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DELEGATION TO AFRICAN WOMEN'S CONFERENCE IN CAPE VERDE
October 20, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Cape Verdean government organised the 5th Conference of African female Ministers and Parliamentarians from October 15-18 2002 whose motto "Gender and HIV/AIDS: Reinforcement of National Response" aims to discuss the fight against HIV/AIDS, poverty and gender promotion.

CONGO: CENTRAL AFRICAN WOMEN'S HANDICAPPED GROUPS FORM FEDERATION
October 11, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) National advocacy groups for the rights of handicapped women and children throughout the central Africa region have formed a federation that will be based in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo (ROC).

CENTRAL AFRICA: UN COMMITTEE CALLS FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION, COOPERATION
September 4, 2002 - (IRIN) A UN security committee on Central Africa has called for the participation of women and children in future conferences as they are the main victims of armed conflicts in Africa's "most unstable" region.

ATROCITIES AGAINST WOMEN WIDESPREAD IN CONGO WAR
August 23, 2002 - (WeNews) The first comprehensive report on the rape and abuse of women during Africa's widest war finds that all sides used brutal violence against civilian women as a military tactic.

VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING IMPRISONED FOR IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS
August 8 2002 - (Feminist.org) A Cambodian court found 10 Vietnamese girls, ages 12 to 18, guilty of illegal immigration to Cambodia, despite the fact that human rights activists and the women themselves claim the girls were smuggled into the country and forced into prostitution.

RAPE A 'WEAPON' IN THE CONGO, SAYS RIGHTS GROUP
July 19, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) - A report released last week by the US-based Human Rights Watch documents increased suffering of children and women in Congo in the past four years.

US GROUPS IN BUSH APPEAL FOR UNFPA FUNDS
June 30, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) A group of 25 population, women's rights, medical, religious and health groups sent a letter last week to US President George Bush asking him to release life- saving funds for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The group says women and their children are suffering because the funds have not been released.

KENYA: TWENTY POKOT GIRLS HOSPITALISED AFTER CIRCUMCISION
June 30, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) Twenty girls have been admitted at Ortum Mission Hospital in West Pokot after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). And among them, 10 have successfully been operated on by a team of doctors from University of Nairobi led by Dr Hillary Mabeya. The girls aged between 10 and 16 were rescued from bleeding to death by a local NGO, Setat Women Group - North Rift Chapter.

NAMIBIA: TEEN PREGNANCY RATE 'HIGH' IN KARIBIB AREA
June 30, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) Last year one in five pregnant women in the Karibib district were teenagers who should have been in school, says Dr Matthew Akpo. The Usakos-based doctor told a Women's Action for Development (WAD) Field Day at Karibib last Saturday, that the teenage pregnancy rate remained high even though health workers were teaching family planning techniques.

RUSSIAN WOMEN CALL FOR END TO SEX TRAFFICKING
posted on June 25, 2002 - A coalition of Russian womenís groups appealed to President Vladimir Putin to establish a task force to combat trafficking in humans.

KENYA: 'DON'T IGNORE GENDER ISSUES'
June 22, 2002 - LOCAL governments have been urged to ensure integration of gender concerns into their budgeting and planning, for effective utilisation of the Local Government Development Program (LGDP) funds.

KENYA: ALLOW MORE WOMEN MPS, STATES TOLD
June 22, 2002 - Governments in East Africa have been told to facilitate the inclusion of more women in politics to enhance their participation in governance. An MP in the East Africa Assembly, MP Betty Amongi of Uganda, said her country was ahead of Kenya and Tanzania in that respect. It had embraced a scheme that ensured many women made it to Parliament.

KENYA: GENDER PARITY STILL A MIRAGE
June 22, 2002 - Universities have been told to do research on the low number of girls at all levels of education and recommend remedies to the government. It was not enough to sit back and complain that only a small percentage of female students managed to make it beyond secondary school, says educationist Eddah Gachukia.

