News Archive (2008 - 2005)
Celebration of Life and Prayer for Peace with Justice in Colombia
Yesterday (July 2, 2008), Ingrid Betancourt, 11 other Colombian hostages and three Americans, who have been held in the Colombian jungle for up to ten years, were rescued and freed.
YWCAs in Europe respond to the HIV and AIDS pandemic
European YWCAs will gather in Albania this week to attend a special HIV skills building workshop in Durres, from July 7– July 11, 2008 facilitated by the World YWCA. In partnership with the YWCA of Albania and UNAIDS Albania, the workshop builds on the ‘Communicating Positively‘ training held in Mexico City last year and the 'The Way Forward – Knowing What Works' workshop that took place in Ghana in April, 2008.
World YWCA joins with Churches to warn G8 that a billion people may face constant hunger
“Our world may soon have a billion people living with constant hunger but we produce enough food to feed double the current global population if everyone shared equally,” said Archbishop Desmond Tutu as G8 leaders prepare to meet in Japan.
World YWCA Mourns Young Woman Leader
The World YWCA expresses its deepest sympathy to family and friends of Vidah Bossa, former Youth Coordinator of the YWCA of Uganda.
European YWCAs tackle root causes of HIV at skills building workshop
“Stigma and discrimination directed towards people living with HIV and AIDS contributes to the inadequate response to the situation in Europe.’ This was the key message YWCA participants heard in the first day of the HIV skills building workshop in Albania.