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The Third African Union (AU) Pre-summit on Gender
The third African Union (AU) pre-summit on gender begun this Friday 22/01/2010 at the headquarters of the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The pre-summit will have two segments. The first will cover peace and security particularly building participants’ capacity on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888 and 1889. The second segment of the pre-summit will address the theme of the summit: ‘Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development’. We recall that resolution 1325 was the first ever to specifically address the impact of war on women, and women’s contributions to conflict resolution
The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
VAWnet is an online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children. VAWnet’s eNewsletter provides monthly updates on new resources available online. Read more
Eradicating Violence and Discrimination against Women and Girls
Equality Now and Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition convened a meeting on ‘Global Efforts to Eradicate Violence and Discrimination against Women and Girls: A Discussion on Approaches to Combat Sex Trafficking, legally Upholding the Rights of Adolescent Girls and Domesticate the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa’ in Nairobi, Kenya from 10 to 11 September 2009.
SOAWR Members Celebrate Uganda’s Announcement of Upcoming Ratification
SOAWR members, in a lobbying mission in Uganda, celebrate after the announcement of the upcoming ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Here are the words of one of the them : “Folks, We are in Kampala lobbying the government to ratify the Protocol, in support of efforts by Akina Mama wa Afrika and the local coalition on African Women’s Rights. We had very good meeting this morning with three ministries (Justice, Gender and Foreign Affairs) facilitated by the National APRM Council, which last urged the government