KENYA: GOVERNMENT ACTS TO BOOST EDUCATION FOR GIRLS
June 22, 2002 - The Ministry of Education has allocated over Sh 540 million for the school bursary scheme, with a strong focus on promoting girl-child education. The Permanent Secretary, Mr Japheth Kiptoon, said a policy has been adopted to ensure that all girls attend school. "All Provincial and District Education Officers have strict instructions to have all disadvantaged girls taken to classrooms," said Kiptoon.

KENYA: FIREWOOD PROJECT REDUCES RAPE INCIDENTS
June 20, 2002 - (AFP)The number of rapes near refugee camps in Kenya has reduced drastically with the introduction of a special scheme to deliver firewood directly so that women refugees do not have to risk venturing out in search of fuel, the UN said here Friday.

A WOMAN FOR THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
June 2002 - "Navi Pillay, Pres. of the Intl Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and a South African with a long history of struggle for human rights, is a serious contender (and the only woman) for the post of High Commissioner for Human Rights when Mary Robinson steps down. She will need a lot of support and it appears that the leading contenders are a ministerial types with little demonstrated experience in human rights and certainly not the rights of women.

MEXICAN AD CAMPAIGN MOCKS COUNTRY'S GENDER BIAS
June 21, 2002 - (WeNews) A Mexican mass-media campaign is tapping into the power of advertising to challenge the country's pervasive gender bias and declare that it is time for a change.

PANEL ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE FUNCTIONAL COMMISSIONS OF ECOSOC
June 20, 2002 - (DAW) The Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women Division for the Advancement of Women in collaboration with Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination recently held a panel discussion on Gender Mainstreaming in the Functional Commissions of ECOSOC. A summary of the discussion will be available shortly. Meanwhile, please consult Women Watch website for further information, including the press release: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/panel-gender/index.html

WOMEN'S TREATY FINDS NEW LIFE
June 14, 2002 - (KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE) A women's rights treaty endorsed by the United Nations 23 years ago and signed by President Carter in 1980 but never ratified is gaining renewed momentum in the U.S. Senate.

WOMEN, YOUTH AND SCIENTISTS SPEAK OUT AT WSSD PREPCOM IN BALI
June 14, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) Women, according to a report prepared by the Women's Environment and Development Organization, demand that governments stop various violent actions, which is incompatible with sustainable development. They urged governments to promote the universal ratification and implementation without reservation of the International Criminal Court, emphasizing the responsibility of all states to put an end to impunity and to prosecute those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, including those relating to sexual and other violence against women.

WSIS GENDER CAUCUS
June 14, 2002 - (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) The WSIS Gender Caucus consists of representatives of organisations that responded to an invitation by UNIFEM to contribute to ensuring that gender dimensions are included in the process of defining and creating a Global Information Society that contributes to sustainable development and human security.

ITALY FEARS IMMIGRANT GIRLS AT RISK: GOVERNMENT WORKS TO END PRACTICE OF GENITAL MUTILATION
June 5, 2002 - (Chicago Tribune) As a child growing up in Somalia, Abshira Al-Gadi, a 36-year-old health-care worker, remembers how worried she was before her gudniin, the female circumcision rite that is common in many parts of Africa. "But my mother said, 'Don't be afraid, do it. All the young girls do it,'" she recalled. In rural Somalia, the cutting away of all or part of a girl's clitoris often is done without anesthetic, and in many cases thorns are used to close the wound. Al-Gadi was luckier. Her family lived in the city, so the procedure was performed by a nurse who used a local anesthetic and closed the incision by stitching it with horsehair.

RAPE IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE: CRIMES THAT WERE LOST
June 5, 2002 - (SOS SEXISME) For two years, Doctors without Borders has been supporting a national program against sexual violence in the hospital in Makelekele, working in collaboration with teams of the Ministry of Health to address the medico-psychological needs of victims of rape. In 2002 this form of violence grew.

UN CRACKDOWN ON REFUGEE SEX ABUSE
May 29, 2002 - (BBC) The UN refugee agency has promised a policy of "zero tolerance" to eradicate the problem of aid workers sexually abusing refugees. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, said new measures included an increase in the number of female aid workers, and a ban on sex between employees and young refugees.

