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2010-07-03 |
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Women's Empowerment - Access to Land, Credit, and
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These are the introductory remarks by Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, at the Ministerial Breakfast on Economic Opportunities for the Empowerment of Women in Africa and the Least Developed Countries: Access to Land, Credit, and Markets.
"Thank you for inviting me to take part in this ministerial discus...read
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2010-06-30 |
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African Land Grabbing: Whose Interests Are Served?
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The subject of transnational land acquisitions, infamously referred to as land grabbing, has increasingly become an important policy concern in Africa as acquisitions have grown in scale and number. The practice involves the purchase or lease of large tracts of land by foreign nations, companies or individuals for agricultural pro...read
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2010-06-14 |
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Law Approved on Gender Parity
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DAKAR, Jun 7, 2010 (IPS) - A law on gender parity in electoral lists, approved by a large majority in Senegal\\\'s National Assembly, has been welcomed by women from diverse walks of life.
For legislator Ndèye Fatou Touré, the law will give a considerable boost to women. "Parity is a lifting of ob...read
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2010-06-08 |
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Protect Housing Rights of Women
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Media Urged to Join Campaign to Protect Housing Rights of Women
Some women rights advocates have began a campaign to make more visible the housing rights of women in Ghana. For a start, the groups are collaborating with the media to ensure that the concerns of women and th...read
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2010-06-08 |
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Forced Evictions Impact Negatively On Women
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Forced Evictions Impact Negatively On Women's Rights to Housing
Accra — Women rights advocates have reiterated that forced evictions should be avoided as much as possible.
Otherwise, where they have already taken place or it is unavoidable, it is ...read
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