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International Día Internacional de las Naciones Unidas de Solidaridad con el Pueblo Palestino

29 de Noviembre de 2011: Nosotras, la Federación General de Mujeres Árabes, la Liga Internacional de Mujeres por la Paz y la Libertad (WILPF) y la YWCA Mundial, como organizaciones que tenemos una larga historia en los asuntos de paz con justicia, hemos presenciado el conflicto israelí-palestino desde 1948 y hemos acompañado solidariamente a las mujeres y niñas de esta región .

World YWCA Week Without Violence - “Women in Peace Building”

World YWCA Statement on the Week Without Violence - October 17-23, 2011

¿Dónde está el dinero para los derechos de las mujeres y el VIH?

Declaración de la YWCA Mundial, La Campaña Mundial del SIDA y La Campaña Las Mujeres NO Esperamos  para el Día Mundial del SIDA 2010

International Day in Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Each year on November 29, the United Nations and the international community observe the International Day in Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The World YWCA, as a member of the Middle East Working Group with Focus on Palestine, will present a statement to the United Nations on November 29 calling upon UN member states and civil society to take action to stop the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian lands, and to stand up for the rule of international law and international human rights and humanitarian law.

World YWCA Statement 2009 on the 16 Days

Commit, Act, Demand: We Can End Violence Against Women

Empowering Communities to End Poverty and Violence Against Women by 2015

Geneva March 8, 2010 : “Some young women understand that violence against women is unacceptable, but many others are financially reliant on the men who abuse them." This revealing comment was just one of many heard from women and young women participants of the World YWCA Regional Training Institutes held in 2009 on ‘Women Creating a Safe World’.

Women, HIV and Rights

Geneva, December 1, 2009 : The latest research on women's health indicates that lack of contraception and unsafe sex are the crucial risk factors for death and disability in women of reproductive age (15 - 49 years old). Unsafe sex can result in unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortions, reproductive complications and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV

To all our volunteers: Thank you!

Geneva, December 5, 2009 : In commemoration of the International Volunteer Day, the World YWCA Board and staff extend a warm thank-you to the countless women and men who volunteer for YWCAs at the local, national or global level.