ArtCorps announces a new partnership with Oxfam America and their Gender-based Violence Prevention Campaign ”Entre Vos y Yo, Una Vida Diferente” in El Salvador. Using the power of street theater, ArtCorps is working with the San Salvador-based theater group Escena X, to inspire and motivate young women and men to break the cycle of violence and poverty in their communities.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message to the Conference on Ensuring Women's Participation in Peace and Security, delivered by Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, in Brussels, 9 September:
Today's edition is focused on wives taking on roles as primary breadwinners in their families while their husbands assuming the stay-at-home role with the responsibilities of raising the children. Nowadays, more women in Liberian are becoming primary breadwinners for their families; stepping away from their 'home-keeper' roles.
Human Rights Are Women's Rights using political strategies; women are gaining power around the world by Peggy Curlin. Peggy Curlin is President of the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), a woman-focused nonprofit international organization founded in 1975. Its mission is to empower women at all levels of society to be full partners in development. (Photo: Nanette Thomas, APC Dallas President)
More than 90% of the Sigma catalogue is marked in red for Palestinians. This means that Israel prohibits Palestinian university science professors, such as those at Birzeit University near Ramallah, from ordering most of the chemicals and acids they need for scientific research. Instead of being able to focus on research, Palestinian academics have to think about logistics.
The United Nations University (UNU) hosted a seminar entitled "Women Making Peace: Where Are We Now? Maximizing the Impact of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, 10 Years On" on September 8, assessing global progress toward implementation of the groundbreaking resolution which calls for increased recognition of and support for the role of women in prevention and resolution of conflict.
