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December
2007
16 Days of
Activism against Gender Violence
Worldwide, until 10 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: Center for Women's Global Leadership and numerous NGOs
and governmental institutions througout the world, co-sponsored by UNIFEM
The dates, November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against
Women, and December 10, International Human Rights Day, symbolically
link violence against women and human rights and emphasize that such violence
is a violation of human rights. The 16 Days Campaign has been adopted as an organizing
strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination
of all forms of violence against women.
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World
AIDS Day
Worldwide, 1 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
In 1988, the General Assembly expressed deep concern at the pandemic proportions
of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Noting that the World Health
Organization had declared 1 December 1988 World AIDS Day, the Assembly stressed
the importance of observing that occasion... (resolution
43/15).
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Worldwide, 2 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, recalls the date
of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for
the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution
of Others (resolution
317 (IV) of 2 December 1949).
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International Day of Disabled Persons
Worldwide, 3 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
About 650 million people in the world—or 10 per cent of the world’s
population— live with disabilities, and frequently encounter a myriad
of physical and social obstacles. Persistence of certain cultural, legal and
institutional barriers makes women and girls with disabilities the victims of
two-fold discrimination: as women and as persons with disabilities.
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International Volunteer Day
Worldwide, 5 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
International Volunteer Day offers an opportunity for volunteer organizations
and individual volunteers to make visible their contributions - at local, national
and international levels - to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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The Feminization of HIV: Do Macroeconomic Policies Matter?
UN Headquarters, New York, USA, 6 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: UNAIDS, UNDP and UNIFEM
This thematic briefing has been organized by UNAIDS, UNDP and UNIFEM in commemoration of World AIDS Day 2007. It will discuss the interconnections between macroeconomics and feminization of HIV and AIDS and poverty. It will explore i) gender and macroeconomics from the point of view of the social costs (time burden, energy, etc.), the economic cost (financial burden) and opportunity cost that women pay in the context of accelerated-growth macroeconomic policies and HIV and AIDS; and ii) policy issues that are relevant for monitoring economic reforms and accountability in addressing HIV and AIDS among women and girls.
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Human
Rights Day
Worldwide, 10 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
The promotion and protection of human rights has been a major preoccupation for
the United Nations since 1945, when the Organization's founding nations resolved
that the horrors of The Second World War should never be allowed to recur. Respect
for human rights and human dignity "is the foundation of freedom, justice and
peace in the world", the General Assembly declared three years later in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
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E-Discussion on Eliminating Violence Against Women in Politics
Worldwide, 10 - 14 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: UNIFEM, UNDP, NDI, IPU, International IDEA.
The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics is pleased invite you to join its first moderated E-Discussion on Eliminating Violence Against Women in Politics, to take place from 10-14 December 2007. Violence or the threat of violence has been identified by members of iKNOW Politics community - as well as through global and regional meetings of women politicians and their supporters sponsored by iKNOW partner organizations - as a significant impediment to women�s political participation. While crimes of violence against women in politics are receiving increasing international attention, the attention is often limited to high profile cases, while the overall scale of such violence � including violence occurring at the local level - remains underreported and under documented. It is in this context that we launch the E-Discussion on Eliminating Violence Against Women in Politics, aiming to strengthen the knowledge base on violence against women in politics. To participate in the discussion: Visit www.iknowpolitics.org and create an account. After creating an account you may subscribe to the e-discussion forum by clicking on the �E-Discussion� link in the right menu bar on the iKNOW Politics homepage. Please direct any questions to Haley Horan, iKNOW Network Facilitator, at haley.paige.horan@undp.org. iKNOW Politics, the first global networking platform for women political leaders and their supporters, is a joint initiative of UNIFEM, UNDP, NDI, IPU and International IDEA.
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Panel Discussion on Intersecting Human Rights Crises: Organ Transplantation and Organ Trafficking
New York, USA, 11 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: The IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics in NYC, the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues
and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI), and the Council of Europe
The organ trafficking market is
on the rise, fuelled by growing
demand as well as unscrupulous traffickers.
While waiting lists for
organs become longer in rich countries,
selling one�s organ in a country
of excruciating poverty is an irresistible
temptation...
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International
Migrants Day
Worldwide, 18 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
Today, women constitute almost half of all international migrants worldwide�95 million. Yet, despite contributions to poverty reduction and struggling economies, it is only recently that the international community has begun to grasp the significance of what migrant women have to offer. And it is only recently that policymakers are acknowledging the particular challenges and risks women confront when venturing into new lands...
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