Colombo, Sri Lanka
06 May 2014
The 2014 World Conference on Youth (WCY 2014) will take place from 6 to 10 May in Colombo, Sri Lanka, under the theme 'Mainstreaming Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda…
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05 May 2014
May 5 is the internationally recognised day for highlighting the work of midwives. It was established by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) in 1992 to focus…
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26 March 2014
To achieve the goals of halving unmet need for family planning and harnessing the benefits of the demographic dividend, a planning and information-sharing meeting is to be held…
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10 March 2014
The 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Priority theme: Challenges and…
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08 March 2014
This year's theme is “Equality for Women is Progress for All”. The United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March during…
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06 February 2014
Each year, International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed to raise awareness about this practice. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a…
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07 December 2013
Website: http://www.icasa2013southafrica.org/
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25 November 2013
"We need to do more to enforce laws and counter impunity. We need to combat attitudes and behaviour that condone, tolerate, excuse or ignore violence committed against women…
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22 October 2013
This year’s International Dialogue will focus on challenges and opportunities to create youth employment and to realize the demographic dividend, using best practice…
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