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<title><![CDATA[ECA chief pays tribute to foremothers of Pan Africanism ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ongoing celebrations of 50 years of Pan Africanism will be incomplete without paying glowing tribute to the role played by our ‘foremothers’ and ‘foresisters’ in the liberation struggle, according to UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:55:45 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Female genital mutilation to end in 20 villages in Niger]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Practitioners of the Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) in 20 villages in Niger Republic on Thursday vowed to end the practice which has been in existence in their communities for several past generations.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:52 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Let's pass on peace, prosperity to Africa’s future generations, says Dlamini Zuma]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Since the forebears of African unity bequeathed the present generation a free and better Africa than the one they found and lived on, the latter must ensure their offspring inherit a peaceful and more prosperous continent, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said here Tuesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:31:34 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African women hail AU for wide consultations on continent's future]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women stakeholders on pan-Africanism and the continent’s renaissance have commended the African Union (AU) for its initiative to consult with all member countries, regional economic communities and all sectors of society to develop a continent-wide Agenda 2063.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:16:49 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Women, Inspiration & Enterprise symposium opens in SA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The three-day inaugural Women, Inspiration & Enterprise (WIE) Symposium Africa got underway in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday, with leading women in both the public and private sectors attending.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:49:04 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AUC chairperson urges women to play their part in African renaissance]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Emphasising the commitment of the African Union (AU) to promoting gender equality, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called on African women to contribute to the continent’s renaissance.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:13:08 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[‘Gender-based violence hits criminal dimension in Mali’   ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, Soyata Maiga, declared Tuesday that gender-based violence has taken a criminal dimension in Northern Mali.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:54:17 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[30 traditional female circumcisers vow to "drop the knife" in Gambia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thirty traditional female circumcisers in Gambia have publicly declared to “drop the knife”, committing themselves to abandon female genital mutilation (FGM), PANA reported Tuesday, quoting the local Voice newspaper.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:10:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Equality Now seeks action on political, organised violence against women in Egypt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Equality Now, an international organisation working to end violence and discrimination against women and girls, Friday expressed concern over the continued erosion of women’s rights in post-revolution Egypt.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:51:08 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Wellbeing Foundation Africa brings world acclaimed forum to Africa]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two leading Kenyan female media personalities, Julie Gichuru and Patricia Amira, have been named keynote participants in the inaugural, high-profile Women, Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Conference which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 5-7 May.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:13:42 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[USAID launches agric programme to promote gender equality in Tanzania ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Friday launched here a US$1.3 million, two-year programme to enhance Tanzanian women’s participation in agriculture and improve food security.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:57:31 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mauritanians protest against violence on women ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundred people, mostly women and girls of all ages from civil society and other groups, demonstrated on Wednesday in Nouakchott to denounce the recurrent violence against women.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:27:28 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN Commission on Women adopts global plan to end gender-based violence]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - More than 130 member states of the UN Commission on the Status of Women have adopted a global plan on the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, the UN announced on Sunday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:23:04 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Head of UN Women steps down ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Sunday announced that Ms. Michelle Bachelet is stepping down as head of the UN entity mandated to promote gender equality.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:41:18 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AU celebrates International Women's Day ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) on Friday celebrated International Women's Day in Addis Ababa with Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), calling on everybody to be involved in the emancipation of women.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:16:54 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Int'l survey highlights female jobs as “choice, independence”]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – In observance of the International Women’s Day, UK-based agricultural supply chain and food ingredients company, Olam International, Friday released its research findings, saying that female jobs in agricultural supply chains mean “choice and independence” for emerging markets in Africa.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:05:40 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['Gender violence, major health, human rights concern']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said gender-based violence remains a major health and human rights concern, and that no human development can be achieved as long as women and girls continue to suffer from violence or live in fear of it.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:55:09 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[IPPF to Committee on Status of Women: Protect rights of  women, girls ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has called on the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW), a UN body currently meeting in New York, under the theme "Eliminating violence against women", to ensure that countries are protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:03:44 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ICC calls for support to help end violence against women]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday joined communities worldwide in marking International Women’s Day, with a call to advance women’s rights, promote and defend those rights, particularly for women and all others made vulnerable in situations of armed conflict.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:11:41 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[4 UN agencies highlight women's plight as Int'l Women’s Day is marked]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - On the occasion of the 2013 International Women’s Day, marked worldwide Friday, 8 March, 2013, the global community is focusing on how to eliminate and prevent all forms of violence against women and girls.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:27:38 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kinshasa to host 5th fair of women’s entrepreneurship 23-30 March]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The 5th fair of women’s entrepreneurship will be held from 23 to 30 March in Kinshasa, at the Congolese government's initiative and with the support of the UN system, according to Penangnini Touré, spokesman of the UN Mission for Stabilisation of Congo (MONUSCO).<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[3 African women, seven others to receive US award]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry will on Friday in Washington, DC, US, honour 10 extraordinary women, three of them from Africa, with the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award, a US State Department statement said on Tuesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:23:10 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Musicians partner with UN on women’s rights]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) -  More than 20 musicians from across the globe are joining forces with the UN to spotlight the importance of empowering women through a song that will be released on International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:34:36 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African women for sustainable development discuss biodiversity in Brazzaville ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Network of African Women for Sustainable Development (REFADD) is organizing a regional workshop here at which members will be taught how to access genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use, PANA learnt from official sources.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:24:11 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Female journalists trained on role of women in conflict resolution]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Over 160 local journalists, mainly female, have received training on how to enhance the role of women in peace making in trouble-ridden regions of Darfur, according to the AU-UN peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID).<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:17:57 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[The Netherlands to support Mali's reproductive health system]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Dutch Ambassador to Mali, Maarten Brouwec, and the Chairman of the Malian Association for Family Protection and Promotion (AMPPF), Mamadou Traore, on Monday signed a financing agreement under which the European nation will provide 4.5 million Euros (about CFAF 3 billion) to improve Mali's reproductive health system for the youth, PANA reports here.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:26:22 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN Women chief hails ECOWAS for gender equality ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, has commended ECOWAS for its role as “a driving force for gender equality and women’s empowerment in West Africa.”<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:00:33 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Togo community women leaders trained in promotion of family health ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Thirty women leaders from 15 women’s groups in the Prefecture of Zio, about 35 km north of Lomé, have undergone training on issues related to the promotion of mother and child health at the community level, sources close to the WHO mission in Lome told PANA on Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:46:32 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Paris to host first Global Francophone women's forum in March 2013]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, France (PANA) - About 500 participants are expected to take part in the first World Francophone Women's Forum, to be staged 19-21 March 2013 in Paris by the French government, PANA learnt Friday from reliable sources in the French capital.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Women’s rights groups call for delay of Egypt constitution referendum]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Equality Now, a global women’s rights organisation, Wednesday made an urgent appeal to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to delay a popular referendum on the draft of the new Egyptian Constitution, scheduled for Saturday, in order to allow for proper consultation.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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