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The Women’s Major Group makes their position clear at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals negotiations

The Women’s Major Group, an organization working to assure effective public participation of women’s non-governmental groups in the UN policy processes, has  identified ‘8 Red Flags’ in the proposed Sustainable Development Goals post-2015:

Absence of human rights

Sexual and reproductive health targets do not go far enough

Concentration of power and wealth imbalances that deepen poverty and inequalities within and between countries are not...
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Region 9 Working with Syrian Refugees in Amman

The group volunteer project will be held in Amman before the Region 9 Meeting on December 3-4, with follow up on December 7. The project will involve painting, cleaning and organizing the community center of Collateral Repair Project (CRP),http://www.collateralrepairproject.org/, a small grassroots non-profit that supports refugees. Volunteers will work side-by-side with members of the refugee community and will be asked...
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Organizations Working to Assist Refugees

Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org/ 

This international aid organization is providing humanitarian relief to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. 

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) http://www.icrc.org/eng/ 

The ICRC provides water, food, medical materials and other essential items to Syrian refugees.

Save the Children http://www.savethechildren.org/ 

This organization is providing an array of services to young refugees in Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon,
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Reflections from FAWCO's UN Youth Rep on Chile's Museum of Memory and Human Rights

Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos

After living in Chile for four months and adjusting to the vastly different cultural and language barriers, I thought it time to continue my contributions to FAWCO. Be warned, this is the first extensive writing I have done in English since my arrival, so please pardon any adjective reversals or paragraphs of complete...

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Support Economic Empowerment for Women Refugees in Jordan

The Human Rights Team has identified groups of refugee women now in Amman, Jordan, who are seeking economic empowerment through handicraft projects, including traditional Palestinian cross-stitching, crochet, felt work and sewing. The Team invites FAWCO clubs to collect and donate the following items to assist these women: cotton embroidery thread, small mesh cross-stitch canvas, crochet thread, felt, fabric (including large...

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FAWCO Region 9 (Middle East) to Help Refugees in Jordan

Region 9 is holding its 2014 regional meeting in  December (contact for details) in Amman, Jordan in conjunction with a regional project to assist refugees in Jordan. Attendees will be invited to collect and transport, through club or personal initiatives, donations of clothing, shoes, small toys, abayas and small household items to be given to various groups...

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International Violence Against Women Act

To learn what you can do to advocate for the passage of the International Violence Againsit Women Act (I-VAWA), check out this tool kit, prepared by a coalition of advocacy groups.

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