Strengthening the Resilience of Women and Girls to Disasters: Solomon Islands Government, Australia and UN Women launch new programme.
Honiara, Solomon Islands – A new programme to bolster women’s resilience and leadership for sustainable, secure and thriving communities in the Solomon Islands, in the face ...
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Charity Screenings of New Film Olga to support UN Women Australia’s Ukraine Emergency Appeal
A portion of all ticket sales from upcoming May 3 screenings of award-winning Swiss/Ukrainian drama OLGA will go to charity organisation UN Women Australia, which ...
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Australian Political Leaders come together to launch International Women’s Day
Australian government, political and defence force leaders came together at Parliament House this morning to officially launch the Australian celebrations of International Women’s Day – ...
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Cracking the Code with the ‘me too.’ Movement Trailblazers
Tarana Burke and Alyssa Milano Announced as Exclusive Headline Presentation for International Women’s Day Australia UN Women Australia is delighted to announce that the official ...
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Afghanistan: Top UN delegation tells Taliban to end confinement, deprivation, abuse of women’s rights
Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General for UN political, peacebuilding and peace operations, Khaled Khiari, spend four days ...
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Press release following UN Deputy Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director’s visit to Afghanistan
High-level UN delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General calls on Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban authorities to reverse course on recent decrees limiting women’s and girls’ ...
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Women’s Resilience to Disasters Programme Launched in Vanuatu
Port Vila, Vanuatu – The importance and leadership role of women in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and the impacts of climate change, ...
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Press release: Women and girls are more at risk to be killed at home, new UNODC and UN Women report on femicide shows
Latest study shows that, on average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour by intimate partners or other family members in 2021 ...
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway calls on leaders of the business community worldwide to put women at the heart of economic growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKmB9xjkJRU Bali, Indonesia — In the midst of interlinked crises around the world threatening progress on women’s rights and pushing women out of the paid economy, ...
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Press Release: Achieving full gender equality is still centuries away, warns the United Nations in a new report
Multiple global crises and backlash against women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights worsen gender disparities. New York — At the current rate of progress, it ...
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Creating safe workspaces for Women Market Vendors in Vanuatu
A safer work environment for women market vendors in Luganville and Port Vila is the result of newly installed video surveillance cameras at the two ...
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Press Release: UN Women calls on Australians to examine gender equality priorities
UN Women Australia releases its latest campaign, “Equality: Our Final Frontier”, highlighting we’ll see humans with a colony on the Moon before there is gender ...
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Press Release: UN Women Australia and Westpac – Partners in Purpose and Impact for Gender Equality
UN Women Australia and Westpac have today announced a significant three year partnership – in a move which sees the Australian banking giant increase its ...
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Press Release: Activists, Advocates and Leaders to Take to the Stage this International Women’s Day
Activists, Advocates and Leaders to Take to theStage this International Women’s Day Activists, Advocates and Leaders to Take to theStage this International Women’s Day UN ...
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Press Release: UN Women Australia Announces Exclusive Headline Presentation for International Women’s Day 2022
UN Women Australia is delighted to announce that internationally renowned scientist, conservationist, and human rights activist Dr Jane Goodall will feature via virtual presentation in an exclusive in-depth interview at International ...
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Press Release: UN Women Launches Australian Advertising Alliance To Eradicate Harmful Stereotypes In The Industry
SYDNEY – 8 November 2021 – UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and Women’s Empowerment, is today launching the Australian chapter of the ...
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