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Breaking the silence of genital mutilation

Published: Monday, July 05, 2010

The Irish Times - Tuesday, July 6, 2010Greater awareness among healthcare workers in Ireland is needed to help women who have undergone 'female circumcision', writes CATHERINE REILLYA WINNING SMILE fails to conceal 19-year-old Amina's* horrific burden, one that can render her...

The UN General Assembly reached an agreement to promote equality for women

Published: Thursday, July 01, 2010

The UN General Assembly reached an "informal agreement" to establish a single UN body with greater clout to promote equality for women.Jamal Benomar, chief of staff to the General Assembly president, said that the 192-member world body scheduled a...

Recession causes surge in helpline calls as families break up and lose jobs

Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010

At today's launch of their 2009 Annual Report Karen Kiernan, One Family Director reported that the national askonefamily helpline recorded a 24% increase in calls in 2009 as a direct result of the recession. Commenting on the types of calls received Kiernan said...

Member organisations’s campaigns to introduce National Guidelines for clinical practice in maternity

Published: Monday, June 28, 2010

Dear colleague,Since our last communication regarding our campaign on the issue of informed consent in Irish maternity services, much has happened. We have met with the HSE, received correspondence from Minister Harney, and a meeting is arranged between AIMSI...

Increasing numbers consider abortion ‘because of recession’

Published: Sunday, June 27, 2010

Women in increasing numbers are considering terminating pregnancies as a consequence of the recession, according to Dublin's Well Woman Centre.Chief executive Alison Begas said yesterday that up to one in five of the 2,000 of so women who presented to...

FIRST AFRICAN WOMAN AND FIRST TRAVELLER ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF THE NWCI

Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Salome Mbugua, CEO of the African & Migrant women's network, AkiDwA, was today elected as deputy chairperson of the National Women's Council at the organisations annual general meeting in Dublin today. Tessa Collins, domestic violence co-ordinator with Pavee Point, was...

Palestinian women under occupation

Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Stephen Lendman comments on a report, published earlier this year entitled, "Am I Not a Human (2): The Suffering of the Palestinian Woman under the Israeli Occupation" Lendman outlines the heartbreaking atrocities that many women have had to endure to have...

UNSCR 1325 Irish National Action Plan Process

Published: Saturday, June 19, 2010

As the 10th anniversary approaches of the historic UN Security Council Resolution on women, peace and security (UN SCR 1325), civil society groups launch a Best Practice Guide and call on Government to develop an effective and inclusive Irish National Action...

Cut in lone-parent payment smacks of the jackboot

Published: Friday, June 11, 2010

No matter how the Government spins it, this proposal will hit the weakest in society, writes Jerome ReillyAt first impression, the Government's plan to abolish One-Parent Family Payments once the youngest child reaches 13 years has the heavy stamp of the...

Susan McKay Speech at the Dublin Writers Festival on 5 June 2010

Published: Friday, June 11, 2010

My daughter was telling me about a Justin Timberlake song in which, she said, he compares the girl with a takeaway. I looked up the lyrics "Take my order cause your body's like a carry out..." Ads flashed across the...

Survivor of Gaza Freedom Flotilla to address NWCI AGM

Published: Thursday, June 10, 2010

The National Women's Council is delighted to announce our guest speakers for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 18 June 2010.They are Ewa Jasiewicz and Freda Hughes, both of them feminists who are deeply engaged in the struggle for justice for...

Speech by Clare Treacy at Networking Roundatble Event

Published: Monday, June 07, 2010

Presentation to ICTU Women's Committee & ICTU Executive CouncilThe ICTU Women's Committee developed a number of aims and objectives towards the end of November 2008, following a day long planning event. The day involved over 20 participants, with Gay Cunningham giving a...

Israel Conflict - Women’s Leadership, Equality, Rights, for Peace

Published: Wednesday, June 02, 2010

WOMEN LEADERS AT UN-HOSTED FORUM URGE JUST & PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICTWomen leaders attending a United Nations-hosted conference in Madrid called for a just and peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including an end to the three-year-old blockade of...

Political parties and campaigners unite in criticism of ‘rogue state’

Published: Monday, May 31, 2010

By Michael Brennan Political Correspondent, The Independent Tuesday June 01 2010POLITICAL parties and campaign groups last night united in their condemnation of Israel in the wake of the commando attack that claimed the lives of at least nine Gaza-bound peace activists...

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