Ambassador Mervat Tallawi, President of the National Council of Egyptian Women, mentioned in a press conference held on the 21st of March that the document signed by Egypt renouncing the violence against women is a moral obligation that should be used as a guide by other countries while implementing their legislations. The Ambassador reiterated her support to a variety of issues adopted by the UN under the umbrella of Human…

On the 16th March 2013, Al-Jazeera, The China Post, and other media agencies reported on the published data from China's official Health Ministry that showed more than 330 million abortions and almost 200 million sterilizations have been performed in China since its family-planning programme to limit the population was introduced 40 years ago. This data confirms the huge scale of the social fall-out of China's cruel ‘One-Child Policy'

On the 6th of March 2013, the Azeri news agency "ANS Press" reported their shocking social findings that upon attaining adulthood, most female orphans leave their boarding schools and shelters with no help or support from the government. The consequence of this is many enter a life of crime in order to feed and house themselves.

The 8th of March 2013 marks the 102nd anniversary of the International Women's Day (IWD) - a day on which many women's rights activists across the world celebrate the progress that women have made in their fight for rights and respect, and reflect on the continuing struggles ahead. This year, the UN's theme for the day is preventing violence against women, under the slogan, "A promise is a promise: Time…