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| UN to train Tanzanian women on elections
The UN is set to empower Tanzanian women ahead of the coun
try's general elections in October, the world
body said in a statement here Wednesday..
01/09/2010 |
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| EU condemns gang-rape of women, children in North Kivu
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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revealed.
31/08/2010 |
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| Children of Libyan women married to foreigners get Libyan citizenship
The Libyan General People's Congress (GPC), the highest
legislative body of the country, has passed a law granting citizenship to childr
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n of Libyan women married to foreigners, Qareen newspaper reported Thursday on i
t
s website.
19/08/2010 |
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| Congolese president pledges to get Act on Parity passed
The Congolese President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, pledg
ed on Friday in Brazzaville to get Parliament to pass a Act on Parity for equita
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le representation of women in political, elective and administrative duties.
13/08/2010 |
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| Senegalese minister calls for emancipation of the African woman
The Senegalese minister of Family, Female Organizations
and Child Protection, Mrs Ndeye Khady Diop, on Wednesday said society would be a
better place when there was a positive change of the situation of the African wo
m
an.
11/08/2010 |
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| Angolan parliament approves SADC gender, development protocol
The Angolan parliament on Tuesday ratified the Protocol
of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) about gender and development
.
03/08/2010 |
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| Former Irish President stresses protection of women in conflicts
Former Irish President, Mary Robinson, has
emphasized the protection of women and children caught up in conflict
zones, pledging her full support for the implementation of international
agreements aimed at offering security for those caught up in conflicts.
22/07/2010 |
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| UN forum stresses role of women in advancing global development
The annual high-level meeting of the UN Economic and Socia
l Council (ECOSOC) ended on Friday with member states stressing the need for gre
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ter investment in women and girls to advance gender equality and empower women.
03/07/2010 |
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| UN creates new agency for women empowerment
In an historic move, the UN General Assembly voted unanimo
usly on Friday to create a new body to accelerate progress in meeting the needs
o
f women and girls worldwide.
02/07/2010 |
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| Gambia hosts seminar on ending gender-based violence
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 |
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