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INLW is an association of women from countries world-wide who support the principles of liberalism.

Membership is open to all liberal groups, parties and organisations, as well as individual persons, who support INLW aims.

The activities of INLW are inspired also on the principles of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. INLW performs these principles which are the basis of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against women (CEDAW).

::	International Women’s Day/8 March 2012

	The International Network of Liberal Women, shares this part of the new publication of United Nations about the International Women’s Day: “Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women, the theme of International Women’s Day 2012 is Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty. Key contributors to global economies, rural women play a critical role in both developed and developing nations — they enhance agricultural and rural development, improve food security and can help reduce poverty levels in their communities. In some parts of the world, women represent 70 percent of the agricultural workforce, comprising 43 percent of agricultural workers worldwide. Estimates reveal that if women had the same access to productive resources as men, they could increase yields on their farms by 20–30 percent, lifting 100-150 million out of hunger. Healthcare, education, gender inequality and limited access to credit, however, have posed a number of challenges for rural women. Further, the global food and economic crisis and climate change have aggravated the situation. It is estimated that 60 percent of chronically hungry people are women and girls. Yet, the Food and Agriculture Organization estimates reveal that productivity gains from ensuring equal access to fertilizers, seeds and tools for women could reduce the number of hungry people by between 100 million and 150 million.”
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::	INLW General Meeting and INLW Management Board Meeting in Manila

	In conjunction with the 57th Liberal International Congress to be hold in Manila 16 to 20 June 2011 INLW will celebrate a General Meeting and Management Board Meeting and also a Round Table together CALD Woman's CAUCUS in on Free and Fair Trade and Women’s Human Rights, attending. INLW President, Joaquima Alemany, Depty President Margaret de Vos van Steenwijk, Vice-President Christine de Saint Genois, Acting Vice-President Mu Sochua, Secretary General Maria Lluïsa Florensa and Deputy Assistant Sílvia Flury and other members This joint roundtable table will discuss “Benefits of free and fair trade for women”, “Women’s human rights: the externalities of free and fair trade”, “Policies for women: national, regional and global responses”.
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::	Human Rights Day: Stand up against discrimination!

	Human rights defenders acting against discrimination, often at great personal risk to both themselves and their families, are being recognized and acclaimed on this day. Human rights defenders speak out against abuse and violations including discrimination, exclusion, oppression and violence. They advocate justice and seek to protect the victims of human rights violations. They demand accountability for perpetrators and transparency in government action. In so doing, they are often putting at risk their own safety, and that of their families. Some human rights defenders are famous, but most are not. They are active in every part of the world, working alone and in groups, in local communities, in national politics and internationally. Human Rights Day 2010 will highlight and promote the achievements of human rights defenders and it will again emphasize the primary responsibility Governments have to enable and protect their role. The Day is also intended to inspire a new generation of defenders to speak up and take action to end discrimination in all of its forms whenever and wherever it is manifested. The story does not end after 10 December 2010. Also INLW/International Network of Liberal Women will continue to give support to all human rights defenders in all spots of the earth, where they stand up against any discriminations.
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::	INLW Management Board Meeting November 21 2009 Barcelona/Spain

	Since the ELDR Congress (the Liberal European Party Congress) was convening in Barcelona, INLW took the opportunity to celebrate a Management Board Meeting. INLW president would like to have a survey from liberal women’s organisations all over Europe on the actual accomplishment of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the main theme on the agenda of the 54th Commission on the Status of Women, taken place in March 2010 in New York. Deputy president proposes INLW Vice-presidents to send a report from their regions about this item, so as to have a liberal women’s review worldwide. It was agreed to update the website and to install a section for Vice-presidents reports from there respective regions and also to urge liberal party leaders belonging to LI to recommend their women members or organizations to become members of INLW.
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Liberal International’s main purpose is to be a platform for networking among liberal parties. The 'global village' is beginning to sound like a bit of a cliché but it is a fact that in a world of increasing internationalisation, contacts between liberal parties are of the highest importance. Both governments and the private sector are very active building their international networks. If political parties get left behind we risk being marginalized in decision making processes that are increasingly a cross-border thing.

Human rights defenders acting against discrimination, often at great personal risk to both themselves and their families, are being recognized and acclaimed on this day.