Hey All
Haven't been on here for a while. Busy with life and all that boring stuff. Hope everyone at SG is doing good.
Thought I'd post something serious as my latest blog as It's about one of the issues in the world that I personally feel most strongly about.
So, with my serious hat on (sorry) here goes...
Just so you are aware Sunday 25th November is the official UN Elimination of Violence Against Women Day. See link below for more info.
http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/november25/issue.php
November 25 was designated in 1999 by the UN General Assembly in order to help heighten international awareness of the violence and terror that millions of women and young girls are subjected to everyday all around the globe. This date was chosen in honour of the Mirabal sisters, political activists from the Dominican Republic who were murdered by the state on November 25 1961 for opposing the dictatorship in their country.
It's hoped that special events would be organised by governments, international organisations and NGOs (Non Government Organisations) to raise public awareness of the problem on this day. If interested have a look and see if anything is being done near you.
From Monday 26th November 2007 there will also be a petition to sign on the Unifem website so people from all over the world can give support to the cause to stop this violence and abuse. Please follow the link below and sign.
http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/vaw/
"Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime _ with the abuser usually someone known to her. Perhaps the most pervasive human rights violation that we know today, it devastates lives, fractures communities, and stalls development.
Statistics paint a horrifying picture of the social and health consequences of violence against women. For women aged 15 to 44 years, violence is a major cause of death and disability. In a 1994 study based on World Bank data about ten selected risk factors facing women in this age group, rape and domestic violence rated higher than cancer, motor vehicle accidents, war and malaria. " - quote from Unifem website
Back to trivial fluff again soon
Nick
Haven't been on here for a while. Busy with life and all that boring stuff. Hope everyone at SG is doing good.
Thought I'd post something serious as my latest blog as It's about one of the issues in the world that I personally feel most strongly about.
So, with my serious hat on (sorry) here goes...
Just so you are aware Sunday 25th November is the official UN Elimination of Violence Against Women Day. See link below for more info.
http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/november25/issue.php
November 25 was designated in 1999 by the UN General Assembly in order to help heighten international awareness of the violence and terror that millions of women and young girls are subjected to everyday all around the globe. This date was chosen in honour of the Mirabal sisters, political activists from the Dominican Republic who were murdered by the state on November 25 1961 for opposing the dictatorship in their country.
It's hoped that special events would be organised by governments, international organisations and NGOs (Non Government Organisations) to raise public awareness of the problem on this day. If interested have a look and see if anything is being done near you.
From Monday 26th November 2007 there will also be a petition to sign on the Unifem website so people from all over the world can give support to the cause to stop this violence and abuse. Please follow the link below and sign.
http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/vaw/
"Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime _ with the abuser usually someone known to her. Perhaps the most pervasive human rights violation that we know today, it devastates lives, fractures communities, and stalls development.
Statistics paint a horrifying picture of the social and health consequences of violence against women. For women aged 15 to 44 years, violence is a major cause of death and disability. In a 1994 study based on World Bank data about ten selected risk factors facing women in this age group, rape and domestic violence rated higher than cancer, motor vehicle accidents, war and malaria. " - quote from Unifem website
Back to trivial fluff again soon
Nick
sophie_ski:
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