THE IMPACT OF ARMED CONFLICT ON WOMEN AND GIRLS
May 29, 2002 - The nature of armed conflicts changed dramatically during the latter half of the twentieth century, with casualties among civilians increasingly outnumbering those of military personnel. Women and girls became especially vulnerable in such conflicts. Because of this, significant ethical, analytical and operational challenges have emerged for the United Nations system, not least for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). One of the most critical challenges is the need to develop integrated, gender-sensitive strategies and programme interventions for addressing conflict situations.

CALL FOR GENDER PARITY AT THE ICC
May 29, 2002 - (Women's Caucus for Gender Justice) Women's Caucus for Gender Justice is appealing to all concerned groups and individuals to join the campaign for women‚s equal representation in the elected judges of the International Criminal Court, which is due to be operational on 1st of July 2002.

GENDER REPRESENTATION IN THE ICC
May 29, 2002 - The UK and Canada have been the ones most resistant to any voting requirements around geographical as well as gender representation for the International Criminal Court. The 10th and final session of the Preparatory Commission will be held from 1-12 July 2002. Government delegates at the last PrepCom (April 2002) began negotiating rules of procedure that will govern the nomination and election of judges, prosecutor and deputy prosecutors. There is a great deal of resistance on the part of some countries to develop rules that will ensure the statute's mandates of fair representation of women and men and geographical representation are carried out.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LEADS TO MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS GLOBALLY
May 24, 2002 - (Feminist Daily News Wire) Preliminary data collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that women worldwide suffer from severe health problems resulting from pervasive violence against women.

TODAY, MAY 24, 2002 IS THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT
May 24, 2002 - Isis-Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE) joins women who network for peace and justice all over the world to celebrate this day and reflect on its implications. We commend our government on the efforts it has made towards disarmament in the country, and for being part of the International Action Network on Small Arms to control the flow of small arms, as well as create awareness about their dangers.

WOMEN CREATE PEACE: MORE FOR HEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE – LESS FOR ARMAMENT!
May 24– International Day of Women’s Actions for Peace and Disarmament
May 28, 2002– International Day of Actions for Women’s Health On the occasion of these two important dates the Autonomous Women’s Center against Sexual Violence and Women in Black from Belgrade are organizing numerous activities.

GENDER AND PEACEKEEPING TRAINING COURSE
May 23, 2002 - (DFAIT-MAECI) Members of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security: As Minister Bill Graham announced at the last plenary meeting of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security (April 30th), the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs with the UK Department for International Development have developed an online training course on gender for military and civilian personnel involved in peace support operations. The website was designed by Ottawa-based firm, Zed Communications, and it is well worth checking out!

DELEGATES EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT AT SECRETARIAT FAILURE TO PROPOSE WAYS OF RESTORING FULL GAMUT OF CONFERENCE SERVICES TO MEMBER STATES - SPEAKERS ALSO CRITICIZE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AGAINST CREATION OF SENIOR LEVEL POST FOR GENDER MAINSTREAMING
May 21, 2002 - (UN) Among the consequences of the cutbacks in services announced last February was the inability of a number of bodies to conclude their work programme, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it considered the implementation of the provisions of last December’s resolution 56/242 on the pattern of conferences.

BUSH'S WAR: THE FALL-OUT ON WOMEN AND FAMILIES
May 20, 2002- (MADRE) As the atrocities of Sept. 11 become part of our collective past, their repercussions shape our present and future. The legacy of these attacks embodies an ugly truth: namely, that the Bush Administration has exploited Sept. 11 to advance a pre-existing agenda. “Terrorism,” after all, is an abstract noun. Like “crime” or “poverty,” it is an elusive target for war. Indeed, the “war against terrorism” has proved to be a shape-shifter, easily molded to suit the interests of arms manufacturers, oil companies and free traders.

GLOBAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS TREATY GETS SECOND WIND
May 15, 2002 -(WeNews) For the first time since 1994, the U.S. Senate plans hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the U.N. global women's treaty which has been ratified by 168 countries since 1979.

