Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report”

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Catherine Makoni and Tsitsi Matekaire of the Women in Politics Support Unit, ActionAid demonstrated the extent to which the current political climate has taken its toll in setting back the many gains women made between 1980 and 1990.
Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report” (Word .doc)…

Tags: Gender Equality, Human Rights, Women Leaders
Posted in Africa, Library, Women's Leadership |

Women Demand Action and Accountability on HIV/AIDS

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Responding to the absence of women’s rights in the UNGASS Review Process, women’s groups demand that governments urgently commit to targets and resources to take responsibility to comprehensively protect and promote women’s rights in halting the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Women Demand Action and Accountability on HIV/AIDS(pdf)…

Tags: Human Rights, UN Reform
Posted in Library, News |

Women’s Caucus Declaration: 4th World Water Forum (2006)

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

Women’s Caucus makes statement and recommendations at the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City.
Women’s Caucus Declaration: 4th World Water Forum (2006) (pdf)…

Tags: Gender Equality, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, UN Reform, Water
Posted in Civil Society Participation, Library, News, Water |

Open Letter on Women & UN Reform

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Women’s organizations around the world call for Member States to explicitly address gender equality concerns in all aspects of UN reform. In Arabic, French, English, Spanish and Russian.
Open Letter on Women & UN Reform (.doc)
Open Letter on Women & UN Reform (Spanish)
Open Letter on Women & UN Reform (Russian)
Open Letter on Women & UN Reform (French)
Open Letter on Women & UN Reform (Arabic)…

Tags: Gender Equality, Human Rights, UN Reform
Posted in Library, News |

Women’s Leaders Welcome U.S. Decision To Rejoin Global Consensus for Women’s Human Rights (3/4/2005)

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

Leaders of prominent women’s organizations today welcomed the U.S. decision to withdraw all its demands for controversial changes to a new United Nations declaration affirming women’s human rights.

Women’s Leaders Welcome U.S. Decision To Rejoin Global Consensus for Women’s Human Rights (3/4/2005) (html)…

Tags: Gender Equality, Human Rights, US Policy
Posted in Library, News |