The Caucus for Women's Leadership

http://www.un.org/en/events/ruralwomenday/

International Day of Rural Women - 15 October International Day of Rural Women recognizes the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.

http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-teenager-indian-childrens-activist-win-nobel-peace-090729703.html

Pakistani teenager, Indian children's right activist win Nobel Peace Prize OSLO (Reuters) - Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head by the Taliban two years ago for advocating girls' right to education, and Indian children's right advocate Kailash Satyarthi won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The prize, worth about $1.1 million, will be presented in Osl…

Though life for girls is steadily improving, gaps remain. This August, [UN Women] is focusing on the needs of girls and young women in terms of physical protection, discrimination in all forms and the struggles being faced by girls today. Learn more here: http://ow.ly/zoOgG

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000109361&story_title=first-lady-runs-to-curb-maternal-infant-deaths

Standard Digital News - Kenya : First Lady Margaret Kenyatta runs to curb maternal, infant deaths Last evening, the First Family scored several firsts in London, with Mrs Margaret Kenyatta participating in one of the world’s elite athletics events and a sitting President on the sidelines to cheer her on.

Please follow the link below to read the agreed conclusions from the recently held Commission on the Status of Women-58th session, in New York, 10th - 21st March 2014. This year's theme was: "Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls"http://www.unwomen.org/~/media/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/CSW/58/CSW58-agreedconclusions-advanceduneditedversion.pdf

http://www.unwomen.org/~/media/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/CSW/58/CSW58-agreedconclusions-adva

International Women's Day 2014 Theme: INSPIRING CHANGE

http://www.makeeverywomancount.org/images/stories/documents/MEWC_AWDReport_Feb2013.pdf

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqb_IMHOmYs

UNESCO Director-General video message on the occasion of World Radio Day

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/kenyaat50/article/2000103995/pioneer-of-maendeleo-ya-wanawake-who-broke-the-glass-ceiling

Standard Digital News : : Kenya@50 - Pioneer of ‘Maendeleo ya Wanawake’ who broke the glass ceiling She made it to Kenya’s first multi-party Parliament and has since remained a force to be reckoned with within the country’s politics and women leadership.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/20/world/africa/central-african-republic-president/index.html

Central African Republic pins hopes for peace on interim president Central African Republic's parliament elected the mayor of Bangui, the capital, as interim president Monday, United Nations peacekeepers there said.