The Harborview Medical Center nurse faced a conundrum.
Several doctors had told Bria Chakofsky-Lewy that a group of Somali women patients had aches and pains they could not treat successfully. Chakofsky-Lewy, who supervises a program for immigrants and refugees, reasoned the trouble could be a combination of physical trauma and emotional pain from fleeing war and relocating thousands of miles from their homeland.
Puntland a semi-autonomous state of Somalia's president Abdirahman Mohamed (Farole) opened third Somali women Annual conference in Garowe, the capital city of the state on Monday, Radio Garowe reports.
According to a recent study carried out by Transparency International, Somalia was deemed to be the most corrupt nation in the world. The economic and political instability of Somalia has made it the site of many human rights violations, particularly against women. Females are underrepresented in the workforce as well as education.
Dear Respected U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary Hillary Clinton, vice president Biden and U.S. Senators.
As IVAWA voting approaches, I am writing to beg and encourage you to pass this important Act for the benefit of women and girls everywhere in this world.
In this letter I want to clarify and share some of the tragedy issues that Somalia women face.
We, the participants from South/Central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland representatives from IFCC, Members of Parliament UNPOS, UNDP, representatives from Civil Society Organizations and Diaspora attending the Gender Audit Consultation Workshop held at the UN Headquarters, Gigiri, Nairobi from 6th to 8th September, 2010.
By June 11th, 15 countries will have held their Open Day for Peace. Preparatory meetings for upcoming Open Days are also underway worldwide. This document includes highlights from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Kosovo, Sudan and Somalia.
