaw
Concern Worldwide, the international humanitarian organization, marks International Women’s Day March 8 with call to action for international governments, civil society and men and women everywhere to address gender inequality and increase the opportunities of girls and women significantly.
Source: AlertNet
Across most of rural West Africa, women's social status is inferior to that of men. It starts with the division of labour.
Source: Times of Malta
Although the gender gap in education is closing, there are wide differences within and across countries, and far too many girls are still denied schooling, leave prematurely or complete school with few skills and fewer opportunities.”