MADRE Statements

Tarcila Rivera Zea, president of MADRE's partner organization in Peru, CHIRAPAQ, spoke during the morning session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on March 3. Tarcila, a Quechua activist, spoke about the importance of including the voices...

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Honoring Our Partners on International Women's Day

Posted on: Sunday, March 7, 2010

Keywords: International Womens Day, Human Rights Advocacy, CSW

On March 8, 2010, women around the world celebrate the one hundredth International Women’s Day. MADRE recognizes the many women who have made - and continue to make - vital contributions to the women's movement. We especially recognize the work...

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OWFI Releases Study on Prostitution and Trafficking of Women and Girls

Posted on: Friday, March 5, 2010

Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Economic Justice, Sexual Rights, CSW

Today, MADRE's partner organization, the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), released the report "Prostitution and Trafficking of Women and Girls in Iraq." Yanar Mohammed, director of OWFI, presented the findings at a panel discussion held by the Coalition...

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Ensuring Haitian Women's Participation and Leadership Are Institutionalized in All Stages of National Relief and Reconstruction

Posted on: Thursday, March 4, 2010

Keywords: UN, CSW, Economic Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake

MADRE is working with our partners in Haiti and with a coalition of women's organizations to ensure that Haitian women's human rights are upheld in all of the relief and reconstruction programs being undertaken in Haiti. The coalition submitted this...

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Event: Indigenous Women Working for Change and Moving Ahead since Beijing 1995

Posted on: Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Keywords: UN, CSW, Event

Join MADRE's partner organization, the International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI), for an event during CSW.On 3 March, 2010, the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Women will co-sponsor, together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the...

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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2010

Posted on: Monday, March 1, 2010

Keywords: UN, CSW

15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000)Every year, the Commission on the Status of Women -- one of the major...

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Parallel events during the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010

Keywords: UN, CSW, Event

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place from March 1-12, 2010. Here is a short list of some of the parallel events being held.See the full list of all CSW Parallel Events »March 110:00am: Sexual and...

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Event: Comparative Strategies to End Violence Against Women

Posted on: Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Keywords: Combating Violence Against Women, Afghanistan, Sudan, Colombia, UN, CSW, Event

Join MADRE for a Panel Discussion & Photo Exhibit Addressing Violence Against WomenWomen using human rights to strengthen anti-violence strategies: Afghanistan, Sudan, Colombia and the United States. March 3, 2010From 12pm - 1:30pmLunch Included!United Nations Church Center (10th Floor)777 United Nations PlazaNew...

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