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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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UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Speaks at Global Fund for Women 25-Year Gala
Speech by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Global Fund for Women 25-Year Gala on 30 October, 2013, in San Francisco Good evening! It is wonderful to be here with all of you to celebrate 25 years of the Global Fund for Women. I thank the team under the leadership of Musimbi and…
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