Manila, February 4, 2013 – Isis International, in partnership with WeAct 1325 and the Norwegian Embassy, today hosted “Huntahan, Balitaan at Kapayapaan: A Dialogue with Media and Mindanao Women on the Peace Process” at the Richmond Hotel in Pasig City. The event was a venue for four women from Mindanao to tell their personal stories about their experiences working and living in Mindanao and the various roles they have assumed in the common effort to bring lasting peace to the region.

Dear Friends,

Do you want to attend the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR)?

Abstract submission guidelines are as follows

• 300-500 word abstract addressing any of the topics of the parallel sessions of the planned 7th APCRSHR program. The abstract should include the objectives, methods/strategies, results, and future directions (beyond 2014).
• Formats can include paper or poster presentation.
• In the selection of the papers and posters for presentation, priority would be given to those that address the objectives 1-4 of the conference.
• Standard presentations are usually between 10-15 minutes and this would be followed by a ten-minute open forum.
• All submissions will be anonymously reviewed by a panel of international reviewers/experts. Scholarships will be provided to the selected paper presenters.
• Deadline for receipt by Secretariat: June 15, 2013

For more information, contact:

7th APCRSHR Secretariat
Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health & Welfare, Inc.
E-mail address: 7thapcrshr@gmail.com
Telefax: (632) 852-1898
Website: http://www.7apcrshrmanila.org

Report by Carole Shaw, Vice Chair APWW and Joint CEO JERA International
on Asia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW) participation in the
CSW Preventing and Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Stakeholders Forum held at the UN in New York, 13 – 14 December, 2012

APWW was invited by UN Women to attend the CSW Stakeholder's Forum being held 13-14 December at the UN in New York. Carole Shaw represented APWW in this forum in her role as Vice Chair of APWW and in connection to the work APWW is doing in the formation of the Asia Pacific Regional NGO/CSW Committee.

http://onebillionrising.org/blog/entry/introducing-the-obr-article-series-dr.-vandana-shiva-1

by Dr. Vandana Shiva

The brave and courageous Delhi gang rape victim breathed her last on December 30, 2012. This article is a tribute to her and other victims of violence against women.

Violence against women is as old as patriarchy. But it has intensified and become more pervasive in the recent past. It has taken on more brutal forms, like the death of the Delhi gang rape victim and the suicide of the 17-year-old rape victim in Chandigarh.