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07 November 2017 - NPWJ News Digest on FGM & women's rights
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51% of Indian women aged 15-49 anaemic, most in world: Study
By The Times of India , 07 Nov 2017
Women's health in India is facing a serious nutritional challenge, with the country on the one hand grappling with the largest number of anaemic womenin the world and on the other having to deal with diseases linked to obesity which is rapidly increasing among the fairer sex. Findings of the new Global Nutrition Report 2017 place India at the bottom of the table with maximum number of women impacted with anaemia in the world, followed by China, Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia. In India, more than half (51%) of all women of reproductive age have anaemia, whereas more than one in five (22%) of adult women are overweight, according to the data.
UN: Expose Abuses of Women in Detention in North Korea
By Human Rights Watch, 06 Nov 2017
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women should press the North Korean government to stop security officials and prison guards from physically and sexually abusing female prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 8, 2017, the UN committee will meet with North Korean government officials during its 68th plenary session.
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Women won't have equality for 100 years - World Economic Forum
By BBC, 02 Nov 2017
The equality gap between men and women would take 100 years to close at its current rate, an economic monitoring group has suggested. It is the first time that data from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has shown a year-on-year worsening of the gender gap since it began charting it in 2006. The report ranks 144 countries by economic opportunities, education, political participation and health. Women are measured as having 68% of the chances and outcomes that men have. This is slightly down from the 68.3% measured last year.
Samoa’s Nofotane women assert their rights and independence
By UN Women , 01 Nov 2017
In Samoa, women marrying outside their home village are referred as “nofotane”. Nofotane women are often denied any voice in decision-making within their homes and communities. With the support of UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, the Samoa Victims Support Group raised awareness and advocated for nofotane women’s rights. As a result, a nofotane representative now sits in village council meetings, and men and women alike are changing their attitudes about gender equality.
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