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October 2014
Making Proud Choices Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program Information Session
The Partnership for After School Education (PASE) and Planned Parenthood of NYC (PPNYC) are seeking sites to participate in the Making Proud Choices Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, the goal of which is to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy among adolescents. The program focuses on young people ages eleven to nineteen who go to school or receive services in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. This session will provide all the necessary information for implementing the program…
Find out more »November 2014
Global Consultation on Early and Unintended Pregnancy
Together with UNESCO, UNFPA, and the Ford Foundation, the Population Council's STEP UP project is co-hosting a global consultation on early and unintended pregnancy. This meeting will review evidence on early and unintended pregnancy and ensuring women's and girls’ rights to education, explore promising policy and program responses, and define core elements of global guidance and context-specific priority actions for the education sector.
Find out more »Equalizing Education – Panel Discussion
The deadline for meeting the Millennium Development Goal target of eliminating gender disparity in education by 2015 is looming. How far have we come in equalising access to education, work, and decision-making? The Royal Geographical Society invites you to attend a panel discussion entitled "Equalizing Education" that will feature Ann Cotton OBE, Founder and President of Camfed International, Elaine Unterhalter, Professor of Education and International Development, and Louise Tickle, education and social affairs journalist. The event will take place in…
Find out more »International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, a consequence of discrimination against women, and a barrier to progress in many areas, including poverty eradication, combating HIV/AIDS, and peace and security. Violence against women and girls, however, is not inevitable - prevention is possible and essential. This year, the UNITE Campaign is celebrating 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, starting November 25, International Day to End Violence Against Women, through December 10, Human Rights Day. The date of November…
Find out more »16 Days of Activism Against GBV
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign that starts on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and ends on December 10, Human Rights Day. The campaign hopes to raise awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional, and international level. he 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the…
Find out more »December 2014
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is celebrated around the world on December 1st and has become one of the most recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories, such as increased access to treatment and prevention services. UNAIDS took the lead on campaigning for World AIDS Day from its creation until 2004. From 2004 onwards the World AIDS Campaign’s Global Steering Committee began selecting a theme for World AIDS Day…
Find out more »Human Rights Day
The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10th as Human Rights Day in 1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.
Find out more »February 2015
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons, and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. The practice also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to life when the procedure results in…
Find out more »One Billion Rising Celebration and Performance
Join the World Bank and the Global Women's Institute in celebration of One Billion Rising as they host a special performance at the Preston Auditorium in the World Bank on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history. The campaign, launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or…
Find out more »March 2015
International Women’s Day
"Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all." - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of…
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