WORLD'S RICHEST COUNTRIES URGED TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON PLEDGES
May 14, 2002 - (OneWorld Africa) The world's richest countries must help prevent the continuing use of rape by HIV-infected militia as a weapon of war in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), according to a new report from British-based charity Christian Aid.

SAVING WOMEN'S LIVES
May 14, 2002 - Women across Asia have fewer opportunities to advance socially and economically than men, partly due to violence against them, reported the United Nations Economic and Social Commission, according to a May 14 story by the Associated Press. Violence against women, including wife-beating and forced sex within a marriage, and the trafficking of women and girls contributed to women's poverty in the region.

CONGO: AN NGO HELPS WOMEN VICTIMS OF RAPE VALUE THEIR RIGHTS
May 6, 2002 - Many women, victims of sexual violations during the civil wars in Congo-Brazzaville between 1997 and 1999, are preparing to take action for justice with the help of NGOs.

KENYA: RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DECRY MUNGIKI CIRCUMCISION THREAT
May 6, 2002 - (IRIN) Women's human rights activists in Kenya have urged the government to take action against recent threats by a controversial sect to forcibly circumcise women in central Kenya. On Wednesday, Kenyan newspapers reported that some members of the Mungiki sect, had issued an ultimatum to women aged between 13 and 65 in the Kiambaa and Kikuyu divisions, both in central Kenya, who had not undergone the ethnic Kikuyu traditional operation to submit to it.

KENYA: THE V-DAY SPEAKS FOR OPPRESSED WOMEN
May 6, 2002 - The V-Day is global movement set to raise funds and awareness to stop sexual violence that is being perpetrated against women and girls the world over. It is a concerted efforts to fight against the rape of women and girls, against incest, battery, female circumcision and sexual slavery.

WORLD BANK SHOULD END 'GENDER-BLIND' APPROACH, SAYS RESEARCH
May 6, 2002 - The latest version of a World Bank programme aimed at fostering economic growth and cutting poverty in developing countries is doomed unless efforts are made to end the Bank's "gender-blind" approach and instead look decisively at the needs of women, according to research from a British university.

SMEAL WARNS OF BACKLASH AGAINST WOMEN IN POLICING
May 1 2002 - Opening the National Center for Women and Policing's (NCWP) 7th Annual Conference, Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation, warned of the growing backlash to women in policing.

THE AFRICAN WOMEN'S COMMITTEE ON PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (AWCPD) REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
April 30, 2002 - The AWCPD Secretariat is currently in the process of gathering information for a comprehensive database of African Women Organizations or non-African Women Organizations working on the resolution of conflicts in Africa. We kindly request your assistance to facilitate this process.

WOMEN'S NGO'S PRESSURE BENIN PARLIAMENT TO PASS THE NEW FAMILY CODE
April 30, 2002 - Women's NGOs in Benin wait for the President of the National Assembly, Adrien Houngbedji, to honor his promise to vote for the Code of people and families that's been blocked in parliament for seven years.

LES ONG DE FEMMES PRESSENT LE PARLEMENT DE BENIN DE VOTER LE NOUVEAU CODE DE LA FAMILLE
30 avril, 2002 - Les organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) de femmes du Benin attendent du president de l'Assemblee nationale, Adrien Houngbedji, qu'il honore sa promesse de faire voter le projet de ''Code des personnes et de la famille'' bloque au parlement depuis sept ans.

WOMEN FOR PEACE
April 30, 2002 - (Portland (ME) Press Herald) This weekend was the 87th birthday of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), a women's peace and justice advocacy organization started by 1,500 women in the Hague in 1915, in the midst of World War I.

SENEGALESE WOMEN WILL REPRESENT 30% OF CANDIDATES OF THE 13 PARTIES IN LOCAL ELECTIONS (in French only)
April 30, 2002 - Women will represent 30% of candidates of the 13 Senegalese political parties during the local elections scheduled for 12 May to elect some 600 regional, municipal, and rural officials.

