Full Coverage: Gender

29.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 29 (OneWorld) - Much of the newfound zeal to combat trafficking has been sparked by the efforts of non-governmental organizations, who are increasingly focusing on prevention, protection, and prosecution--the 3 Ps. This final article in OneWorld's three-part series on human trafficking can also be found in the new "treeless" magazine, OneWorld Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

29.04.2005 A female Iraqi member of parliament, who had no security detail and was forced to rely on her own sons for protection, was shot and killed at her home in Baghdad Wednesday. Threats against Iraqi women leaders and women working for the United States have been escalating over the past year, says the Feminist Majority Foundation.

28.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 27 (OneWorld) - If there is one consensus on human trafficking, it is this: as a cross-border problem, it cannot be solved without international cooperation. OneWorld presents part two of a three-part series on human trafficking from its new "treeless" magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

27.04.2005 The statement by the Gender Centre of the Government of the Republic of Srpska strongly condemns the latest case of rape that happened in the very centre of Banja Luka.

26.04.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 26 (OneWorld) - A leading human rights group has condemned the first reported execution of an Afghan woman for alleged adultery since the ouster of the extremist Taliban regime.

26.04.2005 The Croatian Women Network reported on April 17 that the Bureau of Associations (established by the Government to pursue professional and other activities related to creation of conditions for partner relations and inter-sectoral cooperation with the NGO sector) contradicts, with its actions, the goals and aims for which it was set up, as pursuant to the Directive on Associations.

26.04.2005 The Indian government has promised to address issues related to gender-based violence in its upcoming planning document – the eleventh five-year plan – to be implemented in year 2007. The government has already included gender related sensitivities in the draft document. Rahul Kumar attends an event by Oxfam and its partners.

25.04.2005 Big profits and little risk drive this criminal industry, which sees as many as 2 million women, men, and children trafficked each year. OneWorld presents a three-part series on human trafficking this week from its new "treeless" magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

25.04.2005 The „Support for Women Human Rights in Western Balkans” project, including the preparation of the national studies on violence against women in the countries of the SEE, was presented to the Vojvodina Executive Council.

25.04.2005 Human trafficking affects hundreds of thousands of lives every year, subjecting victims to a physical and emotional toll that is heartbreaking. The good news is that the international community is paying more attention than ever. The premiere edition of OneWorld's "treeless" magazine, Perspectives, offers context on the issue, NGO viewpoints, and ways to get involved.

21.04.2005 Forced to flee the country under Taliban rule, Habiba Sorabi has returned to become the first female provincial governor in Afghanistan. She concedes that much remains to be done to improve the rights of Afghan women.

21.04.2005 The election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the new pope Tuesday has disappointed progressive Catholic groups who fear that Ratzinger, like his predecessor, will maintain the church's strict orthodoxy on issues such as contraception, celibacy, abortion, homosexuality and women's leadership.

21.04.2005 Development programmes in Nepal tend to lack understanding of gender issues and fail to recognize the special problems of women in conflict regions. Pradipna Raj Panta is pessimistic about prospects for the Millennium Development Goal for gender.

19.04.2005 UNICEFÂ’s latest Progress for Children report says that though more girls are going to school worldwide, the gender gap in many regions is still very high. The report says the number of children not in school may have dropped for the first time, to below 100 million, but the world will miss the goal of universal primary education by 2015 unless there is a dramatic jump in the number of children who go to school.

19.04.2005 Find out what you can do to help end the practice of human trafficking.

18.04.2005 UNICEF will launch its bi-annual report on the status of girls' education, 'A report card on gender parity and primary education' today. The report talks about the successes and challenges of girls' education in relation to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of universal education.

15.04.2005 Grammy-nominated Congolese singer and womenÂ’s advocate Zap Mama will compliment screenings of the documentary "Love, Labor, Loss" at select venues in the U.S. in April. The film, about poor African women who are debilitated because of childbirth, is being shown around the United States to build momentum for Fistula Awareness Day on MotherÂ’s Day, May 8.

14.04.2005 HANSM is non-profit organization of single mothers and fathers, who exchange experience and information and provide assistance to single parents in Macedonia. The organization, however, is not there only for the parents, but works to assist the children and families that face similar problems and challenges.

14.04.2005 The B&H Helsinki Committee for Human Rights expressed its concern over the sexual harassment of university students which, according to the available indicators, is an increasingly frequent phenomenon in Bosnian and Herzegovinian Universities.

13.04.2005 On April 11, the new Centre for Legal and Psycho-Social Counselling was opened for work at the offices of the Union of Women Organizations of Macedonia – SOZM.