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The NDP is joining forces with the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) to urge the Conservative government to finally take action to end violence against Aboriginal women.

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O'Neil has completed his historic state visit to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

And while Mr O'Neil has extended the olive branch, the women of Bougainville are angry they weren't included in the reconciliation ceremony involving the Prime Minister and local leaders.

By breaking their silence, and documenting the outrages committed, local communities in Kachin are defending themselves against sexual violence from the Burmese military and police.

The Country Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Mr. Sheldon Yett, has warned against all gender and domestic based violence in the country.

According to Mr. Yett, violence does not discriminate; noting that it cuts across communities, culture, class and religions and as such, it must be avoided at all times and at all levels.

The documentation centre No habrá paz sin las mujeres [There will be no peace without women] enables female leaders, professionals and survivors of the armed conflict in Colombia to express themselves and share their experiences so that, according to the website, “the lifework they have dedicated to peace is not forgotten.” Their testimony is offered through an online photography exhibition and video interviews.

The head of the U.N. agency that fights for gender equality and the empowerment of women said Wednesday that women and children have borne the brunt of the conflict in South Sudan, and called for women to play a leading role at peace talks under way in Addis Ababa.

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A new women's centre in a refugee camp in Liberia has been set up and is ready to deal with different women's issues. DRC has identified different challenges faced by females – and they will be addressed in the new centre.

Violence Against Women and Girls is rife in the Pacific and various programs are being developed to counter this.`26 participants from Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Tonga shared their ideas and experiences as the first day of their week long Stage 4 Pacific Male Advocacy Training of Trainers kicked off in Nadi yesterday.

Africa now has three female heads of state, after Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central African Republic took office in January. Though women leaders remain the exception in African politics, activists say things are looking up.

Women are breaking into the "boys club" of the African presidency.

At an early age, Faduma began to learn an art that has been passed down her family from generation to generation. Her hands are slightly worn and slow-moving as she demonstrates how to weave the edge of a straw mat to the woman beside her.