UNIFEM Mourns the Deaths of 4 Women’s Rights Activists in Haiti

23 January 2010 in Obituaries, South America, Women's Group

It is with tremendous sadness that UNIFEM learned about the deaths of several women leaders from governmental and civil society organizations in Haiti. Among these were Myriam Merlet, Chief of Cabinet of the Ministry of Women’s Condition and Rights and founder of the umbrella women’s organization National Coordination for Advocacy on Women’s Rights (CONAP); Myrna [...]

Haitian children at risk of trafficking says UNICEF

23 January 2010 in Children Parenting, Climate Environment, South America, Trafficking

The possibility of child trafficking in Haiti following that country’s devastating earthquake has become a top concern for the United Nations organization that oversees the welfare of children. Many children have been separated from their parents or caregivers because of the Jan. 12 earthquake, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund, making them potential victims [...]

ActionAid concerned about safety of women following earthquake in Haiti

23 January 2010 in Climate Environment, Refugee Asylum, South America, Violence Against Women

The international community must act to ensure the safety of women and girls following the earthquake in Haiti, ActionAid said on Thursday. With an estimated 1.5 million people homeless, ActionAid is concerned that women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. In one of the camps ActionAid is working in, several women have reported cases of rape [...]