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Women's World Summit Foundation - WWSF

Messages of support

Fundação Para O Desenvolvimento Da Communidate, Mozambique

Graça Machel

" [...] I salute you today, the 15 October 2003, World Rural Women’s Day which is being celebrated world wide. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the important efforts made by the Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) to galvanize the commemoration of this day globally. WWSF has promoted activities that give visibility to rural women and their contribution to household food security, sustainable development and peace. The use of the annual Open Letter to rural women of the world is an important instrument to educate the community at large and remind rural women of their rights. I commend the Prize awarded for women’s creativity in rural life, awarded since 1994 to so many creative and courageous community leaders who take on educating and training thousands of rural women who are the actors of local and national development and food production. Rural women need to become visible and reckoned with.[2003] "

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13 March 2012

World Conference on Women 2012: Great News for Women of the World!

Link to the Article published in the Huffington Post - Chicago Tribune on 13 March 2012

8 March 2012

Joint announcement by the President of the General Assembly and the United Nations Secretary-General on the occasion of the International Women's Day

8 March 2012

To celebrate International Women's Day _ 8 March we invite you to a public gathering at the Place des Nations in Geneva 12h30-14h30 to share your commitment with the White Ribbon Campaign CH! Men and Women commit to end violence against women. A free sandwich will be offered to all who register their participation via email MenEngage@white-ribbon.ch

22 February 2012

Giving Credit Where It's Due Is Part of Empowering Rural Women

Link to the Article published in the Huffington Post - Chicago Tribune on 22 February 2012

24 February 2011

Speech delivered by Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet during the UN Women Launch Celebration held in the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters

14 September 2010

WWSF rejoices in the nomination of Ms. Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile, to head the new entity « UN WOMEN » with the objective to improve the lives of millions of women and girls around the world.

http://www.unwomen.org/

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WWSF Press Releases

1 September 2012

International Day of Rural Women – 15 October 2012
WWSF Prize for women’s creativity in rural life 2012

1 September 2011

International Day of Rural Women – 15 October 2011
WWSF Prize for women’s creativity in rural life 2011

8 March 2011

International Women’s Day 2011: celebration of the 365 Laureates who have received the Prize for women’s creativity in rural life over the past 20 years

10 September 2010

International Day of Rural Women – 15 October 2010
WWSF Prize for women’s creativity in rural life 2010

14 August 2010

Launch of WWSF website: YouthEngage.com

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WWSF Newsletters

Women's section 2010 - Programs for the empowerment of women

Children-Youth section 2010 - Call to action Prevention child abuse: 19 Nov.

Make a contribution to help create a world that works for all

Calendar WWSF activities

Human Rights as a foundation for harmonizing women's rights and children's rights

UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights

CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against women

CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child