Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan, le 06 mars 2009 - L'Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI) a organisé un débat, vendredi à Abidjan, en préludé à la célébration, le 08 mars, de la journée internationale de la femme. Une quarantaine de…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
OBV/766 WOM/1719 Observance of International Women's Day Panel Discussion among Highlight Activities; Worldwide Observance on Sunday Declaring violence against women "an attack on all of us", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the world's men and women to stand together to end…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 3 more
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth session Agenda item 10 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING Summary The Human Rights Council in its resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1 invited the seven thematic special procedures, including the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Representative of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
SG/SM/12127 OBV/767 WOM/1720 Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks on International Women's Day in New York, 5 March: One year ago, I launched a campaign calling on people and Governments the world over to unite to end violence against women and girls. We…
Sierra Leone
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth session Agenda item 2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND REPORTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Summary Sierra Leone registered a positive trend in 2008 towards respect for civil…
Liberia
CONTEXT Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is not only prevalent in Liberian society; it is unfortunately accepted as an integral part of gender relations. This perception was exacerbated during the war years, as SGBV was used repeatedly as a weapon…
Liberia
Message from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Five years after the civil war came to an end, Liberia continues to face daunting challenges in many areas. In line with the "One UN" concept, UNMILand all the UN agencies, funds and…
Liberia
UNMIL | PR 14 Monrovia, Liberia - At the opening of a sexual and gender-based violent crimes unit at the Ministry of Justice today in Monrovia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf emphasized the importance of implementing and enforcing Liberian laws and…
Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia - The United Nations Development Fund for Women - UNIFEM - launched its flagship publication, Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009 at the Monrovia City Hall, on 20 February 2009, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender…
Congo
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined initial to ninth periodic report of Congo on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of Racial…
