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Short Course (Cape Town, South Africa)
When?
September, 2, 2013 - September, 6, 2013
Where?
University of Cape TownRegister
Send a detailed cv, a letter of motivation in which you outline your area of research interest in the field of gender and transitional justice and one reference letter to Dr Helen Scanlon by 14 June 2013
Who Will Be Accountable? Human Rights and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The publication explains that embedding accountability into the very DNA of the post-2015 sustainable development architecture will be critical to ensure the new plan ensures political commitments made at the international level actually result in policy changes on the ground.
Read more...Nikumbuke Health by Motorbike Receives United Nations Public Service Award
Women’s Knowledge International is very pleased to announce that, under nomination of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace within the framework of our program, the US-Kenyan organization Nikumbuke-Health-by-Motorbike—founded and directed by Prof. Araceli Alonso—has received the highest world-wide recognition for excellence in public service: the United Nations Public Service Award 2013.
Read more...Morocco: Kesbat Mehdia Women become First-time Landowners
Since 2007, Soulaliyate women have been fighting for their rights and campaigning hard against the exclusion and discrimination they face living on their tribes' collective lands.
Read more...The Backlash Against Women's Rights Post-"Arab Spring": Because Our Cause Is Just
Because Our Cause Is Just is an eye-opening documentary about the struggle of women in countries experiencing the so-called "Arab Spring".
Read more...Squeezed: Life in a time of food price volatility
Half a decade after the price spike of 2007-2008, food price volatility has become the new norm. The report shows that more women are going into informal employment outside the home in order to boost family finances, this means that they are are more pressurised because of the amount of unpaid care work they do.
Read more...Stand-Alone Goal on Achieving Gender Equality, Women’s Rights and Women’s Empowerment: Imperatives and Key Components
The UN Women advocacy paper aims to apprise Member States of UN Women’s expectations and position in relation to two key processes: Post-2015 Framework and Sustainable Development Goals.
Read more...Gender Forum (Nairobi, Kenya)
When?
May, 30, 2013
Where?
Nairobi Safari Club (Lilian Towers)Register
Entry is Free