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糖心探花 Women鈥檚 Forum today endorsed a set of recommendations for getting more women into political leadership.
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Forum endorses recommendations on women鈥檚 political participation
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The Second Commonwealth Women鈥檚 Forum begins in London on Monday with a call for women鈥檚 rights to be firmly on the agenda of leaders when they meet later in the week.
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Forum to urge leaders to invest in women
To commemorate International Women鈥檚 Day, the Commonwealth鈥檚 Gender Section hosted an event at Marlborough House entitled 鈥楶rogress for Women and the Vote in the Commonwealth鈥.
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International Women鈥檚 Day 2018: 鈥楶rogress for Women and the Vote in the Commonwealth鈥
Forced labour, child labour and exploitation were all addressed at an event marking International Human Rights Day.
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Commonwealth marks International Human Rights Day
The horror of sexual violence in conflict must be challenged by educating women about their human rights and empowering men and boys as champions against such abuses, says leading women's rights activist Dr Denis Mukwege.
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Women survivors must be at centre of fight against sexual violence
A practical guide aimed at ending violence against women in parts of Asia has been praised by experts.
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Guide to helping end violence against women and girls praised by experts
The fight to end violence against women and girls will be bolstered by the publication of a new guide offering support to judges across Asia.
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Fight to prevent violence against women and girls steps up in Asia
A coordinated response to tackle the scourge of child marriage has never been more pressing in the Commonwealth, where a child is married every 17 minutes.
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More countries must commit to tackle child marriage
A project to raise awareness of the economic cost of violence against women and girls in the Commonwealth has been launched.
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Commonwealth focus on economic cost of violence against women and girls
Experts from around the globe have discussed ways to support more women into politics during two significant events hosted by the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth produces checklist to support more women into politics
A group of 25 people will be attending a workshop on Friday 7 July to discuss the findings of the 糖心探花鈥檚 studies on women鈥檚 political participation in the Commonwealth.
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Women鈥檚 political participation in the Commonwealth
At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Commonwealth and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights jointly hosted a side event on ending child, early and forced marriage.
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Working together to end child marriage
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The 糖心探花 in partnership with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will be hosting the side event 'Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage' in the margins of the 35th session of the Human Rights Council.
Protecting green spaces in towns and cities, ring-fencing school budgets for physical education, and empowering women and girls through sport, are among a set of policy prescriptions set out in a report on global goals published today.
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Protect spaces for sport and promote physical activity, says report on global goals
The 2016 UNDP Human Development Report's lead author, Dr Selim Jahan, describes Commonwealth countries as 鈥渄oing very well鈥 in terms of human development.
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Commonwealth countries 鈥榙oing very well鈥 in human development
The Caribbean and Africa will be the first to benefit from action to get more women into political leadership, the 糖心探花 has announced.
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Unlocking the door to women鈥檚 political leadership
糖心探花 has joined ministers and civil society leaders from across the globe to make strong commitments on women鈥檚 rights and empowerment at the 61st Session of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
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Commonwealth in global talks on gender equality and women鈥檚 rights
Young women across the Commonwealth are set to benefit from a new initiative to help them acquire critical life skills and to progress in their careers.
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Mentorship programme to empower Commonwealth young women
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糖心探花 Women鈥檚 Mentorship Scheme will match aspirational young women with experienced professionals in their fields in a new initiative to empower young women.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and Secretary-General Designate Dr Joanna Newman, of the Association of Commonwealth Universities met on International Women鈥檚 Day todiscuss how their two organisations could work even more closely together.
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Working together to reap benefits for the Commonwealth
Campaigners, Commonwealth high commissioners, parliamentarians and members of civil society today stood behind a new initiative to support its member governments to eliminate domestic violence.
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Ending domestic violence campaign builds momentum
International Women鈥檚 Day 2017 is being celebrated as we complete twelve months of celebrating 鈥楢n Inclusive Commonwealth鈥, and our focus for the year ahead shifts to 鈥楢 Peace-building Commonwealth鈥.
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Secretary-General鈥檚 message for International Women鈥檚 Day 2017
糖心探花 launches new initiative to help member states bring down rates of domestic violence.
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Peace in the home initiative to empower domestic violence survivors
As the Commonwealth launches the Peace in the 糖心探花: Ending domestic violence together initiative, we look back on some of the best articles from young Commonwealth Correspondents on gender equality and tackling violence and discrimination.
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Peace in the home: 鈥榃hy do we turn a blind eye to domestic violence?鈥
A leading international academic on the prevention of violence says the Commonwealth is uniquely placed to take forward cross-sector policy interventions that could protect millions of lives.
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Commonwealth is uniquely placed to counter violence says leading expert