Week of 05-12-2008

• Egypt - First Female Official Appointed to Certify Marriages & Divorces - Divisive Public Views
• Indigenous Women - Declaration of First International Forum of Indigenous Women
• Sri Lanka - Clean, Safe & Dignified Sanitation Facilities Important for Girls at School - Project
• Ending Global Slavery Competition - Ashoka Changemakers - WUNRN
• Women & Housing Rights - 2nd Edition - COHRE
• Somalia - The Female Face & Story of Famine & Starvation in Somalia
• UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 48th Session - The Girl Child
• Uzbekistan Woman Human Rights Defender in Prison Wins 2008 Martin Ennals Award
• USA - Report on Evaluation of First Offender Prostitution Program - "John School"
• Zambia to Use Corruption Seized Funds to Build Maternity Wards at Health Centers
• Poem About Afghanistan Young Women Killed by Flogging by Taliban Order
• World Day Against Child Labour 2008 - Education: Right Response to Child Labour - ILO - The Girl Child
• Women's Diet Quality - Dietary Diversity as a Measure in Resource-Poor Areas - Research
• European Union - 2008 Report on Equality Between EU Women & Men - Translations
• Kuwait - Women Candidates Running for All-Male Assembly - Inside Views of Campaign Process for Women
• Asia Foundation Women's Program
• Gender Imbalance of UN Human Rights Council Panel on Intercultural Dialogue - NGO Intervention
• State of the World's Girls 2008 Report - Girls & War/Conflict
• Religion, Politics & Gender Equality - Research Project
• More Progress Needed in Macro-Economic Policy that Works for Women
• Palestine - Gender, Culture, & Conflict in Palestine
• UN Special Procedures - UPDATED LIST - Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts +
• Azerbaijan - Nagorny Karabakh - Government Incentive for Marriage & Chldren
• Minority & Indigenous - Silent Victims of Climate Change - Report - Minority & Indigenous Women
• Saudi Arabia - Hotel for Women Only - Women Guests, Women-Owned, Women-Managed
• Rwanda-Defending Children's Rights: The Legislative Priorities of Rwandan Women Parliamentarians
• Call for Nominations - 2008 United Nations Human Rights Prize
• Scotland - Research Report - Challenging Men's Demand for Prostitution in Scotland
• Call for Nominations - 2008 United Nations Human Rights Prize
• UN General Assembly Resolution on Improvement of Situation of Women in Rural Areas + Rural Women's Day
• Fiji & Pacific - femLINKpacific - Media Initiatives for Women - Mobile Women's Community Radio
• Council of Europe Call for Ratification of Convention On Child Protection from Sexual Abuse & Expolitation-Girls
• Women's Rights & Gender Equality: The New Aid Environment & Civil Society Organizations
• India - Low Caste Women Manual Scavengers of Waste - Degradation, Health Risks, Rights +
• China - Earthquake Disaster - Women & Girls
• State of the World's Mothers 2008 - Closing the Child Survival Gap - Report
• Saudi Arabia - Strict Separation of the Sexes - Traditions, Religion, Culture
• Tajikistan - Photo of Tajik Women in Market
• UN Special Rapporteur Violence Against Women to Visit Tajikistan
• USA - Domestic Sex Trafficking of Women & Girls - Chicago - Research Report
• Asia - Food Crisis Adds to Women's Burdens
• Women & Girls - Barrier of Identity Documentation - Collaborative NGO Statement UN CSW 2008
• Call for Proposals/Papers on Gender & Climate Change - Gender & Development Journal - Oxfam
• Saudi Arabia & Yemen - Brides at Age 10 & Age 8 - Divorce Issues
• Uganda - Widow Rosa's Story of Victimization - Challenges for Widows' Rights
• Arab Women Journalists Workshop - Middle East Media Challenges, Skills, Courage
• Food, Globalization, & Gender - Course
• Namibia Meets Target Gender Quota of 30% Women for Parliament
• Call for NGO Sign-On for Joint UN Statement on Right to Education on Peace & Human Rights
• Latin American Women Promote Resilience Through Grassroots Organizing & Development
• Prostitution - Not For Sale - Video
• USA - Breast-Feeding of Increases in Early Months - Surveys - Infant Benefits

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