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The reason why…
Take a look at these pictures of the food crisis being played out in West Africa now. This is sad and distressing example of the perfect storm of lack of food, lack of water and limited access to fue… more →
Jill Hopkinson
The reason why...
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wrote 1 year ago: Take a look at these pictures of the food crisis being played out in West Africa now. This is sad a … more →
There must be dialogue – or there will be no development
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wrote 1 year ago: This quotation was passed on to me by a participant on the Arthur Rank Centre rural ministry course … more →
More on why the argeed conclusions were not agreed
wrote 1 year ago: Regular readers of this blog will know that UN CSW56 (Commission on the Status of Women) failed to r … more →
Well said that Bishop
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wrote 1 year ago: The House of Lords had a debate on 1 March in recognition of International Women’s day which w … more →
No agreed conclusions - at all
wrote 1 year ago: The UN announced earlier today that the 56th Commission on the Status of Women has failed to agree c … more →
No conclusion as yet
wrote 1 year ago: We received the news just after 9am EST that the negotiations on the agreed conclusions had conclude … more →
Agreed conclusions - long hours ahead
wrote 1 year ago: The latest indications are that discussions remain slow and very difficult. Some countries are wanti … more →
Meeting a Primate
wrote 1 year ago: I had the pleasure of meeting Katharine Jefferts Schori earlier today, the Presiding Bishop of the E … more →
What do the days look like?
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wrote 1 year ago: As things are a bit quieter this week, not so many UN events or NGO side events, the days are a bit … more →
Resolutions too
wrote 1 year ago: In addition to agreed conclusions to resolutions adopted as part of UN CSW are also important. There … more →
Sad but true
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wrote 1 year ago: Some of the sessions in the past week and a half have been excellent – others have been, well … more →
Starting week 2
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wrote 1 year ago: The main focus of the next five days will be the agreed conclusions. Negotiations are expected to be … more →
3 words at the end of week 1
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wrote 1 year ago: 1. Passionate – committed women (and men) striving to improve things for rural women and helpi … more →
Swedish farmers
wrote 1 year ago: Most of the sessions and indeed the focus of the draft agreed conclusions, are quite rightly, focuse … more →
My fellow traveller
wrote 1 year ago: I am really fortunate to be sharing this whole experience of UN CSW56 with a wonderful woman from Sc … more →
Making a difference with just small sums
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wrote 1 year ago: UN Women have a gender equality fund which is open to applications from civil society organisations … more →
Food Sovereignty
wrote 1 year ago: The UN Commission on the status of women has the largest participation by NGOs and civil society of … more →
Two sides to make it a platter
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wrote 1 year ago: Three times I had to ask what this phrase meant. It meant : you can add two side dishes such as sala … more →
YWCA in Nigeria
wrote 1 year ago: Sitting in conference room B of North Lawn Building of the UN hearing from a group of Nigerian women … more →
