Source: GBN
On April 5, 2013 the world began the 1,000-day countdown to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline. Created in 2000, the MDGs spurred action from governments, international organizations, and civil society.In recent years, we have cut the global poverty rate in half,reduced the prevalence of deadly diseases, improved sanitation, narrowedthe gender gap, and more. Although we have made progress toward these Goals,there is still much to be done, especially for the girls and women of the Muslim world.
Source: Daily News
THE national website on gender issues clearly states that the government of Tanzania recognises that women's advancement and achievement of gender equality are a matter of human rights and a condition to social justice.
Source: Thomas Reuters Foundation
Excluding and alienating men in the fight for women’s rights slows down the global women’s rights movement, singer and activist Annie Lennox has said.
“I didn’t know whether I would have work from day-to-day. In a good week I earned 20 Ethiopian Birr (around 1 USD). It was not even enough to buy food for my son,” Mentamer says, watching over her seven-year-old boy, Abraham, as he plays with a toy car, home-made out of wire.
Justice Sophia A.B Akuffo, of the African Court on Human and People's Rights had an exchange yesterday with Cavaye Yeguie Djibril.
Gordon Brown, U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of Britain, writes that our failure to reach the marginalised is a result of universal development goals that do not explicitly target resources on the most vulnerable populations. Without corrective remedies, unequal outcomes in one generation conspire with unequal access to resources in the next to make a mockery of genuine equality of opportunity.
The Executive Director of the Dr. Roz's Healing Place says over 90% of Liberian women are victims of rape and Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV). Dr. Roz's Healing Place is an international non-religious organization based in Canada.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday made a fresh call for investment in girls' education around the world. Mr. Ban spoke at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. at a high level meeting of the Global Education First Initiative launched in September 2012.
Source: Daily News Egypt
A group of human rights groups formed a coalition on Tuesday aiming to crack down on unjust practices in Egypt’s schools.
Source: New Vision
Workers under their umbrella body, National Association of Trade Unions (NOTU) have described the controversial Marriage and Divorce Bill 2009 as being Western-oriented. The group argued that the piece of legislation looks to destroy the marriage and family systems in Uganda. Mudirikat Mukasa, a NOTU member, said that the bill is poorly packaged and that "it was brought with an ill-intention of killing African cultures."
Source: New Dawn
The Integrated Intensive Gender Empowerment Project conceived by Center for Media Studies and Peace-building, CEMESP was last weekend climaxed by a graduation ceremony in Bong County. Keenan Institute, the partner of CEMESP to train the women in diverse vocational skills hosted the graduation ceremony at Goll Farm, Suakoko District in Bong County, Saturday 20th April 2013.
Source: The Chronicle
The reigning Miss Universe Ghana, Gifty Oforon on Friday, April 12, embarked on a reading and colouring exercise at the Adamorebe Anglican Basic School, off the Oyibi Road, in the Greater Accra Region. As part of the exercise, the beauty queen donated books, pencils, erasers and sharpeners to the KG 1 and KG 2 pupils.
Source: Namibian
In a country where violence against women and children has reached alarming levels, a group of young people have done what many others wouldn't ever dare to do.These young people embarked on a climb of the highest peak in Namibia, Brandberg in an effort to raise awareness of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and find solutions to help end it.
Source: UN News
With women projected to comprise a majority of the world’s urban dwellers and head increasing numbers of households, gender equality in employment, housing, health and education is vital to ensure the prosperity of the cities of the future, according to a new United Nations study.
Source: The Citizen
More than 2,000 Maasai women are taking a bold political stand in a move aimed at protecting community land rights. From March 27 until April 7, the women gathered in Magaiduru Village, one of the nine villages in Loliondo Division that has recently been declared by the government as a wildlife corridor, essentially prohibiting any use by local communities.
Source: Sudan Tribune
This policy brief tries to underline the importance of women in our society and in particular their role in the journey of nation building whether in the government or outside. Yet, there are many challenges facing them in their evolution to the surface of nation building specifically the prevailing exclusion or limited participation of women in politics and governance.
Source: The New Republic
The man accused of sexually abusing Liberian girls as low as age 7, 9 and above has been charged by the Liberian National Police and subsequently forwarded to the Monrovia City Court for prosecution.
Source: TNA
Women leaders in Parliament have called on female MPs to influence decisions on the adoption of tough policy measures to curb gender-based violence.
Source: Daily News
PROMOTION of gender equality, equity and women empowerment is one of the priorities of the government of Tanzania. In this regard, it has taken various measures to address gender inequality and ensure women empowerment in all spheres of life.
Source: Premium Times
Nigeria’s former minister, and a former World Bank Vice President for African Region, Oby Ezekwesili, has called for economic empowerment of women in Nigeria for national development.