As Americans around the world prepare to go to the polls in person or via absentee ballot to elect the President of the United States in November, it is impossible to ignore the role women have played in American politics. Some names you must surely know, while others may...
On March 21, FAWCO’s Target Team announced our Target Project – Health for 2020-2022:
S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for FGM Elimination), a project of HOPE for Girls and Women, Tanzania.
The project will
In Geneva on February 25, 2020, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet made the following statement (excerpted):
"The adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was a comprehensive expression of States’ commitments to the human rights of women and girls. One hundred and eighty nine countries pledged to achieve gender equality, in practice and in law, so that...
We of the Baby Boomer generation have much to answer for when it comes to environmental impact, but we know how to live an environmentally considerate life – we just have to look back to our younger days,
What is pelvic organ prolapse?
The "pelvic floor" is a group of muscles that form a kind of hammock across your pelvic opening. Usually, these muscles and the tissues surrounding them keep the pelvic organs in place. These organs include your bladder, uterus, vagina, small bowel and rectum.
Sometimes these muscles and tissue develop problems.
Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans (right)March is Women’s History Month in the United States. We celebrate the achievements and contributions of women throughout history ‒ and not just the notables who you can already name off the top of your head.
Here in Germany, we celebrate the bravery of a young woman who was...
The UN's 64th Commission on the Status of Women, marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020) is taking place at the United Nations in New York City on March 9-20, 2020. FAWCO will be represented by a delegation from around the world and looking to learn more...
UN Geneva Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations RoomThe 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opens on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Council’s main page provides an overview of the next four weeks of meetings. The kickoff on Monday is the “High Level Segment,” in which key representatives...
FAWCO supports the work of our partner, Pathways to Safety International, which offers services to Americans abroad who may encounter violence in any form – in the home, the workplace or stranger violence. The mission of Pathways to Safety is “We educate Americans traveling and living abroad, giving them tools to stay informed about...
There is no doubt that we are all exposed to serious threats due to the continuous rise in temperature on our planet. This statement indicates the horror and fear of the upcoming repercussions of global warming. According to some experts and scientists, that is the reality we all have to admit to and thus face...
