INTERNATIONAL NGOs and Other Links

The Refugee Women's Network
www.riwn.org
Created in 1995, the Refugee Women’s Network, Inc. (RWN) is a national organization of refugee women dedicated to address the special needs of refugee women through leadership training, education and advocacy. RWN is governed by representatives of a diverse constituency of refugee women in the United States.

NGO Statement on Refugee Women
UNHCR Global Consultations on International Protection, Track IIIMay 22-24, 2002, Geneva http://www.refugeecouncilusa.org/0205ngowomenst.html

Rights and Options for Battered Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Women
http://www.tapestri.org/domesticViolence1.html

UN Women Watch
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/un/unagency.htm
Here you can access women and gender information available from the UN system. The brief introduction states the policy approach to women and girls and highlights activities.

Asian Women’s Resource Exchange (AWORC)
www.jca.ax.apc.org/aworc

AWORC is an Internet-based women's information service and network in Asia. It is an initiative geared towards developing cooperative approaches and partnerships in increasing access and exploring applications of new information and communication technologies for women's empowerment.

TAPESTRI, Inc.,
http://www.tapestri.org/
The Refugee and Immigrant Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Atlanta, GA.

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
www.undp.org.vn
UNDP seeks to eradicate poverty, promote the advancement of women and foster development that balances economic progress with environmental protection for the benefit of present and future generations. UNDP strives for sound governance and policies, which expand people's choices and allow them to participate in the decisions affecting their lives. The basis of these goals is sustainable human development. The principle of sustainable human development is putting people first. That's what UNDP is about.

The United Nations AIDS Program (UNAIDS)
www.unaids.org.vn
This is part of UNAIDSs efforts in providing basic information and knowledge to people on HIV/AIDS through the Internet.

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