NEW YORK, March 5, 2007 – In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, a number of American Jewish World Service grantees from around the world are in New York City to speak on women’s issues at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). Representing a diverse spectrum of approaches and …

NEW YORK, November 30 — In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service, has issued a statement about the Jewish imperative to take action in the global battle to fight AIDS. This statement will be included with others from a variety of public figures from around the world featured …

TORONTO, August 18 – The Girl Child Network of Zimbabwe, an American Jewish World Service grantee since 2004, was awarded the United Nations Development Program Red Ribbon Award on Thursday, August 16, at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. This newly-created award provides worldwide recognition to an organization that has been creatively addressing HIV/AIDS …

NEW YORK, July 6, 2006 – Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, is visiting South Sudan and northern Uganda. In neglected and war-stricken areas, Messinger is bearing witness to the lives of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the ongoing struggle for human rights in the region. Messinger’s trip is focusing on …