Sometimes ringing the doorbell to ask to borrow the phone or for a cup of milk can interrupt acts of domestic violence and help protect women. The Bell Bajao! (Ring the Bell!) ad campaign encourages people to pay attention and take action against domestic violence in their neighborhood by ringing the bell. A simple yet effective idea.
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The war on women-rape as a weapon
Friday, 11 March 2011 10:10
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Sexual violence in conflict is not new. Throughout history, armies have employed acts of sexual violence to humiliate and destroy individuals, as well as whole societies. Rape, forced prostitution and sexual slavery have been part of conflicts all over the world.
Know an inspiring woman? Look this way!
Friday, 04 March 2011 17:42
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Do you know an inspiring woman? Someone who is making a difference in her life or in the lives of people around her, someone who has made the Millennium Development Goals real and has inspired positive change in towns, cities and local communities?
- UN Women announces members of Global Civil Society Advisory Group
- UN Women welcomes increased number of women in Algeria’s Parliament
- Circles of life: Community groups in Zimbabwe turn early warnings into early action
- Women shine at Jordan’s Fifth National Technology Parade
- Michelle Bachelet 2012 Commencement Speech at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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