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World Health Report 2005: A review of the latest report from the WHO

A grim introduction to the WHO World Health Report reiterates why it is necessary for communities and governments to recognise the special needs of mothers and newborn children in regards to a coherent and integrated health system that provides universal access and financial protection. By Rochelle Jones. Resource Net, Friday File Issue 224, April 2005

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The "Architect and Engine of Neoliberal Globalization"

What is the G8 and why should civil society engage with it? By Kathambi Kinoti. Resource Net, Friday File Issue 223, April 2005

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"In Larger Freedom": The UN Secretary-General's report on progress on the Millennium Declaration

 

A summary of the report to be presented at the Millennium +5 Summit in September 2005 in New York. By Kathambi Kinoti. Resource Net, Friday File Issue 223, April 2005

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Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation: Sexuality rights vs. Cultural relativism

 

Do FGM eradication interventions address the sexuality rights of women? By Kathambi Kinoti. Resource Net, Friday File Issue 222, April 2005

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Sexuality and Criminal Laws in the Arab World

A review of ''Gender, Sexuality and the Criminal Laws in the Middle East and North Africa'' a publication of Women for Human Rights - New Ways. By Kathambi Kinoti. Resource Net, Friday File Issue 222, April 2005

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Linking feminists in Eastern Europe with technology

 

An interview with Natasa Stevanic and Milica Gudovic [milNat] from Women’s Information Technology Transfer (WITT). By Rochelle Jones. Resource Net Friday File Issue 221, April 2005

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Buddhism in Thailand: a report on the struggle for women to be ordained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition

 

Theravada Buddhist nuns are fighting to gain the right to be ordained as a "Bhikkhuni", which is the highest ordination for nuns in Theravada Buddhism, giving them equal status to monks.By Rochelle Jones. Resource Net Friday File Issue 221, April 2005

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Global migration trends for women: A review of the latest United Nations World Survey on the Role of Women in Development

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development. By Rochelle Jones. Resource Net Friday File Issue 220, April 2005

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Women’s human rights in Turkey - challenges and prospects

 

An interview with Pinar Ilkkaracan from Women for Women’s Human Rights - New Ways. By Rochelle Jones. Resource Net Friday File Issue 220, April 2005

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'Our Common Interest' Does the report of the Commission for Africa offer offer new hope for African women?

A review of the report of the Commission for Africa. By Kathambi Kinoti. Resource Net, Friday File Issue 219, March 2005

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