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Gender
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 | EU condemns gang-rape of women, children in North Kivu | | Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has expressed "deep indignati
on and consternation" over the group attacks and rape recently perpetrated by mi
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itiamen of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) and Congole
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e allied armed groups in the province of North Kivu, official sources in Brussel
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31/08/2010 full text... |
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| Gambia hosts seminar on ending gender-based violence | | Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A seminar on ways of ending violence against
women began Thursday in Banjul, the Gambian capital, with officials
indicating that gender-based violence constituted a major public health
and human rights problem across the world, Addressing the opening session
of the seminar, the Gambian Vice President and Minister of Women Affairs,
Isatou Njie-Saidy, said violence against women had some profound
implications for the woman's health, regretting that this was often
ignored by society.
01/07/2010 full text... |
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| Migiro tasks media on gender equality | | New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro Monday appealed to the media to take on the cause of gender equality, spotlighting its potential to overturn stereotypes of men and women.
25/05/2010 full text... |
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| 'Femmes Africa Solidarite' hails Senegalese bill on parity | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African women networks and the members of “Campagne, Genre, mon Agenda”, coordinated by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), on Monday hailed the amendment by Senegalese Parliament of the bill governing absolute parity between men and women in the country's elective bodies.
17/05/2010 full text... |
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| UN official calls for end to sexual violence | | New York, US (PANA) - Fresh from her visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which she described as the "rape capital of the world", a senior UN official Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to make the prevention of sexual violence a top priority.
28/04/2010 full text... |
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| UN mission visits Guinean women victims of 28 Sept. crack-down | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Civil society organizations, members of the Women, Peace
and Security (WPS) task force, set up by the United Nations office for West Afr
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ca (UNOWA) will, from Monday, carry out a solidarity mission to Guinean women vi
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tims of the tragic 28 September crack down at the Conakry stadium.
14/03/2010 full text... |
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| Mauritian govt. to construct hospital for women | | Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Premier Navin Ramgoolam announced here
on Monday that the government would construction a specialized hospital for wome
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, lamenting that too many women die from diseases that could be treated.
08/03/2010 full text... |
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| Int'l Women's Day: Benin pays tribute to female media workers | | Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On the occasion of the celebration of the 15th Internati
onal Women's Day, observed worldwide Monday, the Union of media workers in Benin
(SYNAPROMEB) seized the occasion to pay tribute to Beninese female media workers
for their contributions to the revival of the press in their country.
08/03/2010 full text... |
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| UNHCR chief stresses need for equality | | Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- As UNHCR offices around the world marked the Internationa
l Women's Day on Monday, High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, said
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t was vital that women should be given equal opportunities and are able to reali
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e their individual rights on an equal basis.
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| Libyan women unaware of their rights, says woman parliamentarian | | Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan women will have themselves to blame if they canno
t assert their rights and privileges, which are already guaranteed by the countr
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's laws, according to a member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Ms. Amal Saf
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r, on the occasion of the international women's day celebration.
08/03/2010 full text... |
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| 'Education key to achieving gender equality' | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Womenâ?s day, bein
g marked across the world Monday, education
of the girl child has been described as a key element that will accelerates the
promotion of equal opportunities for women across
Africa.
08/03/2010 full text... |
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| Organisation urges govts to revoke sex discriminatory laws | | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In recognition of International Women's Day, i
nternational human rights organization 'Equality Now' will launch its
Beijing + 15 campaign urging governments to revoke sex discriminatory laws with
the release of its report, 'Words and Deeds: Holding Governments
Accountable in the Beijing +15 Review Process'.
06/03/2010 full text... |
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| UN celebrates Women's Day | | New York, US (PANA) - As delegates from around the world gathered at the United
Nations headquarters in New York, US, to commemorate the International Women's D
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y, the awkward timing of a US court decision to shield a former UN employee from
allegations of sexual harassment did not go unnoticed.
04/03/2010 full text... |
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| UN official says Beijing Platform vital to gender action | | New York, US (PANA) - An outcome document adopted at the end of the Fourth Worl
d Conference on Women in
Beijing in 1995, known as the Beijing Platform for Action, "continues to guide o
ur action today" in the global efforts
for the full realization of women's rights, a senior UN official said here Tuesd
ay.
02/03/2010 full text... |
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