Gender relief and rehabilitation
BY MANEL Abeysekera
President, Sri Lanka Women's Confernce
IN the urgency of action demanded by the suddeness and shock of the
tsunami devastation, we may have overlooked the need for
disaggregated data and its gender dimension which is essential for
the effectiveness of the action itself; however, even after the
first phase of providing immediate relief, let us note this for
future emergencies as well as for the medium and long-term task that
has to follow.
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Asia watch - An effective
democratic response to 'terror'
WHAT does a ground-breaking, international conference opening in
Madrid today, on seeking a "democratic response" to "terror" and
International Women's Day, which also falls today, have in common?
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