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The new standard: all girls learning and achieving

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Plan

Posted by Nora Fyles, Yona Nestel and Koli Banik
A call to action to promote gender equality in education

7 May 2013: No country should be left behind in ensuring gender equality in education, reflect UNGEI’s Nora Fyles, Plan’s Yona Nestel and the Global Partnership for Education’s Koli Banik, following the recent global education summit.

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Behaviour change needed to combat malnutrition in Nepal

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IRIN

KATHMANDU, 1 May 2013 (IRIN) - More work is needed to improve nutritional behaviour in Nepal, where nearly half of children under five are chronically malnourished, experts say.

“Food is more than nutrients and knowledge - it is culture, practice, and what you have been told about your life since you were born,” Ramesh Adhikari, a paediatrics professor at Kathmandu Medical College, told IRIN.

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A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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New Political Will Links Women, Peace and Security Agenda to International Humanitarian Law

With the adoption of the new Arms Trade Treaty and the G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, the international community has taken major steps towards creating an international framework of deterrence for sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict.

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Entidades del Sistema Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo revisarán los avances en igualdad de género y gestión del riesgo de desastres en Colombia

Bogotá, 22 de abril de 2013. Con el objetivo de incorporar la igualdad de género en las acciones que adelantan entidades nacionales que trabajan todo lo relacionado con la gestión del riesgo de desastres, el Área de Práctica de Género del Centro Regional del PNUD para América Latina y el Caribe y el Proyecto de Gestión del Riesgo y Adaptación al Cambio Climático del PNUD Colombia y la Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres de la Presidencia de la República (UNGRD), facilitarán espacios de discusión en torno al tema en mención.

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New Horizons: Ethiopian women join efforts to escape poverty

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UN Women

“I didn’t know whether I would have work from day-to-day. In a good week I earned 20 Ethiopian Birr (around 1 USD). It was not even enough to buy food for my son,” Mentamer says, watching over her seven-year-old boy, Abraham, as he plays with a toy car, home-made out of wire.

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Women and Political Leadership in Africa: A demand In South Sudan Transitional Democracy

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Sudan Tribune

By Beny Gideon Mabor

Executive Summary

This policy brief try to underline the importance of women in our society and in particular their role in the journey of nation building whether in the government or outside. Yet, there are many challenges facing them in their evolution to the surface of nation building specifically the prevailing exclusion or limited participation of women in politics and governance. The norms, customs and traditions of our society that have been largely recognized and became source of legislation vehemently disadvantaged women.

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La OPS/OMS realizó el Taller Género, Salud, Derechos e Interculturalidad en el ámbito de la Salud

Bogotá, D.C., 22 de abril de 2013. La Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS) realizó el Taller Género, Salud, Derechos e Interculturalidad en el ámbito de la Salud con lideresas indígenas de Vaupés y Vichada para intercambiar conceptos, experiencias y percepciones sobre género; derechos humanos e interculturalidad, y su relación con la salud desde su propia vivencia y cosmovisión.

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Zimbabweans say yes to new Constitution strong on gender equality and women’s rights

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UN Women

“As a woman of Zimbabwe, I personally wanted a Constitution that is fit for me,” said Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development and Member of Parliament, Jessie Majome, who participated in Zimbabwe’s Constitution-making process as part of the Select Committee of Parliament that facilitated the process.

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Shattering gender roles and showing the way in Haiti

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IFRC

By Lorraine Taggart in Haiti

Last month’s International Women’s Day saw celebrations of the contribution that women and girls have made to the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement across the world.

In Haiti, the Red Cross society took the initiative and planned several activities such as a workshop on cardiovascular disease, a presentation on women’s roles in the voodoo religion, as well as an exhibition of artwork designed and created by women to commemorate this day.

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Exploit or Be Exploited: Survival Sex Among Syria's Refugee Women

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Voice of America

With no means of livelihood outside the camps, women are resorting to risky survival strategies such as early or forced marriage or exchanging sex for food and a place to live.

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Panasonic Donates USD 31,000 to IOM for Impact Assessment Study

On 27 March 2013, Panasonic Corporation, a Japanese multinational electronics company with headquarters in Osaka, Japan, donated 3,000,000 Japanese Yen (equivalent of approximately USD 31,000) to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for a groundbreaking study intended to assess how effective solar lanterns are in reducing gender-based violence (GBV) in Somalia.

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Les rapports de genre changent avec le climat

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IRIN

JOHANNESBOURG, 27 mars 2013 (IRIN) - Le changement climatique aura inévitablement un impact sur les rapports de genre dans les communautés rurales, mais les efforts ne sont pas suffisants pour renforcer la résilience des femmes, déjà désavantagées par une longue tradition d'inégalités.

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

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Gender relations are changing along with climate

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IRIN

JOHANNESBURG, 25 March 2013 (IRIN) - A changing climate will inevitably have an impact on gender relations in rural communities, but not enough is being done to boost the resilience of women - already disadvantaged by traditions of inequality.

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

Une sélection d'articles d'IRIN sont publiés sur ReliefWeb. Trouvez d'autres articles et analyses d'IRIN sur http://www.irinnews.org

This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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DRC empowers refugee women in South Sudan

In Upper Nile State, South Sudan, women and girls make up 52% of the refugee population. Spread across four camps, these women and girls are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV) and disenfranchisement. As the lead protection agency in Maban County, and the managers of Doro and Yusif Batil Refugee Camps, the Danish Refugee Council has begun a campaign to reduce physical and psychological abuse of women. This includes raising awareness about gender–based violence and inequality, as well as empowering women on issues related to their well-being and that of their families.

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La BAD active sur la question du genre en matière d’eau et d’assainissement

La question de l’eau et de l’assainissement est centrale lorsque qu’on parle de la place de la femme dans la société africaine, parce qu’elle explique, en partie, certaines inégalités dont elles souffrent, notamment en matière d’accès à l’éducation et à la formation.

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At the AfDB, Water and Sanitation is a Gender Issue

The issue of water and sanitation is of utmost importance given the place of women in African society. It illustrates how African women suffer from inequality, particularly when it comes to access to education.

In an African context, drawing water, transportation, storage and use, and cleanliness of public and private facilities are mostly the responsibility of women. Therefore, the scarcity of water and insufficient water supply equipment greatly affect the schooling of young girls and the education of women.

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Fight against sexual violence in Kenya 'dimmed'

Lack of comprehensive data on the magnitude of sexual violence, traditional practices, poverty and limited resources stand in the way of ending violence against women, a minister has said.

While addressing the Status on the Commission of Women at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA, Gender Minister Naomi Shaban said the government’s effort in fighting one of the “most pervasive” human rights violations continues to be dimmed.

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Agricultoras hondureñas reciben certificados financieros

La Casa Presidencial de la República de Honduras recibió a un grupo de mujeres agricultoras de ocho organizaciones productoras quienes recibieron certificados financieros de las autoridades para apoyar sus actividades productivas y también conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer.

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Towards an inclusive and gendered post-2015 agenda

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UN Women

8 March 2013 – UN Women Deputy Executive Director John Hendra participated in a panel on the “Key gender equality issues to be reflected in the post-2015 development framework” on 7 March during the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57). The objective of the panel was to solicit the views of CSW Member States and civil society on key issues in the post-2015 agenda.

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Women in Somalia: the heroes of a generation

International Women's Day 2013: Joint editorial by the EU Special Envoy to Somalia, Michele Cervone d'Urso, and implementing partners ILO Somalia, VSF-Germany and MRG.