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InFocus » Women's Empowerment Key to Development
From allafrica.com - March 8, 2013

Women's Refugee Commission - Gender-based Violence
From womensrefugeecommission.org - March 8, 2013

South Sudan: End Widespread Child Marriage | Human Rights Watch
From www.hrw.org - March 7, 2013

(Juba) – The government of South Sudan should increase efforts to protect girls from child marriage, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today, on the eve of International Women’s Day.

UN News - UN team visits Sierra Leone to support women’s empowerment
From www.un.org - March 7, 2013
Ahead of International Women’s Day, a team of United Nations agency representatives arrived in Sierra Leone today to support gender equality and to gain international attention for a new national policy meant to recognize the critical role of...

UN News - Gender equality essential for women’s economic participation – UN officials
From www.un.org - March 7, 2013
Senior United Nations officials today emphasized that women will not be able to fully participate in their countries’ economic and political activities until gender equality is achieved, during an event focusing on how businesses can help...

Advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in Africa
From www.unaids.org - July 11, 2013
On 27 July, under the leadership of the Nigerian president Jonathan Goodluck, several head of states and experts advocated in Abuja, Nigeria, to end gender based violence and inequality during the 2nd high level meeting of the Global Power Women...
WOMEN as Agents of Change: Harnessing the Potential of Women in the Fight Against Poverty 
Roundtable Discussion Paper for the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Session of IFAD’s Governing Council 
February 2003
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Walk In Her Shoes 2013 with CARE International UK.
From www.careinternational.org.uk - March 6, 2013
I support Walk In Her Shoes! Walk 10,000 steps a day for a week in March and help empower women and girls out of poverty. (RT @natashabdnfield: Walk In Her Shoes 2013: walk 10,000 steps a day for a week and help empower girls out of poverty.

Are women the secret weapon in the battle for food security?
From www.guardian.co.uk - March 5, 2013
Les Roopanarine: Empowering women at every level of society would dramatically reduce hunger and malnutrition, according to a top UN official

Violence against women won't just disappear – but progress is possible
From www.guardian.co.uk - March 5, 2013
Jessica Mack: The Commission on the Status of Women is meeting at a time of heightened awareness of gendered violence worldwide