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SUDAN: "Reflections on International Women's Day"

The following is among the postings by U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration as he travels and works in his capacity as special envoy.

AFRICA: Achieving Fifty Percent Women in Decision Making by 2015

Gender activists from East and Southern Africa have expressed shock at the backward trends in the 50/50 campaign in recent elections. The African Union (AU) has set a goal of achieving parity between women and men in decision-making by 2020, while the Southern African Development Community (SADC) target calls for 50% women in decision-making in all sectors by 2015.

SUDAN: Peace Partners Agree to Increase Southern Sudan Parliamentary Seats

The two partners of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) agreed in a meeting held at the level of the Sudanese presidency to increase parliamentary seats to southern Sudan, but they are still differ on the final number of seat.

Peace Partners Agree to Increase Southern Sudan Parliamentary Seats

The two partners of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) agreed in a meeting held at the level of the Sudanese presidency to increase parliamentary seats to southern Sudan, but they are still differ on the final number of seat.

SUDAN: Women, Children Increasingly Targeted in Southern Clashes

Women and children are being increasingly targeted in the escalating attacks against communities in Southern Sudanese states, exacerbating the dire humanitarian situation, say officials.

SUDAN: Sudan Detains Supporters of Woman on Trial

Sudanese police rounded up about 40 women protesters Monday outside a courthouse where they were showing support for a female journalist on trial for wearing trousers in public.

Some of the women protesters were wearing pants themselves.

SUDAN: Media Give Us a Fair Deal - Women

The guns have gone silent – except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope.

SUDAN: A More Gender Representative Leadership

As the general elections scheduled for April 2010 draw nearer in Africa's largest country ravaged by a long drawn war, the scramble for political positions is rife as women struggle to make their presence felt.

SUDAN: Expulsions Hit Darfur Rape Victims: Aid Groups

Rape victims in Sudan's Darfur region have lost vital medical and psychological support since Khartoum expelled aid agencies working against sexual violence this year, the United Nations and aid workers said.

A Sudanese minister on Wednesday dismissed the reports as "propaganda" saying there was no widespread rape in the region and that foreigners were free to come and investigate.

SUDAN: Vulnerable Girls Risk Sexual Exploitation On Juba's Streets

In a large market in Juba, the regional capital of Southern Sudan, young women spend long afternoons lounging on beds in sweltering iron sheet rooms, waiting for men.

One girl, no more than 17, wearing a tight tee-shirt with the words "I love beer" emblazoned on it, points us in the direction of a different set of rooms, with the really young girls.

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