Maternal Depression – Not Only Reserved for the Wealthy

By Dawn Parker, AWEP and Richard Ferreira, RN

The uncomfortable truth

1. Eighty percent of the world’s population lives in LAMICs (Low- and Middle-Income Countries);
2. Less than 20 percent of the world’s mental health resources are shared between all the LAMICs;
3. The burden of depression is 50 percent higher for females than for males;
4. Approximately...

The Specter of Dementia

by Christine Riney, AWC Hamburg

Dementia is a specter that tens of millions of people live with daily. It is a disease that will impact your life: you might be caring for a loved one with the disease, are concerned about a family member, or perhaps fearful of what is to come for you. Living with...

“Aunt Flo. On the Rag. The Curse.” According to an international survey conducted in 2015 by the period app Clue along with the International Women's Health Coalition, there are 5,000 euphemisms used around the world for the words “menstruation” or “period.” While some of these terms may seem funny, they also have a more somber side, because they reinforce the...

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We are excited to announce the Education Team's Third Annual Summer Global Book Read: I Believe in Zero by Caryl M. Stern, the President and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF. Subtitled “Learning from the World's Children: ZERO Hunger, ZERO Poverty, ZERO Disease,” this book has something for everyone - from health issues to teaching our children the necessity...

By Sue England, UN Rep (IWC Munich)

At HRC41, there were two days focused on women's rights, June 27 and 28.  You can view sessions of the HRC on UN Web TV. Here is a link to live feed and archived videos.

The session continued on June 28 with country statements being made and questions for the Special Rapporteurs (Special...

By Karen Castellon, UN Rep (AWC Berlin)

Oral update by the High Commissioner, Honorable Michelle Bachelet on the situation of human rights worldwide and on the activities of her office

Highlights:

ISIS aftermath

• 55,000 ISIS fighters and family members are detained in Iraq and Syria in refugee camps.
• 29,000 children n Syria are in need of rehabilitation and integration into society