December
2011
16 Days of
Activism against Gender Violence
Worldwide, 25 November - 10 December 2011
Host / Sponsor: Center for Women's Global Leadership and numerous NGOs
and governmental institutions througout the world, with participation of entities of the United Nations system
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign is an international campaign that began in 1991. From November 25th, the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the campaign calls on individuals and groups around the world to act to end all forms of violence against women and girls. Making the critical link between violence against women and human rights, the campaign observes several significant dates in its 16 days, including November 29th, International Women's Human Rights Defenders Day; December 1st, World AIDS Day; and December 6th, the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where a man deliberately gunned down 14 women students.
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> Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women
World
AIDS Day
Worldwide, 1 December 2011
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 2011
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 2011
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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Human
Rights Day
Worldwide, 10 December 2011
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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International
Migrants Day
Worldwide, 18 December 2011
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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