United Nations

UN Secretary-General calls for religious leaders to foster dialogue between cultures

Publication Date: 
April 27, 2010
Source: 
UN News Centre
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Religious leaders have a vital part to play in promoting dialogue between different cultures and societies at a time when globalization has left many people feeling discontented, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told an international gathering of leaders.

Iran Elected to the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Publication Date: 
April 29, 2010
Source: 
Fox News
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during a speech in March 2010

NEW YORK — Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing a four-year seat on the influential human rights body to a theocratic state in which stoning is enshrined in law and lashings are required for women judged "immodest."

Report on the CSW forum on the Women Reclaiming and Re-defining Cultures (WRRC) program and SKSW documentary film screenings

Publication Date: 
March, 2010
CSW Group Shot


On March 10, the Global Campaign To Stop Killing and Stoning Women (SKSW Campaign) hosted a forum to introduce the Women Re-claiming and Redefining Cultures (WRRC) programme and a screening of two video documentaries on violence against women and girls justified in the name of ‘culture'.

UN Independent Experts Articulate a Vision for Women's Rights: Post Beijing + 15

GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, together with the other UN independent experts mentioned herewith, called today for a new vision of women’s rights informed by the lessons learnt from the 15 year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

Violence, Gender, Culture & HIV - UNESCO


Overview and abstracts from UNESCO's upoming publication:

Introduction

Call for Signature - Petition on Widowhood Discrimination to the CEDAW Committee

Call for Signatures of Support
Petition:WIDOWHOOD ISSUES OF DISCRIMINATION
Presentation to UN CEDAW Committee

    AFGHANISTAN - RAPE OF WOMEN & GIRLS IS A PROFOUND PROBLEM - UN

    By REUTERS - November 30, 2009

    KABUL (Reuters) - Rape in Afghanistan is under-reported, concealed and a human rights problem of "profound proportions," the United Nations said on Monday.

    UN Expert Calls for Strengthened Cooperation to Intensify Efforts to Eliminate Violence Against Women


    UN Expert Calls for Strengthened Cooperation to Intensify Efforts to Eliminate Violence Against Women

    24 November 2009

    Cultural Rights: New UN Independent Expert Takes Charge

    Cultural Rights: New UN Independent Expert Takes Charge