LES FEMMES SENEGALAISES REPRESENTERONT 30 POUR CENT DES CANDIDATS DE 13 PARTIS AUX ELECTIONS LOCALES
30 avril, 2002(IPS) - Les femmes representeront 30 pour cent des candidats de treize partis politiques senegalais lors des elections locales prevues le 12 mai prochain pour elire quelque 600 conseillers regionaux, municipaux et ruraux.

MORE VOICES URGE BUSH TO RELEASE UNFPA FUNDS
April 30 2002 - (Feminist.org) The New York Times Nicholas Kristof joins women's rights organizations throughout the United States in urging President Bush to release $34 million appropriated to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) by Congress.

AMERICAN WOMEN MOST LIKELY TO BE MURDERED
April 27, 2002 - (WeNews) A new study suggests that American women are five times more likely to be murdered than women in other industrialized countries.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PATRICIA DURRANT OF JAMAICA AS UNITED NATIONS OMBUDSMAN
April 26, 2002 - The Secretary-General announced the appointment of Patricia Durrant of Jamaica as United Nations Ombudsman. The appointment is at the Assistant Secretary-General level.

SPECIAL ACTION ALERT FROM THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR GENDER JUSTICE! URGENT CALL FOR GENDER PARITY AMONG ICC JUDGES!
April 16, 2002 - (IWTC) The Ninth Session of the Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court is under way through the end of this week, 19 April 2002. A critical component of the gender mainstreaming begun in the Rome Statute is at stake in these negotiations.

ECOWAS STARTS MEETING ON WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
April 12, 2002 - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa held a four-day meeting to articulate policies to stimulate the participation of women in development in West Africa.

AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS JOIN FORCES WITH UNIFEM TO SHRINK DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR WOMEN
April 12, 2002 - (UNIFEM) UNIFEM has announced the formation of a unique Global Advisory Committee comprised of African IT entrepreneurs living in the Diaspora and in Africa, as well as representatives from the private sector and the UN system.

NEW PARTNERSHIP PROMOTES BUSINESS FOR WOMEN
April 12, 2002 - UNDP and the Business Women's Network (BWN) recently launched a new alliance to help expand women's entrepreneurship and HIV/AIDS education throughout Africa.

SPECIAL REPORT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN EAST AFRICA
April 12, 2002 - Throughout East Africa, human rights and women's lobby groups have achieved a measure of success in pushing for the recognition and legal protection of women's rights. In practice, however, women still face economic, social and cultural disadvantages that continue to leave them exposed to violence and abuse.

SEVERAL WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT IN SAO TOME-ET-PRINCIPE
April 9, 2002 - (IRIN) The new government coalition in Sao Tome-et- Principe, that brought out its message on Monday, included five women among the eleven ministers and two Secretaries of State, a source reported.

PLUSIEURS FEMMES DANS LE GOUVERNEMENT DANSE SAO TOME-ET-PRINCIPE
9 avril, 2002 - (IRIN) La nouvelle coalition du gouvernement de Sao Tomé-et-Principe, qui a prêté serment lundi, inclut cinq femmes sur onze ministres et deux secrétaires d'Etat, ont rapporté des sources.

WORLD BANK TO RATE ALL PROJECTS FOR GENDER IMPCAT
April 4, 2002 - (WeNews) The World Bank will consider the effects of its policies on women and girls as it evaluates new and old programs designed to equalize opportunities for men and women in developing countries.

RAPE IS PROMINENT ISSUE IN KENYA ELECTIONS
April 4, 2002 - (WeNews) As Kenya gears up for presidential and legislative elections this year, women's rights activists bring rape and violence against women to the forefront of political discussions.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENTARIANS ON IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF WOMEN IN AFRICA AND ASIA
April 4, 200 - (IRIN) Members of parliament from 24 African and Asians nations, who met recently in Marocco, invited governments to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

RENCONTRE PARLEMENTAIRE SUR LA PROMOTION DE LA CONDITION DE LA FEMME DANS AFRIQUE ET ASIE
ABIDJAN, 4 avril (IRIN) - Des parlementaires de vingt-quatre nations africaines et asiatiques, qui se sont rencontrés au Maroc récemment, ont invité les gouvernements à appliquer les dispositions de la Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard de la femme, a rapporté mercredi le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD).

