CEE Bulletin on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights No 02 (150) 2016
Table of contents:
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Burning Issue
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Regional Updates
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Global Updates
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Youth
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Upcoming Events
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Publications
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Member Profile – starting this month ASTRA will present one of the Network’s member organisations; this month features Society Without Violence from Armenia!
http://www.astra.org.pl/pdf/bulletin/ASTRA_CEE_Bulletin_150.pdf
Извор: Astra Network – 09.02.2016
by Kristen Clarke
The environmental crisis brewing in Flint, Michigan, offers a powerful example of the problems that lie at the heart of our nation’s struggle for environmental, economic, and racial justice.
Flint is the latest manifestation of a problem that some civil rights advocates have long described as “environmental racism”—a problem that gained new focus in the late ’80s and early ’90s, when a series of studies revealed that state and local governments routinely make decisions about pollution that disproportionately harm low-income communities of color.
Too often, state and local leaders hit the mute button when African American families raise questions or concerns about the health and safety of their own communities, or worse, as reportedly happened in Flint, leaders provide false assurances to communities about the risks they face. How can we ensure that when a community raises the alarm, their government listens and responds?
Spotlight on Publications: Gender Violence in Latin America
Direct Link to Full 6-Page Document: http://ella.practicalaction.org/wp-content/uploads/files/130915_GOV_GenVio_SPOTKNOW3.pdf
This Spotlight presents some of the most important publications documenting the various manifestations of violence against women in Latin America. In particular, these publications provide an overview of gender violence in different spheres (domestic, urban, etc.), the impacts of violence on women’s lives, and different measures adopted by Latin American countries to prevent, address and eradicate violence against women.
The Effect of Gender Equality Programming on Humanitarian Outcomes
Despite a number of developments in policy and practice aimed at integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment into humanitarian action, what remains missing is a strong evidence base that demonstrates just how gender equality programming is essential to ensuring an effective, inclusive, rights-based humanitarian response……
Direct Link to Full 260-Page 2015 Publication: http://www2.unwomen.org/~/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2015/unw%20effects%20of%20gender%20equlaity%20on%20humanitarian%20outcomessinglepgsweb.pdf?v=1&d=20150707T185705
