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Violence against women: a problem of epidemic proportions around the world
“There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.” – United Nations Secretary-General,...
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All Girls Achieving and Learning: UNGEI Policy Advocacy Agenda
The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) just issued its latest policy advocacy agenda, available here: The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) is a multi-stakeholder...
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UN Education First Initiative one year on: Education cannot wait
Today, we are celebrating the first-year anniversary of the UN Global Education First initiative launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in September 2012. Around the same time last year, over 20...
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Get ready for the International Day of the Girl: Bring Girl Rising to School
You liked the film Girl Rising. You believe in its potential as a movement. Now, Girl Rising is a curriculum. Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film that promotes a powerful truth: educating girls in...
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Investing in Girls’ Education Delivers Results: let’s innovate!
Today, we are celebrating the second International Day of the Girl Child. Indeed, on December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the...
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The State of the World’s Girls 2013 –“In Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Girls...
Plan’s annual report on the world’s girls investigates what happens to adolescent girls in disasters, and how to better protect girls’ rights and well-being. Plan International just released the...
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2013 Global Gender Gap Report: 20% of countries have made no progress or are...
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just released the 2013 Global Gender Gap Report. It ranks 136 countries* (which collectively contain over 93 percent of the world’s population) based on 14 indicators...
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Unlearning Violence: Evidence and Policies for Early Childhood Development...
The World Peace Foundation is organizing an exciting conference on February 13 & 14, 2014, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University. There is no cost to attend,...
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Women, Men, and Peace: new issue of the Alliance for Peacebuilding online...
The Alliance for Peacebuilding just released the third issue of their free semi-annual online publication, Building Peace: A Forum for Peace and Security in the 21st Century. This last issue, Women,...
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“Victories over Violence, Ensuring Safety for Women and Girls,” a...
Women’s Learning Partnership just released an interesting practitioners’ manual Victories over Violence: Ensuring Safety for Women and Girls (authors: Mahnaz Afkhami, Haleh Vaziri). Women’s Learning...
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“Women in Peace”& International Women’s Day 2018
International Women’s Day invites us to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In time for this occasion, James W. Gould, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History and...
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Afghan Women’s Inclusion in the Peace Process: exceptional conference on June 18
In a context of contested negotiations with the Taliban and to discuss the social situation, geopolitics, development, security and governance in Afghanistan, this conference will bring together around...
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