Over 40 paramount chiefs, traditional and religious leaders (imams and pastors) from Bo and Bombali districts on Wednesday 20th October, 2010 benefitted from a one-day workshop on gender based violence, reproductive and maternal health held at the Sahara Hotel in the southern headquarter town of Bo.

A women's peace delegation – led by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams – wrapped up a seven-day tour of Israel and the Palestinian Occupied Territories.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her government is developing long-term strategies to build upon the foundation for growth which has been set in Liberia. The strategies would consolidate the progress made and achieve target growth rates to improve the lives of people.

State of Law Coalition independent MP Safiya Al Suhail criticized women absence in head of political parties meeting called for by Kurdistan leader Massoud Barazani.

Al Suhail praised the statements of Supreme Council leader Ammar Al Hakim about the necessity to have women representation which was seconded by Vice President Tarek Al Hashemi.

Historically, Arab women have been quite disadvantaged as compared to males and, more often than not, their destinies are inhibited by the dominant males in their lives - father, brothers or husband.

The Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC) for Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security will today convene a peace-building training where participants will be trained in the areas of “Women Leading Change Leadership Program”; “UNSCR 1325: Women, Peace and Security”; and “Women and Mass Information Program”.

The Organization for Freedom of Women, in a press meet held Sunday in ‘Tilak' hotel in Jaffna, accused Sri Lanka government of deceiving the war-affected women without using the international funds meant for their welfare it gets, sources in Jaffna said.

A new book, coedited by Rosa-Linda Fregoso, professor of Latin American and Latino studies at UC Santa Cruz, investigates the escalation of violence against women in Latin America over the past two decades.

WOMEN politicians at LC3 levels have called upon the Government to stop combining two electoral areas to be represented by one lady councillor.

They said women representation in local councils should be increased by letting each electoral area have its own representative.

The coming elections in Burma on Nov. 7 are not a step toward real democracy.