 | Supreme Council for Women delegation to present report at UN
Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Women and head of the Kingdom's official delegation appointed to discuss the national report on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Dr Shaikha Mariam bint Hassan Al Khalifa affirmed today the kingdom of Bahrain's continued support to ele.. >> |
|  | Education might be the main theme of women’s day
Education might be the theme of the celebration of the newly introduced Bahraini Women’s Day to be marked on December 1. A meeting was held this week between representatives from the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) and the Women Union to discuss the celebration process of.. >> |
|  | Palestinian Woman Rights Strategy
In 1993 a meeting was held between representatives of the General Union of Palestinian Women and other civic organisation to define a feminism framework in relations with Oslo Israel-Palestine Peace Accords. The framework took two years to development as in Beijing Women Conference of September 1995.. >> |
|  | Shortage of medicine hit AIDS-infected children
Ensuring frequent supply of medicines for Bahrain’s only three AIDS patients children remains a challenge to the Ministry of Health. The manager of the National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Programme Dr Somaya Al-Jowder said that the ministry runs out-of-stock of AIDs medicines for children sometim.. >> |
|  | Policewomen to join patrols after the success of '999' experience
For the first time in the Ministry of Interior history eight policewomen have started to work at the Operations Room. After training they have been assigned to handle rescue calls on 999. The Deputy Chief of Public Security Brigadier Mubarak bin Daina told the 'Amen' magazine, published by the Polic.. >> |
|  | Nationality bill to refer to the parliament
The government would refer to the parliament a drat law for the amendment of certain provisions of the Nationality law. According to an article published on Wednesday at Al Waqt newspaper, the amendments of the bill weren't yet known by legislators, while MP Abdulhussain Al Mutghawi said that the go.. >> |
| White Sick Day Marked
The government vowed on Tuesday to provide 300 blind Bahraini with speaking laptops as part of a host of activities to integrate them into societies. The Minister of Social Development Dr Fatima Al Baloushi said in a speech to mark the International White Stick Day that 300 out of 5000 disabled had been provided with rehabilitation programmes and w.. >> |
|  | Training on Anti-Family Violence
Combating domestic violence is the focus of a two-day training to start on Saturday at Aisha Yateem Anti- Family Violence Center. The programme comes as part of the Community Partnership between Public and Private Sector that is organized by the the Middle East Partnership Initiative’s activities in.. >> |
|  | Members of minorities are part of Human Rights Groups
A Hindu and Baha’i were elected on Monday for the first time in Bahrain’s history as member of the new general secretariat of a Human right group along with members from other faiths. The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society’s (BHRWS) new general secretariat also has four Muslims and one Christian and.. >> |
|  | "World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse" Campaign
Be-Free Center is organizing a campaign under the title "I'm smart, strong and safe child", the campaign started on the "Arabic Child Day" and will finish in the "World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse" on the November 19. The "World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse" that is announced by Internati.. >> |
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