 | UNICEF: Commission on the Status of Women meets at UN NEW YORK, USA, 26 February 2008 -- The 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women is under way at the United Nations. Focusing on the priorities of financing gender equality and empowering women, the annual forum commenced yesterday with a panel of experts hosted by the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI), UNICEF and the Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF. Chaired by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Johnson, the panel addressed the economics of gender equality through the lens of girls' education. "There is ample evidence that investing in education for girls is the most profitable investment for a country," said Ms. Johnson during her opening remarks. In this video, Dr. Mercy Tembon of the World Bank describes the success stories she will mention in her presentation on financing gender equality in education. |
 | UNICEF: Commission on the Status of Women meets at UN Pt. 2 NEW YORK, USA, 26 February 2008 -- The 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women is under way at the United Nations. Focusing on the priorities of financing gender equality and empowering women, the annual forum commenced yesterday with a panel of experts hosted by the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI), UNICEF and the Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF. Chaired by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Johnson, the panel addressed the economics of gender equality through the lens of girls' education. "There is ample evidence that investing in education for girls is the most profitable investment for a country," said Ms. Johnson during her opening remarks. In Part 2 of this series, UNICEF's Cheryl Gregory Faye speaks about the role of UN Girls' Education Initiative in partnering to implement the Fast Track Initiatives process in education. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/girlseducation/index_42995.html |
 | UNICEF: Commission on the Status of Women meets at UN Pt. 3 NEW YORK, USA, 26 February 2008 -- The 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women is under way at the United Nations. Focusing on the priorities of financing gender equality and empowering women, the annual forum commenced yesterday with a panel of experts hosted by the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI), UNICEF and the Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF. Chaired by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Johnson, the panel addressed the economics of gender equality through the lens of girls' education. "There is ample evidence that investing in education for girls is the most profitable investment for a country," said Ms. Johnson during her opening remarks. In Part 3 of this series, Dr. Jyotsna Jha talks about gender mainstreaming and the publication of a new manual by the Commonwealth Secretariat addressing gender mainstreaming in education. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/girlseducation/index_42995.html |
 | Shared Leadership: The Value Women Leaders Bring Linda Tarr-Whelan, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos, New York; and former Ambassador and U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, interviewed by Judith Dobrzynski at the Salzburg Global Seminar program on "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Politics and Business". Linda discusses the distinct and essential added value that women bring to leadership and problem-solving, and the need to move towards shared leadership between men and women. |
 | Scare To Leave, Afraid To Stay(violence against women) GLOBAL STATISTICS Fact #31: At least 60 million girls who would otherwise be expected to be alive are "missing" from various populations, mostly in Asia, as a result of sex-selective abortions, infanticide or neglect. (UN Study On The Status of Women, Year 2000) Fact #32: Globally, at least one in three women and girls is beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime. (UN Commission on the Status of Women, 2/28/00) Fact #33: A recent survey by the Kenyan Women Rights Awareness Program revealed that 70% of those interviewed said they knew neighbors who beat their wives. Nearly 60% said women were to blame for the beatings. Just 51% said the men should be punished. (The New York Times, 10/31/97) Fact #34: 4 million women and girls are trafficked annually. (United Nations) Fact #35: An estimated one million children, mostly girls, enter the sex trade each year (UNICEF) Fact #36: A 2005 World Health Organization study reported that nearly one third of Ethiopian women had been physically forced by a partner to have sex against their will within the 12 months prior to the study. (WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women, 2005) Fact #37: In a study of 475 people in prostitution from five countries (South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, USA, and Zambia): 62% reported having been raped in prostitution. 73% reported having experienced physical assault in prostitution. 92% stated that they wanted to escape prostitution immediately. (Melissa Farley, Isin Baral, Merab Kiremire, Ufuk Sezgin, "Prostitution in Five Countries: Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" (1998) Feminism & Psychology 8 (4): 405-426) Fact #38: The most common act of violence against women is being slapped—an experience reported by 9% of women in Japan and 52% in provincial Peru. Rates of sexual abuse also varies greatly around the world—with partner rape being reported by 6% of women from Serbia and Montenegro, 46% of women from provincial Bangladesh, and 59% of women in Ethiopia. (WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women, 2005) Fact #39: So-called "honour killings" take the lives of thousands of young women every year, mainly in North Africa, Western Asia and parts of South Asia. (UNFPA) Fact #40: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported that 2002 saw a 25% increase in "honor killings" of women, with 461 women murdered by family members in 2002, in 2 provinces (Sindh and Punjab) alone. (Pakistan Human Rights Commission, 2002) Fact #41: More than 90 million African women and girls are victims of female circumcision or other forms of genital mutilation. (Heise: 1994) Fact #42: In eastern and souther Africa, 17 to 22% of girls aged 15 to 19 are HIV-positive, compared to 3 to 7% of boys of similar age. This pattern—seen in many other regions of the world—is evidence that girls are being infected with HIV by a much older cohort of men. (UNICEF/UNAIDS 2007) Fact #43: : A 2005 study reported that 7% of partnered Canadian women experienced violence at the hands of a spouse between 1999 and 2004. Of these battered women, nearly one-quarter (23%) reported being beaten, choked, or threatened with a knife or gun. (Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, 2005) Fact #44: In Zimbabwe, domestic violence accounts for more than 60% of murder cases that go through the high court in Harare. (ZWRCN) Fact #45: a study in Zaria, Nigeria found that 16 percent of hospital patients treated for sexually transmitted infections were younger than 5. (UNFPA) |
 | United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2008 Zenab for Women in Development UN presentation on women, conflict, peace |
 | UNICEF: Young voices speak up for women's/girls' equality NEW YORK, USA, 26 February 2007 -- The 51st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women opened at United Nations headquarters in New York this morning, launching two weeks of discussions and events in the run-up to International Women's Day. Youth delegates used the opportunity to share the views and recommendations of over 1,300 young people from 59 countries, as compiled in a new report, 'It's Time to Listen to Us!' The report includes the following recommendations from young people to governments: Invest in and increase access to education for all girls Respect and enforce laws that protect girls Create gender-positive media messages Build the capacity of local leaders to identify and protect 'invisible' girls Support community organizations working on gender equality Support peer-to-peer and non-formal youth groups and networks. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/girlseducation/index_38463.html |
 | Lotus (The survivor) "Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality, development, and peace." -Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General "Violence against women is an issue that cannot wait. A brief look at the statistics makes it clear. At least one out of every three women is likely to be abused in her lifetime. ... No country, no culture, no woman young or old is immune to this scourge. Far too often, the crimes go unpunished, the perpetrators walk free....It is a campaign for the women and girls who have the right to live free of violence, today and in the future. It is a campaign to stop the untold cost that violence against women inflicts on all humankind." -Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the Commission on the Status of Women New York, 25 February 2008 www.deezden.blogspot.com |
 | Ecumenical Women Singing Armenian Hymn at UN Commission Ecumenical Women Singing Armenian Hymn at UN Commission on Status of Women (February-March, 2008). It was a pleasure for Lilit, Psalm Tours Chief R&D Officer, to organize this true ecumenical event. |
 | People & Power - Child soldiers - 22 Jun 08 People & Power follows a former child soldier, known only as Madeleine, from the Democratic Republic of Congo as she undertakes an advocacy mission at the UN for the Commission on the Status of Women. |
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