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15 Apr 2009 — 13:31
International Solidarity and support needed for women of Fiji, says World YWCA
It was not such a blessed Easter for the people of Fiji. The country has become increasingly unstable in the past few days after its Court of Appeal ruled last Thursday that Commodore Bainimarama's regime was illegal under the country's 1997 constitution. In response, the country's ailing Pr…
15 Apr 2009 — 12:38
International World YWCA participate in UNAIDS Global IATT meeting on HIV and Young People
The World YWCA is representing the Alliance of Youth CEOs at the UNAIDS Global Interagency Task Team (IATT) Meeting on Youth and HIV currently being held from April 15 - 17 in Geneva, Switzerland.
15 Apr 2009 — 8:40
International Young women will be �heartbeat’ of YWCA Regional Training Institutes
With the upcoming Regional Training Institutes (RTIs) in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia / Pacific, World YWCA is ensuring young women’s voices will be heard loud and clear. The â€?Young Women Leaders Dialogue’ will be a feature of all RTIs, creating a safe space where young women of the YWCA m…
09 Apr 2009 — 9:43
International YWCA movement prepares for World YWCA Day - April 24
Celebrations are shaping up to be exciting as the YWCA movement commemorates World YWCA Day on April 24. Designed to connect YWCAs to the collective power of a movement that changes the lives of 25 million women and girls worldwide, YWCAs will participate in the biggest breakfast of the year…
07 Apr 2009 — 12:09
International Fund for urban youth now available
Young women leading projects and programmes in the YWCA now have a new fund they can benefit from. UN-Habitat has just launched a fund for urban based youth-led organisations in developing countries working to improve the living conditions of their communities.
01 Apr 2009 — 14:52
International World YWCA celebrates life of inspirational woman leader Lynde Francis
Staff at the World YWCA join people around the world, especially people living with HIV as they celebrate the life of Lynde who died on March 31, 2009.
31 Mar 2009 — 12:33
International Great Expectations: Helen Clark joins the United Nations
Whispers had long been circulating about the future of former New Zealand Prime Minster Helen Clark. Considered one of the worlds most strongest and formidable women leaders, Clark has been formally announced as the new head the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), making her the first…
30 Mar 2009 — 12:06
International World YWCA invests in women’s Power to Change
The Power to Change Fund is ready to go! The Power to Change Fund uses interest gained from the Leadership Permanent Fund to endow YWCA development programmes for women and girls worldwide. In 1999, the YWCA movement made an unwavering commitment to establish a permanent fund of at least USD…
26 Mar 2009 — 10:28
International GEAR Campaign launches global petition to build a United Nations that really works for women
At the recent United Nations 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, the GEAR Campaign launched a global petition that calls for the creation of a new, stronger women’s entity at the UN. The petition specifically demands an ambitiously funded new entity with…
23 Mar 2009 — 9:10
International World YWCA prepares for Caribbean Regional Training Institute: �Caribbean Women Creating Safe and Secure Communities’
Over 50 women and young women will unite in Port of Spain to end violence against women and the spread of HIV in the Caribbean. The YWCA of Trinidad and Tobago will host the Caribbean YWCAs Regional Training Institute (RTI) from May 24-29 that will be the first in a series of regional traini…
19 Mar 2009 — 10:55
International World YWCA affirms UNAIDS position statement on condoms and HIV prevention
UNAIDS has released a position statement that provides the basis for condom promotion, documenting why condoms continue to be a critical element in comprehensive and sustainable approaches to HIV prevention and care. World YWCA recently co-signed a letter as part of the Condoms Advocacy Wo…
19 Mar 2009 — 9:14
International World YWCA Council 2011 dates announced
Mark your calendars for the next World YWCA Council in Zurich, Switzerland. The official dates of July 10-16, 2011 have been announced and planning is underway as the event looms on the horizon.

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