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.
Here at IWHC, we talk a lot about the importance of teaching others how to advocate for sexual and reproductive rights and [...]
Last week on International Human Rights Day, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gave a rousing speech calling for tolerance and an [...]