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.
Announcements
Morocco: Kesbat Mehdia Women become First-time Landowners
24 May 2013
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.
World’s biggest fashion retailers agree to sign Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
22 May 2013
Canadian labour rights group calls on Loblaw and others to join them. The Toronto-based Maquila Solidarity (MSN) welcomes the decision of H&M, Inditex (owner of the Zara brand), Primark, C&A and Tesco to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh with the Global Unions IndustriALL and UNI and Bangladeshi unions.
International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
22 May 2013
May 17 marks each year since 2004 the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia ("IDAHO") around the world. In over 100 countries on all continents, activists and their allies are mobilizing.
Global Breakthrough as Retail Brands sign up to Bangladesh Factory Safety Deal
22 May 2013
Thirty-one of the world’s leading apparel retailers and brands have committed to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, accounting for more than 1,000 Bangladeshi garment factories.
Statement by Helen Clark to mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
22 May 2013
Last month, my country, New Zealand, became the thirteenth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, and the first in the Asia-Pacific region.
From the desk of Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women
22 May 2013
It has now been two months since the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) adopted agreed conclusions on the priority theme of eliminating and preventing violence against women and girls at its fifty-seventh session.
Catholics Condemn Delay in Ruling on Life-Saving Abortion for “Beatriz” in El Salvador
22 May 2013
Catholics expressed dismay at the unnecessary delay in El Salvador’s Supreme Court ruling on the case involving “Beatriz,” a 22-year-old mother suffering from lupus and kidney failure who sought authorization to undergo the abortion doctors say she needs to save her life.
Historic Pride march in Moldova should be 'first of many'
22 May 2013
The Moldovan authorities must ensure that yesterday's historic Pride march in the capital Chisinau is the "first of many" and is followed up by other steps to combat homophobic discrimination, Amnesty International said today.
Affront to Justice: Rios Montt Guilty Verdict Annulled
22 May 2013
MADRE denounces the ruling by Guatemala's Constitutional Court, annulling the May 10 verdict that found former dictator Efraín Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, targeted against the Indigenous Ixil People.