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The International Trade Union Confederation elected its first female General Secretary
01-07-2010
25 June 2010: On Friday 25 June, Sharan Burrow was elected General Secretary of the ITUC. "It's a very proud moment for me, but I hope it will be also a very proud moment for every woman around the globe," commented Burrow after her election. Th...
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Launch of the European Network of Migrant Women
18-06-2010
Brussels, 15 June 2010 - Two years after its formation and the commencement of its activities, the official launch of the European Network of Migrant Women will take place on Friday 18 June in Brussels in cooperation with the European Economic and Social ...
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New: Gender Equity Index 2008
07-03-2008
NEW YORK (Feb 28) - The economic dimension is the next challenge towards global gender equity. More than half the women in the world live in countries that have made no progress towards gender equity in recent years. That is one of the findings of the Gen...
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UNIFEM launches an Internet Campaign on Ending Violence against Women
28-11-2007
United Nations - New York. The United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM, and Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman and a large number of partners launched an Internet campaign on ending violence against women on 26 November 2007. Titled "Say NO to Vi...
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Launching of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All in Estonia
16-04-2007
On the 30 of March 2007 in Tallinn was held the conference launching the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All for Estonia. The conference was opened by Mr. Jaak Aab, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs and Mr. Toivo Klaar, Head of the Euro...
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The Commission adopted a report on the status of equality between women and men in 2006, Brussels, 7 February 2007 (COM (2007)49 final)
01-03-2007
Prepared by CWSP The Spring European Council of March 2003 asked the Commission to report annually on developments towards gender equality and orientations for gender mainstreaming of policy areas. This report is the fourth to comply with that request. ...
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Evaluation of efforts to promote gender equality in development cooperation
12-01-2007
In 2005 Norad commissioned the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) and partners to carry out an evaluation of the Strategy for Women and Gender Equality in Development Cooperation (1997-2005). The evaluation showed significant weakn...
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A New Report of UNICEF
05-01-2007
On 11 December 2006 the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) presented its new report "The State of the World's Children 2007: The Double Dividend of Gender Equality". The report examines the discrimination and disempowerment women face throughout thei...
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The principle of gender equality in Ukraine
08-11-2006
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OF Ministry accepts proposals from people, entrepreneurships, institutions and organizations of all property forms, as well as governmental bodies and self-governments till December 1, 2006. Ministry of Justice will develop plan ...
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The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the current situation in combating violence against women and any future action
13-10-2006
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in February 2006 based on the own-initiative report drawn up by Maria CARLSHAMRE (ALDE, SE) on the current situation in combating violence against women and any future action. The resolution passed by 545 votes...
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Study Exposes Extent of Abuse of Women
12-10-2006
By Elizabeth Rosenthal International Herald Tribune, Friday, October 6, 2006 An international study has found that violence against women committed by their live-in spouses or partners is widespread, common in both the developed and developing world, a...
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Тhe UN Secretary-General"s study on violence against women is ready
26-09-2006
Тhe UN Secretary-General's study on violence against women is ready and translated, it will be presented at the UN General Assembly in October 9 2006. The in-depth study on all forms of violence against women analyzes the context and causes of violence a...
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The 100 Most Powerful Women
13-09-2006
The Forbes Magazine annual listing of the 100 most powerful women was headed this year by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She left behind the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who headed the listing last year. The third place is for the Chines...
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The Council of Europe adopted a Blueprint for a Pan-European Campaign to combat violence against women
04-09-2006
In accordance with the Action Plan adopted during the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of Council of Europe Member States in Warsaw on 16-17 May 2005, a Task Force to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence has been set up ...
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Roma women in the EU
28-07-2006
Roma women are among the most threatened groups and individuals in the European Union - and accession and candidate countries, according to the European Parliament. In an own-initiative report adopted today with 412 votes for 48 against and 21 abstentions...
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Integrated Client Service for Victims of Violence Against Women
28-07-2006
NANE Women's Rights Association released a publication “Integrated Client Service for Victims of Violence Against Women: The Results of a Pilot Programme. Policy Recommendations for Successful Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Violence”. The publica...
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COE Stockholm Conference
22-06-2006
European Ministers for gender equality call for an assessment of the cost of persisting inequalities between women and men! From 6-8 June 2006 the Council of Europe 6th European Ministerial Conference on Equality between Women and Men: Human rights and ...
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Launch of Joint UN–Civil Society Partnership against Sexual Violence in Conflict and Crisis Settings
21-06-2006
United Nations, New York — United Nations organizations and civil society groups today announced a Joint Partnership to tackle sexual violence in conflict and crisis situations around the world. This Joint Partnership builds on existing initiatives and wi...
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World women leaders meet in Egypt from 10 to 12 June 2006 to advance their status
21-06-2006
More than 900 academic, business and political leaders took part in this year's three-day summit to exchange ideas and discuss advancing the status of women in government and businesses. Dubbed the "Davos for Women," after the male-dominated World Economi...
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Trafficking in Persons Report 2006 of the U.S. Department of State
13-06-2006
The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, the U.S. Department of State released Trafficking in Persons Report 2006 in June 2006. Section 5of the report - “Country Narratives” contains a subsection on trafficking in Bulgaria. You can find...
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