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WHO Releases Study on Violence Against Women

The findings of an important new study on the global prevalence of violence against women and its impacts were published in June 2013. You can read about the study here.

From FAWCO's Global Team on Ending Violence Against Women and Children 

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FAWCO UN Report on CSW57

Prepared by: Erica Higbie

Date: 3 – 15 March 2013

Location: In and around the United Nations, New York

Program: 57th Commission on the Status of Women: elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls

Format: Multiple sessions, side events (128) and parallel events (350)

Organization: UNWomen and NGO CSW, member states (131), working groups, civil...

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Commission on the Status of Women: Agreed Conclusions

Learn more about the Commission on the Status of Women: Agreed Conclusions, click here.

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Global Team on Ending Violence Against Women and Children and AWA Vienna Panel, March 2013

P1040914On March 18, 2013, to honor National Women's History Month, the US Embassy in Vienna Public Affairs Department, AWA Vienna and FAWCO drew attention to the issue of female oppression by sex trafficking and forced prostitution.

After the screening of a segment on prostitution in India from the PBS documentary “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,”

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EVAWAC - January/February 2013 Bulletin

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Ending Violence Against Women and  Children Team

January /  February 2013 Bulletin

We hope 2013 is being good to you and that you are looking forward to the year ahead. The first big thing for EVAWAC this year will be Join me on the Bridge in March. Please read the article below by Therese Hartwell and join us!
We have...
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EVAWAC - November / December 2012 Bulletin

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November/December 2012 Bulletin
Happy Holidays!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that holiday plans are taking shape! This newsletter was supposed to make its way to you sooner but life, as usual, has other plans.

November 25th was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. On that day, I was sitting in an airplane...

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