by Françoise Girard on March 22, 2013
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After two weeks of fierce negotiations at the United Nations’ annual Commission on the Status of Women, on March 15 more than 130 governments committed to ending violence against women and girls, and reached strong agreements to promote gender equality and ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services.
by Françoise Girard on June 29, 2012
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The staff and Board of the International Women’s Health Coalition mourn the death of their beloved friend and colleague, Joan Dunlop. Joan [...]
by Zonibel Woods on June 20, 2012
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Zonibel Woods is the founder of the Women and Climate Change Foundation and a member of RESURJ. This post originally appeared on [...]
“We decide! We decide! We decide!” the four thousand supporters chatted in unison around me in front of the Capitol Building at [...]
As some of you may know, governments gather at the United Nations in March for the annual Commission on the Status of [...]
We’re very excited to be celebrating the second birthday of our blog Akimbo today! We’re so grateful for all the IWHC staff, [...]
The International Women’s Health Coalition’s (IWHC) President Adrienne Germain was today named among the Women Deliver 100, the global advocacy organization’s list [...]
by Lori Adelman on February 10, 2011
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“Women need to stand up for other women… This is the way it should be. Until every woman and every young person [...]
Two colleagues of IWHC have recently been appointed to important positions within the new Brazilian government, and we couldn’t be more happy [...]
It’s synthetic, fits in your pocket, and can help prevent the spread of HIV. Nope, it’s not a condom—it’s a cell phone, [...]