Bush Urged to Remember Africa’s Women

Experts hold briefing on the status and the vital role of Africa’s women

RESOURCES:

African Women’s Lives: Country Facts Facts: Women’s Health in Sub-Saharan Africa Facts: Women, Conflict and Emergencies in Sub-Saharan Africa Facts: Women, Trade and Development in Africa

July 2 Press Conference: Webcast

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July 2003: President Bush travels to sub-Saharan Africa July 7-12 to focus on security, health and trade.

Progress in those areas will be determined by issues and measures involving half of Africa's population-the female half.

CONTACT:

June Zeitlin, WEDO. Contact: Joan Ross Frankson, (212) 973-0325 ext. 213, joan@wedo.org Christine Knudsen, Save the Children. Contact: Mike Kiernan, (202) 261-4686, mkiernan@dc.savechildren.org Sophia Mukasa Monico, Global Health Council. Contact: Lynette Johnson Williams, (202) 833-5900 ext. 3228, smukasamonico@globalhealth.org Abubakar Dungus, United Nations Population Fund. (212) 297-5031, dungus@unfpa.org Ritu Sharma, Women’s Edge. Contact: Ana Rahona, (202) 884-8399, arahona@womensedge.org

A press briefing held on Wednesday, July 2, Remember Africa's Women, featured the following speakers:

Moderator: June Zeitlin, Executive Director, Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO).

Security: Christine Knudsen, Children in War Specialist, Save the Children, on their report State of the World's Mothers 2003: Protecting Women and Children in War and Conflict.

Health: HIV/AIDS: Sophia Mukasa Monico, Senior AIDS Program Officer, Global Health Council

Reproductive Health: Abubakar Dungus, UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund

Trade: Ritu Sharma, Executive Director, Women's Edge.