GENDER GAP IS WILD CARD IN WARTIME ELECTIONS
March 29, 2002 - (WEnews) Women support Bush's war on terrorism and military spending at the same level as men, but with not as much enthusiasm. What remains unpredictable is how women's current approval will translate into votes this spring and fall.

UN: ROBINSON'S DEPATURE A "DISAPPOINTMENT": HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER WAS A TARGET OF US
March 18, 2002 - Human Rights Watch today expressed disappointment that Mary Robinson would not continue as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and pointed a finger atthe United States for opposing her renomination for a full second term.

SCHOOLGIRLS DIE BECAUSE THEIR HEADS WERE NOT COVERED
March 17, 2002 - Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both issued statements of concern and condemnation today about reports that 14 girls have lost their lives and dozens of others were injured following a fire at their school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on March 11th after the religious police (Mutawa'een) prevented them from escaping from the fire because they were not wearing headscarves and their male relatives were not there to receive them.

LESBIAN WOMEN DISCHARGED FROM MILITARY MORE THAN GAY MEN
March 14, 2002 - (Feminist.org) A new report released today by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a legal aid group opposed to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy" reports that discharges based on sexual orientation have reached record levels, and women are often the ones being discharged.

GIRLS VIOLATED BY HUMANITARIAN WORKERS, ACCORDING TO UN REPORT (In French)
March 4, 2002 - (IPS) Adolescent refugees in camps in West Africa are victims of exploitation and sexual abuse by humanitarian workers from international agencies and NGOs. An investigation was made by the UNHCR and Save the Children that revealed cases of abuse in refugee camps in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

DES FILLES VIOLEES PAR DES TRAVAILLEURS HUMANITAIRES, SELON UN RAPPORT DE L'ONU
GENEVE, 4 mars, 2002 - (IPS) Des adolescentes refugiees dans des camps en Afrique de l'ouest sont victimes d'exploitation et d'abus sexuels de la part de stravailleurs humanitaires des agences internationales et des organisations non gouvernementales (ONG), a rapporte mercredi une agence des Nations unies.

BUSH'S DELAY OF UN FUNDING RISKS WOMEN'S LIVES
March 1, 2002 - (WeNews) A Senate hearing today will probe the Bush administration's foot-dragging in releasing the $34 million promised aid to international reproductive health programs that help, for example, women giving birth in refugee camps.

KAMPALA DECLARATION ON GENDER AND HIV & AIDS
February 21, 2002 -Among the gender dimensions of HIV/AIDS identified, inadequacy of gender sensitive and responsive HIV & AIDS policies and programmes was highlighted. In response, one of the main recommendations was that HIV & AIDS policies and programmes must integrate gender.

HOW CAN NGOS IMPROVE THEIR WORK IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT?
February 21, 2002 - Interview with Irma van Dueren of NOVIB (the Dutch Oxfam). Novib recently completed an evaluation of its Gender Route Project. This project worked with several of NOVIB's NGO partners to help them improve their work in promoting gender equality.

WORLD BANK: CURRENT DIRECTION REGARDING GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
February 19, 2002 -The Bank's new gender mainstreaming strategy, "Integrating Gender into the World Bank's Work: A Strategy for Action," emphasizes the need to determine priority actions on a country by country basis, with the country taking leadership.

800 EVENTS PROMOTE V-DAY FROM ANTARCTICA TO ZAIRE
February 14, 2002- (WEnews) Those viewing tonight's HBO premiere of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" are part of a global event to fund shelters, anti-rape campaigns and women's centers, including a communications center for the new Ministry of Women's Affairs in Afghanistan

SEVEN ASIAN NATIONS SIGN PACT TO LIMIT SEX TRADE
January 8, 2002 - (WEnews) In the shadow of an enormous conflict, South Asian nations, including India and Pakistan, sign a United Nations agreement to take steps to curtail the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Most of those traded are female.

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