About ALMOS
The Alliance of Like-Minded CSOs in Singapore (ALMOS) is a group of civil society organisations (CSOs) that have collaborated to submit a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to the United Nations in 2015, to highlight human rights issues in Singapore.
ALMOS is represented by AWARE, Fun...
By Leigh Pasqual, Honorary Research Associate for AWARE
This is the third of a three-part series of posts about AWARE’s representation at the recent session of the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. You can read the first two parts here: part 1 and part 2.
The 59th sessio...
From 27 February to 1 March, AWARE co-organised a regional conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to discuss “Working towards Justice and Equality in Muslim Families in Diverse Contexts”.
This conference was a collaboration between AWARE, Solidaritas Perempuan (SP) in Indonesia and the regiona...
This is the oral statement AWARE prepared for the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations, held in New York (9 - 20 March). However, due to time and space constraints at the session, AWARE could not deliver this speech. We are publishing it on our website to emph...
By Leigh Pasqual, Honorary Research Associate for AWARE
This is the first part of a three-part series of posts about AWARE’s representation at an upcoming session of the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. First up: what is the CSW, and why does it matter to gender equality ...
On 20-24 October 2013, AWARE's Research and Advocacy (R&A) Coordinator, along with two volunteers from AWARE’s committee on formulating recommendations for Budget 2014, attended a Budget Analysis and Monitoring workshop for South East Asian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Jakarta.
The...
Signing the Convention underscores Singapore's collective commitment to do even more to improve the lives of persons with disabilities through early intervention, education, employment, adult care and other measures.
By Emily Lim, Lim Yen Ling and other members of AWARE’s Gender and Disability Pr...
By Kylie Goh
In April, AWARE welcomed visitors from two overseas womens organisations - South Koreas Womenlink and Macaos Womens Commission. The purpose of their visits: To learn more about AWAREs activities as Singapores leading gender equality advocacy group.
On April 11, a d...
AWARE contributes to human rights submission to UN by local NGOs
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A loose and informal grouping of local civil society organisation, including AWARE, has made a 10-page submission to the United Na...
