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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and “to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational […]

Village phone program wins CEO gender award for empowering women in Africa

Washington, D.C., March 8, 2011 – The  announced today that its Village Phone program has helped provide credit to nearly 6,000 women and trained close to 10,000 to set up phone service businesses in , , and , increasing the economic participation of women in some of Africa’s most rural communities. Table of Contents 1 […]

Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WED) is a non-profit organization currently based in New York, near the headquarters. With its global partners, WEDO initiatives encompass climate change, corporate accountability, UN reform, and women’s political participation and leadership. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Activities 4 Campaigns 4.1 National Climate Change Advocacy project 4.2 […]

“Unmet Need for Contraception”, by Shailaja Chandra

Holding India back The unmet demand for contraception is the highest in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. Together with Madhya Pradesh, these States produce the maximum underweight, stunted and wasted children born to under-aged mothers Were it not for the Hindi-belt States, India might well have been another country. Girl’s married before the legal age, […]

White House Council on Women and Girls

On March 11, 2009, two days after , President Obama signed an executive order creating a White House Council on Women and Girls, to help eliminate discrimination and gender inequality, and ensure that government legislation is gender-sensitive and responds to the needs of women and families. The event was accompanied by a ceremony honouring women […]

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