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UNIFEM Currents – July 2008
The July 2008 issue of UNIFEM's electronic newsletter reports on two historic developments in the promotion of women's human rights and the empowerment of women: the UN Security Council's adoption of resolution 1820 on women, peace and security, which calls for the immediate cessation of rape and other forms of sexual violence against civilians, and affirms that such acts “can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity or a constitutive act with respect to genocide”; and the work to incorporate a gender perspective in the Financing for Development process.  read issue   archives

• UNIFEM Currents – July 2008 (News, 15.07.08) • eng
• Nepalese Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare Says NO to Violence against Women (News, 11.07.08) • eng
• UNIFEM Wins Political Innovation Prize for Gender-Responsive Budgeting Project in Senegal (News, 07.07.08) • eng • fra
• Annual Report of the UNIFEM Executive Director to the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA (Speech, 27.06.08) • eng
• Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers from Ten Countries Sign onto UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 23.06.08) • eng
• UNIFEM Commends Unanimous Security Council Call to End Sexual Violence (Statement, 20.06.08) • eng
• UNIFEM and UN-INSTRAW Call for Effective Aid to Gender Equality in the Fight against HIV and AIDS (News, 19.06.08) • eng
• Rape as an Act of War: An Issue for the UN (Newspaper Article, 19.06.08) • eng
• High-level Consultation in Goma calls for Eradication of Sexual Violence and Ending Impunity in the Great Lakes Region (News, 18.06.08) • eng
• Together We Are Stronger – Shared Experiences from Helsinki to Tanzania (News, 17.06.08) • eng
• United Nations System Support to Member States on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (News, 17.06.08) • eng
• Making the Response to AIDS Work for Young Women and Girls (Speech, 11.06.08) • eng
• Statement by Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM, on the Occasion of Receiving an MDG3 Champion Torch (Speech, 11.06.08) • eng
• UNIFEM Head Newest Torch Bearer in Campaign to Empower Women (News, 11.06.08) • eng
• Mayors of Yokohama and Sakai Sign on to UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 11.06.08) • eng
• Spanish Government Signs onto UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 02.06.08) • eng • spa
• La Violencia Sexual como Arma de Guerra (Artículo de periódico, 29.05.08) • spa
• Secretary-General's Message to the Wilton Park Conference on Women Targeted or Affected by Armed Conflict (News, 27.05.08) • eng
• Tanzanian President Signs UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News, 27.05.08) • eng
• Legislative Reform Lays Foundation for Advancing Gender Equality and Women's Rights (Speech, 12.05.08) • eng • spa

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