Advocacy and Lobbying

Thousands of women are refusing to work on farms in north-west Cameroon's Wum district after a spate of rapes and assaults blamed on cattle herders.

The women say young girls are among the victims and one woman died of her wounds on Monday night, the BBC's Randy Joe Sa'ah in Wum reports.

Government officials have called a meeting for Tuesday in Wum to discuss the problem.

Read more on BBC News, published 15. Nov

Involving women in decision-making and resource management is a basic necessity for any effective plan to address the multi- layered and life-threatening consequences of climate change, says the head of UN Women.

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12 Mar 2012 - women who have played an instrumental role in national development and who have contributed to gender mainstreaming were on Thursday recognised by the Bureau of Women's Affairs as part of celebrations to mark International Women's Day.
 

For the full story, see The Jamaica Observer.

12 Mar 2012 - Dozens of women seeking to vie for political positions have allegedly been 'bought off' by politicians for fear of competition in the next general election, an NGO has said.

14 Mar 2012 - Women outlive men, while lagging behind.

13 Mar 2012 - There has been growing recognition that good development models are based on evidence and mutual accountability. Yet for years the lack of gender-related statistics has been used as a reason to not take bolder action on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

12 Mar 2012 - One year ago, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami took 13,007 lives in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima -- the country's three most affected prefectures; 54 percent of those fatalities were women and girls.

A total of 56.1 percent were also aged 65 or over, according to the Japanese National Police Agency (NPA) and again, the majority were women.
 

For the full story, see Prevention Web.

14 Mar 2012 - March 8 is marked as International Women’s Day. I wish to dedicate this piece to our women and discuss the thorny issue of women and politics.

Women have endured a lot of degradation, traditionally, politically and economically. While they make up nearly more than half of the world population, however, their involvement in formal political structures and processes, where decisions regarding the use of national resources generated by both men and women are made, remains trivial.

17 March 2012 - Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) celebrated International Women’s Day with great enthusiasm and vigor. The theme selected for day was “Empowered Women - Strong Society “at Faisalabad. The Prime motive of celebrating the day was to mobilize women and impart them regarding their rights in order to empower their social, political, legal and economic circumstances.