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2010 is International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures.
The UN has appointed Swedish politician Margot Wallstrom to coordinate international efforts to end rape in war.
Congratulations to Rina Wasserman on her appointment as the Chairperson of the Council of Women's Organizations in Israel, and to Aviva Kohlmann on her appointment as Deputy Chairperson.
Congratulations to Danielle Obadia on her nomination as vice-president of the NGO Intercultural Committee at UNESCO, and to Iana Zbar on being appointed reporter to the Liaison Committee at UNESCO.
Hungary's 1st Holocaust Film Festival will take place January 25-30.
Jewish women in Ontario, Canada, are being offered free genetic testing to prevent cancer.
Five women won Nobel Prizes in 2009 - the highest ever number.
The Director-General of UNESCO has appointed Mrs. Dafna Feinholz as the new chief of the Bioethics Section in the Division of Ethics of Science and Technology.
15-Year Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) will take place from 1 to 12 March 2010 at UN HQ in New York.
The 45th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women take place from 18 January – 5 February 2010 in Geneva.
Read Naomi Chazan's update on the Back of the Bus campaign in Israel at http://tinyurl.com/yefkemk
ICAR is running a study day on International Agunah Day, February 25, 2010 on the topic of "Solutions within Halacha to the problem of get recalcitrance".
Information on National and Regional Training Courses in Human Rights Education and expression of interest are available at http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/youth/default_en.asp
Eliane Sperling-Levin was interviewed on the Brussels "Radio Judaica" about ICJW and the International Day Against Violence Against Women.
The International Child Art Foundation invites children aged 8-12 years to participate in the International Arts Olympiad. www.icaf.org
Congratulations to the ICJW affiliate in Ecuador, La Sociedad Femenina Israelita, on their 70th anniversary
Join the Bea Zucker Online Bible Study Course on this website - sessions from the book of Genesis, under Jewish Education,
Join the World Jewish Congress petition to the UN against Iran: http://tinyurl.com/msurnt
NCJW Australia has launched its 'Mum For Mum' website - see Affiliates page
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Feeding the Women in Haiti
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is prioritizing the distribution of food to female heads of household in Haiti.
NCJW Canada Campaigns Against Human Trafficking
The Canadian Senate is being urged to pass a bill ratifying the UN Trafficking Protocl, and NCJW Canada is heading the campaign.
Women of Faith Plan for 2010
Religions for Peace Global Women of Faith Network is launching a new 2010calendar, a new North American Women of Faith Network, and continuing its Restoring Dignity Initiative to end violence against women.
Cape Town Convention 2010
The 21st Quadrennial Convention of the International Council for Jewish Women (ICJW) has been awarded to the Union of Jewish Women of South Africa (UJWSA), and will be held in Cape Town during May 2010.
