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News & Events
In this section, the PeaceWomen Project aims to highlight news and events related to women, peace ands security taking place on a local, national, regional and international levels.
The News Library and Events Calendar can be navigated by themes, country/region, date and/or keyword. Within the News Library and Events Calendar sections, there is the option to submit your own news items and upcoming events. Please remember that news and events must be relevant to women, peace and security.
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Latest News
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May 16, 2012
USA: Report Says Female Farmworkers Suffer Sex Abuse Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration status makes them fearful of calling police, according to a report being released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. The survey by the international rights group mirrors two previous reports on the risks facing women and girls that had focused on California, where most of the nation's farmworkers reside. -
May 14, 2012
SOMALIA: Somali Draft Constitution Includes Women in Country's Affairs After two decades of civil war and being subjected to violence and unthinkable hardships, Somali women are now expected to have a voice in the country's government, Press TV reports. -
May 9, 2012
CARIBBEAN: OAS and Chile Cooperate to Combat Violence Against Women in the Eastern Caribbean The Organization of American States (OAS) and the government of Chile have signed a letter of intent to strengthen capacities in the area of violence against women in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean, among which are OAS member states Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Upcoming Events
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September 21, 2012
Annual Peacemakers Luncheon Organization:
Country: USA
Theme: Peacekeeping,
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