http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1971 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - UK/English/Topics/Human rights/Gender Iceland 'best country for women', Yemen worst http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85917 Iceland is the best place for women when it comes to gender equality, a position it claimed from Norway, which now finds itself on the third place. UN acts to strengthen women's rights http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85783 There are too many UN agencies campaigning for gender equality. The General Assembly has approved a resolution to merge them. UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service Mali gender rights blocked http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85699 A major setback for gender campaigners as protests in Mali persuade the president to reject a new law improving the rights of women. BBC News Gender and Climate Change http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85664 Is a gender perspective a major omission from the UN climate negotiations or is this just another special interest lobby? Choike Maternal mortality basics http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85568 Checklist of the main medical causes of death in childbirth in the developing world. Global Health A global fund for maternal health? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85532 Are single issue donor initiatives the right answer for critical health problems such as maternal health? Global Health Malawi tackles domestic violence http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85428 Oxfam traces the lessons learned from a rare success in progressing legislative action against domestic violence in Africa. From Poverty to Power Feminist GM crops? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85363 What sort of GM research would be pursued if the objective was to free up time for poor women farmers to do other things? Duncan Green inverts the debate. From Poverty to Power Gender-based violence in Tanzania http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85064 Although this paper addresses Tanzania, it doubles up as a really clear exposition of the complex issues that frame this important subject. (pdf file) USAID The new face of disability http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85034 Disabled women are becoming more visible in Southeast Asia's disability movement and getting their voices heard. Kuhu Das, a disabled woman activist and director of the Association of Women with Disabilities in India, tells of her struggle and how a unique project is training disabled women to be new leaders. Global poll finds support for women's rights http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85031 Large majorities in most countries say they would like their government and the UN to take an active role in preventing discrimination against women, according to an international poll. Iraqi women talk about their concerns and challenges http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85025 Mothers, wives, widows and daughters of Iraq remain caught in the grip of a silent emergency, a new survey shows. Star turns in Afghanistan http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162393/1/1971 “In Afghanistan”, says the ad for Afghan Star, “you risk your life to sing.” Global gender pay gap bigger than thought http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85018 The pay gap between men and women worldwide may be as high as 22 per cent, rather than the 16.5 per cent figure taken from official government figures, according to a new report. Play Your Part: midwives show Tanzanian realities http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85003 A film by five midwives and a doctor in Tanzania documenting the appalling conditions in which women have to give birth had remarkable effects: the government doubled the number of midwives trained each year and placed more midwives in rural areas. Brigid McConville tells the story.