This week the chair of AWAVA, Julie Oberin, met with Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, from the Australian Human Rights Commission and representatives from the National Women's Alliances and attended the AusAID reception with UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet - a busy, productive and inspiring time! AWAVA attended Michelle Bachelet's Gender Equality a [...]
A busy week in the AWAVA office last week, with the joint report with NATSIWA, NGOs' Follow-up report to the CEDAW Committee, being finalised, submitted to the CEDAW Committee and published - thanks again to everyone who contributed to, and endorsed the report. All six National Women's Alliances and over 100 organisations supported it, a [...]
Information on progress against the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010-22 and the National Priorities is now available following the first National Plan Implementation Panel (NPIP) in April 2012. The update is provided from the National Plan Secretariat, Safety Taskforce Branch, FaHCSIA and can be accessed here Some of the highlights: [...]
The emergence of blossoms on my trees tells me that spring is on the way! Last week AWAVA, along with member organisations and Friends & Supporters, endorsed the Joint NGO Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for the Sixth Periodic Report of Australia, coordinated by NACLC [...]
The first weekly round-up edition for the month and the news has been dominated with Olympic 2012 headlines; still, a few interesting articles to share, and dont forget to check out what's on this month and coming up. A quick update on the NGOs' Follow-up CEDAW report: the final report was circulated this week for [...]
Firstly, a big thank-you to everyone who participated in the recent CEDAW online survey hosted by AWAVA and NATSIWA - we had some excellent, informative and well thought-out responses and really appreciate your contributions. For those that requested it, you will have received a draft report for comment by today 27 July. The report will be [...]
A busy week this week, with lots of international news and reports crossing our virtual desks that we want to share with you. But before you settle in to reading, check out the details on the UN Women event below, where you can join an on-line discussion on violence against women with experts across the world (without leaving the [...]
Another big welcome to all our new subscribers! We've had quite a few of you join us over the past few weeks, which is great news (although, it might just be the cold weather in the southern states keeping you all indoors and looking for a great read!) Quite a few diverse and interesting articles this [...]
Something of a quiet week in the news this week when it comes to reporting on violence against women - so only a brief round-up this week. Remember, if there is something you want to share or promote through the AWAVA website, email us - we read all your emails and will consider all of your [...]
This week, on June 26th, it was the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - sadly, many of these victims are women fighting for basic human rights. To learn more, read the UN's Secretary General's message here. A quiet week in the news around the country, but it would have been hard for anyone to avoid [...]