The Women’s Major Group, an organization working to assure effective public participation of women’s non-governmental groups in the UN policy processes, has  identified ‘8 Red Flags’ in the proposed Sustainable Development Goals post-2015:

Absence of human rights

Sexual and reproductive health targets do not go far enough

Concentration of power and wealth imbalances that deepen poverty and inequalities within and between countries are not...

The group volunteer project will be held in Amman before the Region 9 Meeting on December 3-4, with follow up on December 7. The project will involve painting, cleaning and organizing the community center of Collateral Repair Project (CRP),http://www.collateralrepairproject.org/, a small grassroots non-profit that supports refugees. Volunteers will work side-by-side with members of the refugee community and will be asked...

Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org/ 

This international aid organization is providing humanitarian relief to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. 

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) http://www.icrc.org/eng/ 

The ICRC provides water, food, medical materials and other essential items to Syrian refugees.

Save the Children http://www.savethechildren.org/ 

This organization is providing an array of services to young refugees in Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon,

AWA Qatar's Breast Cancer Awareness group started out with the Heart Pillow Project.  Barb Phillips, who was a member of AWEP, brought this know-how with her to Doha.  Barb’s team has expanded the scope, and they also make Drain Bag Totes and supply “goodie bags” of toiletries.  We are now sourcing and providing breast forms as well.  Barb says, “The...

Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos

After living in Chile for four months and adjusting to the vastly different cultural and language barriers, I thought it time to continue my contributions to FAWCO. Be warned, this is the first extensive writing I have done in English since my arrival, so please pardon any adjective reversals or paragraphs of complete...

The Human Rights Team has identified groups of refugee women now in Amman, Jordan, who are seeking economic empowerment through handicraft projects, including traditional Palestinian cross-stitching, crochet, felt work and sewing. The Team invites FAWCO clubs to collect and donate the following items to assist these women: cotton embroidery thread, small mesh cross-stitch canvas, crochet thread, felt, fabric (including large...