From: AWID < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Subject: AWID Resource Net Announcements: Wednesday 2 September 2009 To: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 9:38 PM Wednesday 2 September 2009 To contribute to Resource-Net, write to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Please allow at least two days for us to consider your request. Items that arrive too late to be included in the newsletter, will be posted to www.awid.org In this Issue Announcements Events Call for Participation New Resources Appeals and Urgent Actions Quick _link_s to AWID's Website Announcements Events Calls for Participation  New Resources  Appeals and Urgent Actions Subscribe to Resource-Net Announcements ANNOUNCEMENTS JASS Press Release: Honduran Women Continue Resistance in Spite of Increased Aggression August 27, 2009 Honduran women continue their resistance on the frontlines this week, marching today, as they have every day since the de facto regime overthrew the democratically elected president in a coup d'état on June 28th. Last week an international delegation organized by JASS (Just Associates) and allied organizations traveled to Honduras and accompanied Honduran Feminists in Resistance, an alliance of feminists and women's organizations, on a mission to increase awareness of the impact of the crisis on women. Read more PHREB calls for Bangladesh Government to remove its reservation from CEDAW Please note: This Newspaper article is to be published on 3 September 2009 - International Day for CEDAW. Starting even before they are born, and continuing throughout their lives, girls are subjected to violence, exclusion, and exploitation _base_d simply on the fact that they are female. Injustices committed against women and girls occur at all levels of Bangladeshi society in families, communities, schools, governance and politics... Read more Population Action International: New PEPFAR Guidance Calls for Greater Coordination with Family Planning and Reproductive Health Last month the Obama administration once again signaled a new day for FP/RH and maternal and child health (MCH), this time within the U.S. government's largest health assistance program, PEPFAR.   In the annual Country Operational Plan (COP) guidance to the field, the Obama administration makes clear that effective HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment requires coordination with other health, education and gender initiatives. Read more Statement: Gabriela Women's Party urges Cambodian Government to stop Intimidation and political Repression of Woman MP Hon. Mu Sochua August 26, 2009 Gabriela Women's Party, the only women's political party with representation at the House of Representatives in the Philippines, urges the Cambodian Government to immediately cease all forms of intimidation and political repression on Former Minister for Women's Affairs and Member of Parliament Hon. Mu Sochua. We are very much concerned on the reports on the violation of the rights of MP Mu Sochua as an elected member of the National Assembly of Cambodia from the opposition party... Read more EVENTS   Civicus 9th World Assembly August 20-23, 2010 Montréal, Québec, Canada The CIVICUS World Assembly is the primary venue where civil society, donors, government, business and media convene to act collaboratively towards strengthening the rights of every individual to Exist, Express and Engage! The CIVICUS World Assembly's strength is its ability to act as a forum where these traditionally unconnected sectors engage in constructive dialogue to act collaboratively towards the strengthening of civil space. Read more CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Call for Contributions/Submissions: UNIFEM: Photo Contest: Women Can! Women's Rights are Human Rights - Celebrating 30 Years of CEDAW in the Asia-Pacific The 7 contest winners will receive official plaques of recognition and their winning photographs will be unveiled on 25 November 2009 at the opening of the exhibition Women CAN: Women's Rights are Human Rights held in Bangkok, Thailand. The winning photographs will also be featured on the websites of the UN agencies involved in organizing the contest. Deadline for submissions: October 15, 2009.   Read more Call for Applications: AusAID: Human Rights Small Grants Scheme The 2009-10 Human Rights Small Grants Scheme (HRSGS) is now open for applications. In 2009-10 the HRSGS has expanded its geographical focus to include all of Africa and Latin America, in addition to the Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Middle East. For further details on eligible countries under the Scheme, refer to the List of Eligible Countries.Deadline for applications: October 2, 2009. Read more NEW RESOURCES A New Resource: World AIDS Campaign: Women's Campaign Programme Women's rights are essential to the response to HIV and specific efforts are needed to ensure that they are integral in all HIV work. The Women's programme will contribute to campaigning, advocacy and mobilisation towards achieving Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support for women and girls. Read more A New Resource: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS): Glossary of Gender-related Terms This glossary aims to contribute towards a general and clearer understanding of some of the frequently used terms and concepts in relation to gender. It is addressed to policymakers, researchers, students and/or anyone interested in such issues. Read more A New Resource: World Resources Institute (WRI): Climate Policy Terminology The following provides quick definitions for terms often used in climate policy debates. It is an introduction to the key climate change concepts and issues, which will be explained further in subsequent issues in WRI's Bottom Line series on climate and energy policy. Read more A New Resource: ARROWs For Change Vol. 14 Nos. 1 & 2: Keeping the Faith: Overcoming Religious Fundamentalisms This bulletin issue provides a _layer_ed understanding of the dynamics and nature of religious fundamentalisms, provides glimpses of the challenges that women face across Asia-Pacific and the strategies that women's groups take to address these, and offers hope that despite the challenges religious fundamentalisms present