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Women Rising in Bangladesh
On the first morning of “Beijing+20” – the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women – The Hunger Project hosted a parallel event with BRAC, Helen Keller International and with the support of the UN Secretary-General’s Zero Hunger Challenge. Our speakers included: Nasima Akhter “Joly”, Program Director, The Hunger Project-Bangladesh Sheepa…
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CSW Networking
Brianna Clarke represented THP at two key meetings during the UN Commission on the Status of Women and reports on them here: March 13, IFAD Luncheon, “Elevating the Role of Rural Women in the Context of a New Development Framework.” This was a 25 person luncheon & discussion led by International Fund for Agricultural Development’s…
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CSW58 Women’s Health in Conflict Areas
Isis-WICCE Model on Comprehensive access to Healing and development Editor’s note: THP organized a parallel event on the opening day of the 58th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, co-sponsored by the Center for Health and Gender Equality (CHANGE) and BRAC. What follows is the presentation by Ruth Ochieng, brought here…