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17-11-2009
A five-member civil society delegation met India’s minister of environment and forests to present a women’s charter on climate justice. They conveyed their concerns to press the need for a people’s agenda to protect the interests of the masses both at the domestic and international fronts.
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11-11-2009
The 2005 earthquake that shook the earth beneath Pakistan Administered Kashmir had especially proved devastating for children and their education. Teachers played an important role in helping the government, with UNICEF assistance, to re-enrol about 428,000 children, including over 186,000 girls.
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Image: Fourth-grader Zeenat Ghutam (right) and fifth-grader Iqura Rehman arrive at Mohajir Colony Government Girls’ School/ Photo credit: UNICEF
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10-11-2009
India lags far behind in man-woman equality despite its economic progress. The country has been ranked 114th among 134 countries by the World Economic Forum.
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10-11-2009
A global advocacy initiative launched by UNIFEM in Kenya aims to stop violence against women. The campaign will encourage and stimulate actions such as advocating for legislation, volunteering and donating funds for programmes that protect women.
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09-11-2009
Afghanistan's capacity to address the issue of infant and maternal mortality has taken a remarkable turn for the better in the past few years. Decades of war had left the country’s health system in complete disarray.
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Image: Zamina, a designated backup midwife for her extended Afghan family, demonstrates what she learned at a midwifery seminar/ Photo credit: Melanie Stetson Freeman/ CSM
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30-10-2009
Working women in India face an increased risk of domestic violence, according to a recent study. The research underscores the need for
promotion of unbiased gender attitudes and norms to achieve a violence-free and gender-equitable future.
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Image: Suneeta Krishnan/ Photo credit: RTI International
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29-10-2009
In Badakshan province in north-eastern Afghanistan, survival of women while giving birth depends merely on a chance. Lack of awareness, poverty and poor infrastructure are the main reasons for high mortality rate in the embattled country.
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Image: For many women a visit to the clinic means days of walking/Photo credit: BBC
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27-10-2009
UNICEF-supported maternity waiting home programme in Afghanistan aims to save the lives of mothers and newborn babies by bringing skilled prenatal and postnatal care to women in remote areas. Maternal mortality rates in the country are among the highest in the world.
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Image: Pregnant women are extremely vulnerable in Afghanistan/ Photo credit: UNICEF
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26-10-2009
After the end of two-day meeting attended by several women’s organisations from across India, a statement was issued in Bhopal yesterday. Over 50 people participated and discussed the issue of increasing sexual violence in the context of state repression with special focus on Chhattisgarh and Manipur.
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23-10-2009
Breaking decades of silence over unjust social norms, widowed, abandoned and destitute women from different states in India came together at the national capital to launch the National Forum for Single Women's Rights to demand food, healthcare, employment and rights to property.
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Image: Women gather at the launch of the National Forum for Single Women's Rights/ Photo credit: IPS
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