Source: Daily News Egypt
International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated around the world on 8 March and carrying the title for 2013, “The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum”, will, this year, celebrate and emphasise the importance of hiring women to participate in the growth of economies around the globe, especially in underdeveloped nations.
Source: Human Rights Watch
An appeals court's ruling to uphold the conviction of a journalist who interviewed a woman alleging rape by government forces is a major setback for freedom of the media in Somalia. The woman, who had also been convicted of "insulting the government" and other alleged crimes, was found not guilty.
Source: IRIN
Brazzaville — Indigenous women in the Republic of Congo, better known as pygmies - a minority group threatened with extinction - are virtually excluded from reproductive health services. They mostly give birth at home and are exposed to related health risks, according to a 2012 study conducted by the Ministry of Health with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
Source: UNESCO
The third and last workshop of a project covering three countries in West Africa (the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal) is organized in Banjul, the Gambia from 20-21 February 2013. The workshop will validate the results of several case studies on the social movement of women and violence against women carried out under the supervision of UNESCO’s Regional Office in Dakar.
Source: southafrica.info
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday joined the growing campaign against rape in South Africa, saying the country faced ongoing violence against women and children and that it needed to stop.
Source: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
INFANT mortality has sharply dropped in Moshi Municipality, from 160 in 2006 to 18 last year per 1,000 live births, a decline of 142 deaths.
Source: WeNews
Sihem Badi, Tunisia's minister of women's affairs, admits there's something wrong, at this date, in talking about the country's first public shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Source: Amnesty International
In March 2012, Moroccan 16-year-old Amina Filali swallowed rat poison and killed herself, after being forced to marry the man she said had raped her.
Source: ANHRI
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounces the depriving a of the female student from being honored for her excellence because she does not wear the veil.
Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (Washington, DC)
Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni — Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen wrote this piece on her story and her role in the fight for an AIDS-free generation for the Huffington Post.
Source: Open Democracy
My mother gave me a long hug and a kiss at Heathrow’s terminal three – it had been nine months since I had move backed to London and I hadn’t seen her since.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
Teenage pregnancies remain a thorn in the flesh for the education sector in this country. And, from the look of things, no light is shinning at the end of the dark tunnel as thousands of schoolgirls' dreams continue being cut short.
Source: dailymaverick
For the optimistic, there are signs that South Africa may be at a watershed moment when it comes to responses against violence against women.
Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (Washington, DC)
Foundation President and CEO Chip Lyons wrote about the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and how close we are to achieving the end of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the creation of an AIDS-free generation.
Source: UN News Centre
After a period of brutal violence and economic collapse in Mali, access was now stable enough so that aid, if adequately funded, could help hundreds of thousands rebuild their lives, a top United Nations humanitarian official said today after a visit to the West African country.
Source: ASWAT MASRIYA
This is written with love, respect and in solidarity. I present in this article a brief critique of the contemporary Egyptian feminist movement. I hope that this would be considered constructive criticism and channeled in a way that would strengthen the movement.
Source: Open Society Initiative for South Africa
In a remarkable turn-around, South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have formally agreed to open an investigation into widespread rape perpetrated in the lead-up to Zimbabwe's 2008 presidential elections - a landmark decision that was made in response to a legal submission filed by AIDS-Free World, requesting that South African authorities investigate and prosecute the crimes.
Source: ASWAT MASRIYA
Political activists launched on Saturday an initiative called E'rafni (Know Me) to support women candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, to help convey their voices to everyone in Egypt.
Source: Capital FM
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has expressed concern over harassment and intimidation of women candidates, as the anticipated March 4 election draws near.
Source: UN News
With the support of the United Nations and partners, an all-female team will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to highlight the importance of women's rights and in particular, education for girls.