WUNRN
National VAW Monitors
who contributed to this month’s newsletter include:
STOPVAW Website News
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New Look for StopVAW Website:
As
of 16 October 2009, the StopVAW website has a new look. (More information) |
Updated StopVAW Pages:
As of 13 October 2009, the Mongolia Country
Pages on Research and Reports and Women’s Organizations have been updated. (More
information) |
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International and Regional News
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United
Nations Security Council Seeks Increased Role for Women in Peace-Building
Processes
Nine
years after passing a resolution encouraging countries to address the under-representation
of women in peace-building processes, the United Nations Security Council is
again asking for increased participation of women at all levels of conflict
resolution decision-making. (More
information) |
United
Nations Security Council Passes Resolution 1888 on Sexual Violence in
Conflict Zones
The
United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning
sexual violence in conflict zones on 30 September 2009. (More
information) |
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National News
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Difficult
Prevention (More
information) ·
"I
Had Thrown Them Out of the House..." (More
information) ·
Armenia
Registers Progress in Its Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking (More
information) |
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France
Steps Up Efforts to Prevent Forced Marriage (More
information) |
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Fenestra
Starts Project for Helping Women and Children Overcome Social Isolation (More
information) |
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Georgia,
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U.S.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on Violence Against Women (More
information) ·
Juvenile
Prostitution Increasing in |
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New Research and Reports
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Australian Report Assesses
Trafficking Trends in Asia-Pacific Region
The
Australian Institute of Criminology released a report assessing human
trafficking trends in |
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Report
Assesses International Criminal Court's Impact on Reducing Sexual Violence in
Conflict Situations
A
new report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
assesses the effectiveness of the International Criminal Court in reducing
acts of sexual violence in armed conflict. (More
information) |
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About
STOPVAW
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The Stop Violence
Against Women website (STOPVAW) is a forum for information, advocacy
and change. The Advocates for Human Rights developed
this website as a tool for the promotion of women's human rights
in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the former
Soviet Union (FSU), Current staff members of The Advocates for Human Rights
involved with the development of STOPVAW include,
Mary Ellingen, Mary Ellison, Mary Hunt, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park,
Robin Phillips, and For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@mnadvocates.org. |
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