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GL is committed with media, governance and gender justice. Working with partners at local, national, regional and international level to promote gender equality in and through the media and effective campaigns for ending gender violence, HIV and AIDS.
The Sonke Gender Justice project tries to address the social aspects of the HIV epidemic, with a particular focus on gender issues. South Africa.
Women's human rights organization, which focuses on women's legal rights issues under the three systems of law - customary, statutory and religious laws in Nigeria.
ASWAT (which means Voice in Arabic) is a courageous and dynamic group of Palestinian gay women who have decided to organize to challenge the status quo and to improve their lives and hopefully secure these rights for the coming generations.
WiLDAF is a pan-African network of organisations and individuals working in the area of women's rights. It was established in 1990 with the aim of promoting and strengthening action-strategies that link law to the development and empowerment of women.
NGO sites
Machreq/Maghreb Gender Linking and Information Project - MACMAG GLIP
Web site for debate, learning and exchange on women, gender and development amongst interested groups in the Middle East and Maghreb region.
Maiti Nepal
An organization based in Nepal that crusades for the prevention of girl trafficking and the rescue, rehabilitation and reintigration of trafficked victims.
May Our Daughters Return Home
Organization composed of mothers, family members, and friends of victims of femicide in Ciudad Juarez.
Mexican Family Planning Association
They work on diffusing the practice of voluntary fertility regulation among the needy sectors of the Mexican population.
Mujeres en Acción
Mujeres en Acción (Women in Action) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works with over one thousand rural Guatemalan women using microcredit, education, and training to increase their productive capacity.
National Commission for Lebanese Women - NCLW
NCLW was established as a national mechanism for women's advancement and gender equality. Lebanon.
National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW)
The NUEW seeks to ensure that all Eritrean women confidently stand for their rights and equally participate in the political, economic, social, and cultural spheres of the contry and share the benefitis.
Network of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (NEED)
NEED's objectives are the uplifting of marginalized communities and the alleviation of poverty in general, but its main focus is on economic and socio-political empowerment of women. India.
Network of Women in Media - NWM
The Network is an informal, non-hierarchical organisation comprising women journalists and others working in or on the media. It is currently linked to autonomous local collectives of mediawomen in about a dozen places across the country. India.
Network of Women in Media, India - NWMI
It is an informal, non-hierarchical organisation comprising women journalists and others working in or on the media. It is currently linked to autonomous local collectives of mediawomen in about a dozen places across the country.
NGO Forum on Cambodia
The Forum consists of over sixty organisations and advocates on issues of concern to the Cambodian people: economic and social justice; respect for human rights and democracy; peace and non-violence; sustainable use of resources; respect for cultural diversity; and development with equity.
Nisaa Institute for Women's Development
Nisaa is a community based, non-governmental, non-profit organization which focuses on the abuse of women and their children (who are secondary victims of abuse) and women's issues. South Africa.
Non-Governmental Organisations' Co-ordinating Committee (NGOCC)
NGOCC is a women's umbrella body coordinating and strengthening member NGOs/CBOs addressing gender and development through capacity building, networking, communication and advocacy. Zambia.
Online Women in Politics
It is a project of the Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) which highlights Asia-Pacific women's involvement in politics, governance, decision-making and transformative leadership.
Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC)
Palestinian NGO working in the field of rural development, environment protection, and women empowerment. PARC offers technical assistance and support, along with extension services to individuals and organizations working in similar fields.
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Selected news
Gender - Tue Jun 17 2008
Deputy Secretary-General notes need to improve U.N. system-wide coherence on gender issues
The Deputy Secretary-General says that gender equality and women’s empowerment are core elements of fostering peace, achieving development, protecting the environment, promoting human rights and reaching so many of the UN’s goals.
Source: U,N,

Human Rights /Gender - Fri Jun 13 2008
Woman murdered by relatives to "mantain family honor"
The Palestinian Centre for Human (PCHR) condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder of a woman in Rafah on Tuesday 3 June, allegedly to maintain “the honor” of her family.
Source: Palestinian Centre for Human (PCHR)

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The UN reform... and what about women? - Fri Jul 04 2008
In the international seminar "Women in motion for the right to education" organized by the Gender and Education Office (GEO) of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), feminist activist and scholar Dr. Gita Sen gave a speech on advocacy spaces for the women's movement based on her experience at DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era). The new changes in the political and economic global context as well as the new spaces for advocay within the changing UN structure, namely the Human Rights Council, were among the points mentioned.
Fuente: Choike

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