World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration and awareness campaign highlighting and recognizing the benefits of breastfeeding in communities across the globe. It is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries. Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development
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Why words matter: Female genital mutilation
Tuesday, 12 July 2011 11:28
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The language we use to describe the world around us helps to create our understanding of it. This is why it is important to use terms that truthfully describe reality.
“Son preference” perpetuates discrimination and violations of women’s rights
Tuesday, 21 June 2011 10:10
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A statement issued today by OHCHR, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and the WHO reviews the evidence behind the causes, consequences and lessons learned regarding “son preference” or sex selection favouring boys in many parts of South, East and Central Asia, where ratios as high as 130 boys for every 100 girls have been observed.
- 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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