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06 February 2019
Statement
Joint Statement - Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030
Mary Oloiparuni was 13 when she was mutilated. Restrained in a doorway early one morning in her home, she was cut, bled profusely and experienced agonizing pain. The scarring she…
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17 December 2018
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Child Marriage in NTB is Alarming
Mataram, 17 December 2018. "My friends usually call me Liza. I am from Jerowaru District, East Lombok District. I married for the first time at the age of 15, when I…
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10 December 2018
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Highlighting women’s strength and resilience to rebuild Palu
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 10 December 2018: Around 400 displaced women and youth participated in the peak event of 16 Days Campaign, called the Whistle Carnival. The event started…
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09 December 2018
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Artist-activist Melanie Subono encourages displaced girls to pursue higher education
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 9 December 2018: “I wish i could stay in school and pursue higher education. I dropped out and was married off when I was 16 years old. My…
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08 December 2018
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Women, Disaster Mitigation and Local Wisdom
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 8 December 2018: Preserving local wisdom, engagement of women and traditional communities are key for disaster mitigation, speakers said. Member of…
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04 December 2018
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Journalists’ involvement ensures integration of rights and gender in Central Sulawesi’s rehab-recon phase & long term development effort, speakers said
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 4 December 2018: Women are strong and resilient. After disaster, women would continue their chores to collect water for drinking, cooking and bathing; to…
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01 December 2018
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Dozens of youth groups gather to present Youth Declaration at the World AIDS Day 2018
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 1 December 2018: At the 2018 World AIDS Day peak event, around 800 youths from dozens of youth groups in Palu, Sigi and Donggal districts in Central…
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29 November 2018
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Protection of Women’s Rights should be a top priority in Rehabilitation-Reconstruction in Central Sulawesi
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 29 November 2018: The quick paced delivery of humanitarian response has often failed to factor in protection of women’s rights (PWR) and prevention…
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26 November 2018
Statement
Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Statement by the Heads of UN agencies, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and UN WOMEN, calling for…
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