Huairou in the News
Huairou Commission in the news!
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Looking through the window of opportunity and seeing gender equality
November 28, 2011
By Margaret Arnold on blogs.worldbank.org
Within the disaster risk management community, we often speak about the window of opportunity that opens after a natural catastrophe. This is an opportunity to do things differently, going forward. The idea is that while devastating, the disaster brings a momentary period of raised awareness of risk, monetary resources, and both a real and metaphorical blank slate upon which people can build more resilient communities or initiate social changes on issues that may not advance during "normal" times.
Toward a More Inclusive Urban Development - One Woman at a Time
June 22, 2011
By Kim-Jenna Jurriaans (reprinted on IPS)
Today, more than half the world lives in cities. Pushed by the loss of livelihoods in rural areas, and lured by the prospect of a better future for themselves and their families, an estimated three million people migrate to urban areas in the developing world each week. While cities have taken a number of innovative steps to address issues of growth and development, from modern architecture to green design, such capital-driven initiatives rarely benefit those in the most underserved communities in the urban context. In addition, development efforts often fail to recognize the unique challenges faced by women, who make up two thirds of the urban poor . . .
Can MDG 6 be achieved with the Health Workforce we have?
New York, Geneva - 9 June 2011 (Global Health Workforce Alliance) If international aims such as achieving health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and universal access to HIV services are to be realised, the serious global shortage of health workers must be urgently addressed. This shortage has been severely exacerbated by the AIDS epidemic reducing staff numbers and significantly increasing the workload of those remaining.
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Bulletin #5
May 14, 2011
The Daily Report of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction provides a shortened summary of the entire week's activities where the Community Practitioners Platform was active.
Closing Ceremony Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (video)
May 13, 2011
Video coverage of the Closing Ceremony of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction with Josephine Castillo, DAMPA Phillippines, and Lily Caravantes, Presidential Secretary for Food Security and Nutrition in Guatemala representing the Community Practitioners Platform.
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Bulletin #4
May 13, 2011
The Daily Report of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction provides an extended summary of the entire week's activities where the Community Practitioners Platform was active including Josephine Castillo, DAMPA Phillippines, and Lily Caravantes, Presidential Secretary for Food Security and Nutrition in Guatemala representing the Community Practitioners Platform.
Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender Sensitive (video)
May 12, 2011
Video coverage of Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction Roundtable: Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender Sensitive which features Lily Caravantes, Presidential Secretary for Food Security and Nutrition in Guatemala as a part of the Community Practitioners Platform.
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Bulletin #3
May 12, 2011
The Daily Report of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction features Lily Caravantes, Presidential Secretary for Food Security and Nutrition in Guatemala as a part of the Community Practitioners Platform speaking on the Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender Sensitive Roundtable. Highlighted is also Relinda Sosa, President of CONOMOVIDI in Peru also representing the Community Practitioners Platform speaking on the Disaster Risk Reduction and Safety Nets Roundtable.
Invest Today for a Safer Tomorrow - Increased Investment in Local Action (video)
May 10, 2011
Video coverage of the high-level plenary at the Opening Ceremony of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Prema Gopalan of Swayam Shikshan Prayog representing the Community Practitioners Platform.
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Bulletin #1
May 10, 2011
In the Daily Report of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Prema Gopalan of Swayam Shikshan Prayog representing the Community Practitioners Platform on the Opening Plenary Session
HIV/AIDS Civil Society Hearings (video)
April 8, 2011
Informal Interactive Civil Society Hearings as part of the preparatory process for the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.
Tibaijuka Lobbies for Women's Empowerment
April 7, 2011
Lands, Housing and Human Settlement Development minister Prof Anna Tibaijuka has said that women have to be empowered to own land if Africa wants to make poverty history.
Arusha to host 2011 grassroots women`s land economy
By Jack Mikaili
April 3, 2011
Nearly 50 grassroots women's groups from 13 sub-Saharan African countries are convening in Arusha for crucial talks on pertinent issues of women's ownership and control of land and resources to secure livelihoods.
By Kanya D'Almeida
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 2, 2011 (IPS) - Tucked away from the high-level plenary sessions of the 55th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a small chapel opposite the United Nations headquarters came to life Wednesday morning with the voices and stories of the real women behind U.N. Women . . .
Grassroots women speak out at the CSW
March 8th, 2011
By Rachel Gordon
Without Grassroots, the Tree Will Not Stand
By Andrea Lunt and Kanya D'Almeida
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8, 2011 (IPS) - Women from grassroots organisations all across the globe arrived in New York this week for a five-day summit dedicated to bolstering female and community- based representation at all levels of political decision making . . .
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization's goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, as part of the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York, grassroots women leaders from around the world came together to share their recommendations and input for the new United Nations entity-UN Women. Entitled "Grassroots Speakout on UN Women," this event gave women the unique opportunity to be involved in developing the new UN agency by voicing their opinions to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet.
New agreement boosts role of grassroots women
Washington, 5 Oct 09
UN-HABITAT has signed a milestone agreement with the Huairou Commission to strengthen the involvement of grassroots women in projects and programmes for better housing and sustainable urban development. The agreement signed Monday on World Habitat Day strengthens areas of existing work, and also ventures into newer areas, such as information technology . . .
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