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The United Nations (UN) High Level Panel on System-wide Coherence, convened by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, released its final report on UN infrastructure on November 9, 2006. One of the report’s recommendations is the creation of a stronger agency for women. 

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Will gender equality finally see the light of day in Southeast Asia?

This is the hope of the new partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Signing a Framework for Cooperation Agreement on June 8, 2006, ASEAN and UNIFEM double up commitments to work for the active involvement of women in the social, economic, and political spheres in accordance with the 1988 Declaration on the Advancement of Women in the region.

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“Women's role in the consolidation of peace” was theme of this year's United Nations (UN) Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security held last October 26, 2006.

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Sydney, Australia—Top Muslim cleric Sheik Taj el-Din al-Hilali has sparked outrage and condemnation from Muslims and non-Muslims alike, when he said that unveiled women are comparable to uncovered meat that attract voracious animals.

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When several international NGOs launched in 1995 the World Rural Women’s Day during the 4th United Nations (UN) World Conference on Women in Beijing, women’s organisations thought rural women would get the development attention they deserve. Various events take place in more than 100 countries around the world every October 15 with the united aim of uplifting rural women’s lives.

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The Indonesian Government has officially banned female genital mutilation.