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Women Deliver Conference Focuses on Health, Leadership and Childbirth
17/06/13
“Girls’ and women’s health and rights must be prioritized today, tomorrow, and every day until our work is done. Because we know, when girls and women survive, all of us thrive.” Women Deliver President Jill Sheffield. The annual Women Deliver conference, held this year on May 28 – 30 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, highlighted the vital importance of investing in women and…
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UN Calls on Egypt to Enforce FGM Ban after Girl’s Death: Enforcement & Education Needed
14/06/13
Video: Female genital cutting from Thomson Reuters Foundation on Vimeo. UN Agencies have urged Egypt to enforce the law against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and are calling for a full investigation into the death of a 13 year-old girl undergoing the practice at a private clinic. “The latest tragic death of Sohair El Batea, 13, is another sad illustration of the…
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Chime for Change – Stars Shine Spotlight on Women’s Rights for a New Generation
10/06/13
Beyoncé, Madonna, Prince Harry and Archbishop Desmond Tutu were among the celebrities who appeared at a star-studded concert on Saturday 1st June to highlight the millions of women and girls denied adequate healthcare, education and justice. 50,000 people attended the Chime for Change concert at London’s Twickenham rugby stadium, which was broadcast to more than 150 countries around the world and…
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SI signs letter to President Obama on human trafficking
31/05/13
Soroptimist International has co-signed a letter to USA President Obama expressing concerns regarding the 'Federal Strategic Plan of Action for Services to Survivors of Human Trafficking'. The Plan, open for public comment in May, presented the opportunity for organisations working to end human trafficking to highlight the need to end the demand that fuels these crimes, as well as highlight other…
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Water everywhere.....only if we share.
30/05/13
2013 is the International Year of Water Cooperation. UN Water have asked UNESCO to lead on this campaign in view of the organisation's mandate to pursue goals of peace and sustainable development, natural sciences, culture, education, communication and its longstanding programmes contributing to the management of the world’s freshwater resources. The objective of the International Year of Water Cooperation is…
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