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Violence Threatens Rebecca Lolosoli and Umoja Uaso Village in Kenya: An Update

Speak Out and Show your Support for Rebecca! leave your comments below! On August 20, Rebecca…

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Ban Ki-moon: “I urge…the creation of a UN institution to advance gender equality and women’s human rights.”

In an address before the United Nations Security Council on August 7, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the body for holding…

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Kakenya’s Center for Excellence

Kate Cummings is a Vital Voices and Advocacy Project fellow studying in Africa. She recently visited Kakenya Naiya, Rising…

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Vital Voices and Advocacy Project Fellow Helah Robinson on Training in Cameroon

Helah Robinson, a fellow with Vital Voices and the Advocacy Project, writes on a recent Vital Voices training that took…

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Vital Voices Co-Sponsors Launch of Women in Power Series Featuring UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

On July 23, Vital Voices served as a co-sponsor as the Women’s Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) hosted the…

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Rehmah Kasule: Aiding Entrepreneurs in Uganda

Two months after the close of the FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership program, Vital Voices interviewed Rehmah…

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The Nicaragua chapter of Vital Voices – Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders

The Nicaragua chapter of Vital Voices, officially launched February 2009, celebrated two great events July 9-10 at INCAE Business…

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Laura Alonso Elected National Representative in Argentina

Laura Alonso, well known civil society activist and 2008 Vital Voices Global Leadership Award winner, has been elected as…

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Women, Violence and the Peace Process

During conflict, women are often subject to brutal forms of violence due to the mere fact that they are women.

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Women’s Movement for Peace in Favelas

In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11,000 women are ‘peace workers’, devoting their time to addressing…

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Tour of SEVEN Launched in Sweden

In Sweden, a national tour of the acclaimed play ‘SEVEN’ was launched this July by the leading…

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5 Years Later: A Look at Family Code Changes in Morocco

In 2004, the Moroccan parliament installed significant changes in the country’s family code, or Moudawana, in the area of women’s…

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Tina Brown, Mu Sochua and guests launch the Vital Voices New York Council

June 25 marked the launch of Vital Voices’ New York Council at an event hosted by media…

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64 Words for Aung San Suu Kyi – Share Your Words of Support!

In honor of the 64th birthday of imprisoned Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, supporters…

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Mu Sochua Brings Attention to Cambodia’s Struggle for Democracy and Asks U.S. to Evaluate Regional Policies

On June 24, Cambodian Member of Parliament Mu Sochua addressed a gathering of NGO and government representatives on…

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Apathy Over Maternal Deaths “An Outrage” -“Women’s Health is the Nation’s Health”

At the 62nd convening of the World Health Assembly, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke forcefully, castigating international…

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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Defies Liberian Assumptions of Women -Employs Female Security Force

Trainers from the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia, UNMIL, recently conducted a mock hostage exercise for visiting Security Council ambassadors,…

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Rola Dashti and three other women make history in Kuwaiti election

We would like to congratulate Vital Voices Global Advisory Council member and Global Leadership Award recipient Rola Dashti, Massouma al-Mubarak,…

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Statement from Vital Voices on Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese opposition party leader and devoted advocate for the democratization of Myanmar, was today…

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Letter to the editor of the Phnom Penh Post from Mu Sochua – May 11, 2009

To : The Editor-in-Chief Phnom Penh Post 11May, 2009 I am writing to clarify  the meaning of ” Olive branch”…

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