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Current Feed ContentGamcotrap trains security officersOver fifty security officers last Friday attended a one-day training seminar on the theme "Management and Prevention of Gender Based Violation" at the Joint Officers Mess in Kotu. The seminar, organised by The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices affecting The Health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP) in collaboration with UNFPA and the Women’s Bureau, was designed to build partnerships between civilians and security officers on the protection of women and children. It was also meant to...Disaster committee to assess strategiesThe National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) under the Office of the Vice President will embark on a five-day monitoring and assessment visit to all the regional and municipal disaster management committees across the country, according to a dispatch from the Office of the Vice President at State House, Banjul. The visit will among other things evaluate the measures put in place to mitigate the impact of last year’s floods and destruction, notably in Kuntaur, Gambisara, Ebo Town, and...Youths call for platform against FGMThe youths of kombo south district have recommended the need for the creation of a platform for youths in the regions to discuss issues of traditional practice and gender based violence at the end of a one day training on Female Genital Mutilation related issues held at Jambanjelly, Kombo South Western Region. The objective of the youth platform amongst other things is to engage young people within kombo south on FGM and other sexual and reproductive health and right issues to stop gender...Youth Matters: The state of preparedness of NAYCONF 2008Members of the National Organizing Committee of the National Youth Conference and Festival (NAYCONF) slated for December this year, Yesterday, Thursday 17, converged at the conference hall of the Independence Stadium to discuss the state of preparedness. According to Abdoulie Faye of the National Youth Council, the discussions will center on key issues bordering the final preparations regarding the December conference. He noted that everything was in place in terms of the actual organization,...Today is World Population DayMore than 140 countries worldwide will observe world population day today ,11 July 2008. The theme of this year’s world population day is ‘ Family planning: It’s a right; let’s make it real’. The theme provides a chance to raise awareness of the many benefits of family planning, including its vital role in enhancing maternal health, gender equality and poverty reduction. According to reports from the UNFPA, forty years after world leaders proclaimed that individuals have basic human right to...D1.6M Project on Violence Against Women, Girls LaunchedViolence against Women and Girls (VAW&Gs) is a bigcontributor to death and illness among women, as well as to a host of humanright abuses, a statement delivered by Mrs. Kujejatou Jallow, Action Aid TheGambia Country Director, underlined. It was further revealed by Mrs. KujejatouJallow that “gender-based violence and particularly intimate partner violenceis a leading factor in the increasing “feminisation” of the global AIDSpandemic, stigma and discrimination that women and girls face in their...NDMC to embark on nation wide tourThe National Disaster Management Committee under the office of the Vice President Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy will embark on a 5 day monitoring and assessment visit to all the regional and municipal disaster management committees across the country from Monday 30th June to Friday 4th July 2008. The visit according to reports is to assess the state of readiness of regional and municipal disaster management committees prior to the full onset of the rains. The visit will among other things, reports...UNDP MEDIA ADVISORYNEW UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR/ UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVES IN THE GAMBIA 16 May 2008 – Ms Chinwe Diké the new UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative for The Gambia, presented her credentials to His Excellency Alh. Dr. Yahya A. J.J. Jammeh, The President of the Republic of the Gambia today in a ceremony at the State House, Banjul. UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon has appointed Ms. Diké as his designated representative in The Gambia and as the most senior UN...Organization in the spotlightThe National Youth Parliament Vision statement: Building a better Gambia with active and effective youth participation There are so many youth organizations in the Gambia that, it is increasingly becoming a complex matter when it comes to distinguishing between them. But through genuine focus, some have been able to win a place for themselves as they have made so much impact that they have become household names in the society. Among these is the formidable National Youth Parliament (NYP). ...UN calls for greater investment in womenThe United Nations has joined the rest of the international community in observing International Women’s Day by calling on countries to invest more in women and girls, warning that failing to do so will undermine efforts to achieve the Global Development Targets, a report from the Global 2 Local Network through Gamcotrap reveals. According to the report, Banki Moon, the UN Secretary General in his message drew attention to ‘’serious’’ gap between policy and practice in many countries on gender... |
