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Published in: 50.50Putting money where our mouths areLyric Thompson, in her last report from New York, writes that as we close the 54th UN Commission on the Status of...
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Published in: 50.50Iran: time to change the questionParvin Ardalan spoke to Jane Gabriel at the UN CSW about the link between a conversation with her father and her...
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Published in: 50.50Negotiating Bliss
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Published in: 50.50New York: no place for women in actionIn an open letter to the United Nations Secretary General, the European Women's Lobby declares that "The 54th...
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Published in: 50.50An uncomfortable truth: the gender turf war at UN CSWLyric Thompson takes issue with those who argue that men are inherently unqualified to speak as advocates for...
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Published in: 50.50Courage, controversy and chaos at the UN Commission on the Status of WomenMore than two thousand women's rights activists are in New York for the UN Commission on the Status of Women to...
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Published in: 50.50Women: reflections on our human rightsIt's seventeen years since women's rights were recognised as human rights at the World Conference on Human Rights...