The Year with WomenNet.am
Womennet.am represents the most important events in the estimation of experts and readers
Planet 50/50 – The UN has proclaimed an ambitious goal to achieve gender equality by 2030.
According to the observation of womennet.am, one of the most noteworthy events took place on Mrach 9th in New York when during 59th session of the UN Commission on the situation of women a rather ambitious goal was proclaimed – to achieve gender equality in all spheres of life. Later Planet 50/50 resolution was approved by world leaders during the high-level meeting held on September 27th within the frame of Sustainable development summit.
Summary of Beijing+20 campaign
Womennet.am summarized the information campaign “Women’s issues are not aging” telling about during 59th session of the UN Commission on the situation of women held in New York at the UN Headquarters dedicated to discussion of Beijing+20.
UN: Armenia’s achievements and shortcomings in the field of human rights
Adoption of the RA law “On ensuring equal rights and equal opportunities for women and men” was one of the most memorable successes.
Women of the border military unit
Womennet.am continues to present “Women and the army” theme. It often seems uncertain and abstract until you arrive at border military unit and meet women who have been living army life for more than 20 years.
“The Armenian queens: movie trailer and scenario excerpts
Reference to Tigran Khzmalyan’s movie “The Queens” was among the most popular read materials. When men get together in one place without women, its reason or consequence should be dispute, war and death. When women get together without men its reason or consequence is support, compassion and life…
Violence against women reaching pandemic…
The theme fighting against violence against women is in the center of attention of womennet.am, 70% of women have been subjected to physical or sexual violence by their partner at least once in lifetime. Violence against women is an expensive cost for the world. Annual global economic loses amount to 8 trillion dollar.
Women and food security
“Healthy nutrition and women” was among new initiatives of womennet.am in 2015. The main topic of the national award ceremony “Agricultural female hero” held on the eve of the International Women’s day was food security. Each of 11 women awarded prizes has her own approach to the issue, but all of them care in order to provide ecologically healthy and safe food.
What do the Armenian schoolchildren eat?
This topic drew a lot of attention so it is very actual problem. Womennet.am tried to figure out how parents treated the question of their children’s nutrition at school.
Movie “Map of salvation” – tribute of gratitude to 5 European women – missionaries
One of the most read publications was that dedicated to 100 anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide telling about 5 women missionaries who had supported the Armenian people much.
We should be able to provide a hearty welcome
Through more than 130 publications within the frame of the campaign “Displaced from war” womennet.am tells about our compatriots in Armenia and all the over the world.
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