July 29th 2010
Mary Robinson and Realizing Rights visit Sierra Leone to support efforts to improve maternal health
Mary Robinson has urged African leaders to boost support for maternal health, during a visit to Sierra Leone where mortality rates are among the highest in the world. "If the African Union succeeds in fulfilling its commitment to maternal health, it will benefit the economies of countries to have healthy populations," she said at a news conference in Freetown.
July 22nd 2010
Realizing Rights with Street Vendors in Liberia
Over the past three years, Realizing Rights has been supporting efforts by local and national actors in Liberia to address the needs of workers in the informal economy and help foster government policies aimed at promoting decent work opportunities for all. In November 2009, Realizing Rights staff visited Liberia's capital city of Monrovia to hear first-hand the concerns of street vendors and to give voice to their concerns at the highest levels of government.
July 15th 2010
Action Update - Summer 2010
As Realizing Rights approaches its planned end in December 2010, we know there is so much still to be done to demonstrate that human rights principles and approaches are key to achieving sustainable development for all.
July 5th 2010
UN and Governments urged to make new and concrete 'Commitments to Action'
To mark the tenth anniversary of UNSCR 1325 in Oct. 2010, the Civil Society Advisory Group to the UN on Women, Peace and Security (CSAG) is calling on the UN and Member States to reinforce their commitments to protecting women’s rights in the context of armed conflict and empowering women’s full participation in all peacebuilding and reconstruction processes.
July 5th 2010
Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment for Self Reliance in Ghana
Blog by Irina Bazarya, Program Officer: Realizing Rights believes decent work opportunities are key to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). That is why we have been supporting over the past year a project by the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) in Ghana aimed at "Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment for Self Reliance". Some of our staff traveled there recently to see how small changes make a big difference in the lives of women...
