Global Issues800,000 Kashmiris Haunted By Horror
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian security forces, his guts spilled out on the road.
Despite Rhetoric, Women Still Sidelined In Development Funding
Monday, February 06, 2012
As U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro once put it, 'Women hold the keys to unlocking the barriers to sustainable development.'
Political And Economic Turmoil Threaten Women's Progress
Thursday, February 02, 2012
As UN Women celebrated its first birthday, its executive director Michelle Bachelet stressed that political upheveal and shrinking budgets are no excuse to push back the hard-won gains made by the women's movement globally.
Guatemala Heeds The Cries Of Femicide Victims
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The relentless wave of femicides in Guatemala, which has one of the highest female murder rates in the world, has prompted actions by the government, civil society groups, and two Nobel Peace laureates to try to put a stop to this brutal violence against women, which has reached horrific proportions.
Balkans-Society: First Abused, Then Imprisoned
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The women languishing in Serbia’s Pozarevac Penal Correctional Institution are victims twice over: survivors of decades of domestic violence, they have been imprisoned for killing their partners and often spend up to 15 years in jail.
Zambia: Chinese Underage Sex Scandal Sparks Emotive Debate
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Zhang Daliu, 46, a carpenter from China never imagined himself in the dreadful confines of a stinking and overcrowded Zambian jail where conditions are so terrible that they lead to gastronomic disorders and skin diseases within days of confinement.
Uganda: Rural Women’s Banks Ease Tough Times
Monday, January 30, 2012
For most Ugandan women, obtaining a commercial loan to start a business has been very difficult. Many do not have the required collateral of land title deeds and many cannot afford the interest rates charged by commercial banks.
Pakistan-India: Women Expose Secret Genital Cutting Rite
Sunday, January 29, 2012
'It was a dark and dingy room, where an elderly woman asked me to take off my panties, made me sit on a low wooden stool with my legs parted and then did something…I screamed out in pain,' recalls Alefia Mustansir, 40, of her childhood experience.
U.S.: Forced Marriages Still an Ugly Secret
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Two years ago, 40-year-old Vidya Sri decided to leave the devastating marriage her parents had forced her into nearly two decades ago. Alone for the first time, she began an earnest quest for support groups, women's organisations or service providers who might help her in the healing process.
Senior Management Heads Roll At World Body
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
As Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continues his search for a new team of senior managers for his second five-year term in office which began Jan. 1, two more heads have rolled at the world body.
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