Congratulations to Human Rights Minister of Yemen, Hooria Mashhour
President Joanna Manganara congratulates Yemen Human Rights minister for her efforts to ban child marriage
12 March 2014
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President Joanna Manganara congratulates Yemen Human Rights minister for her efforts to ban child marriage
Women call for economic models and development approaches that are firmly rooted in principles of human rights and environmental sustainability, that address inequalities between people and states, and that rebalance power relations for justice
The sustainable development agenda must strengthen gender equitable peace building and conflict prevention
President Joanna Manganara calls on the Spanish Government to withdraw the draft bill aiming at restricting women’s access to abortion
The economy must serve the needs of women, men, girls and boys in Europe and not the other way around. Report from the European Women’s Lobby, where IAW is represented by President Joanna Manganara.
Un Women Executive Director, Ms.Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka meets met with members of NGO CSW Geneva to discuss the Post-2015 Agenda. Seema Uplekar, IAW treasurer, attended
The first UN resolution on the protection of women human rights defenders was adopted by consensus by the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on 27 November 2013. IAW was active in producing this important resolution
A group of 70 governments charged with developing the Sustainable Developing Goals, civil society organizations worldwide participating in an informal post-2015 human rights caucus have developed a joint statement (below) to urge governments to move beyond rhetoric and effectively align the post-2015 sustainable development framework with human rights norms.
IAW mourns the loss of a great man who knew what human rights are about.
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Founded in 1904 and based in Geneva, the International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international NGO comprising 44 member organizations involved in the promotion of the human rights of women and girls globally. The IAW has general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies, has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organizations.