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End Violence against Women
The Issue To raise awareness and trigger action to end the global scourge of violence against women and girls, the UN observes International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence which follow (ending on 10 December, Human Rights Day) are a chance to…
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UN Women Releases Information Booklet on Gender Equality for Post-2015 Agenda Discussions
UN Women developed an information booklet for distribution to national delegations at the October 15-18 XII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The booklet includes a summary of UN Women’s position paper on the post-2015 agenda, a review of key areas of the Beijing Platform for Action and summaries of the…
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Post-2015 development agenda and SDGs
As the 2015 target date for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, a wide range of activities are being undertaken by UN Member States, the UN system, civil society organizations, academia, research institutions and others on identifying the shape and priorities of a post-2015 development agenda. The MDGs encapsulate eight globally agreed concrete goals,…
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Mayor of Kigali, Rwanda Visits Quito, Ecuador to share experiences from UN Women “Safe Cities Free of Violence Against Women and Girls” Program
On October 28-November 2, 2013, Deputy Mayor of Kigali, Hope Tumukunde, was in Quito, Ecuador to share experiences from the Kigali City Initiative. The Initiative was part of UN Women’s “Safe Cities Free of Violence Against Women and Girls” Global Programme that was launched in 2010 in five pilot cities, including Quito and Kigali.
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UN Women Canada National Committee President Almas Jiwani gave keynote address at model united nations SSUNS in Montreal, Canada
UN Women National Committee Canada President Almas Jiwani gave keynote address at McGill University’s Model united nations, which organizes, for high school students from across the country to come together and debate important global issues. Over 1000 students attended the event. Almas’s speech was so moving that she received a standing ovation in rooms where…
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Global Gender Gap Report reveals slow progress on economic equality and political participation
New York To mark the launch of the World Economic Forum’s 2013 Global Gender Gap Report – which measures inequality of outcomes between men and women in health and survival, educational attainment, economic participation, and political empowerment – Deputy Executive Director John Hendra participated in a panel discussion on 30 October in New York. According…
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UN Women Fund for Gender Equality announced two new projects to empower grass-roots women
Much attention has gone into increasing the number of women elected to office at the national level and numbers are slowly rising. Yet in local government, percentages of women remain dismally low, although statistics are hard to track. When they do participate, it is often the women who are connected to the political sphere or…
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Sakai, Japan to join Safe Cities Global Initiative
The City of Sakai, Japan is poised to become the second city from a developed country to join the Safe Cities Global Initiative, which includes two flagship programmes led by UN Women, other UN partners and scores of other global and local organizations. So far, 14 cities have signed on to the initiative, including regional…
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Colombia and Peru receive UN awards for innovative green enterprises that empower women
Nairobi Biodegradable plates that are implanted with seeds and provide food after use in Colombia, a social media website that promotes car-sharing in Viet Nam and sanitary pads made from banana waste — these are just some examples of the 34 winners of the 2013 SEED (Supporting Enterprises for Sustainable Development) Awards, announced today by…
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UN Women Canada President Almas Jiwani presented report at the Third International Crime and Punishment Film Festival in Istambul, Turkey
Building upon the success of the first two Film Festivals held by Istanbul University in 2011 and 2012, the Third International Crime and Punishment Film Festival took place in Istanbul on September 13-19. About hundred films were screened, alongside academic panels and workshops. The participants – both academics and filmmakers – hailed from all over…
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