Unlocking the full potential of women in the economy
Anne Hathaway speech for the B20/G20 Indonesia Summit [Check against delivery] Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen, It is my privilege to speak to you today as ...
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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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Calling all young women; Our time is now
As young women we see the world not as it is but as it could be. We don’t simply accept that things are this way ...
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Girls – leading from the front for their future
Statement by Ms Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director for the International Day of the Girl Child Today marks the tenth anniversary of the International ...
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UN Women statement women’s rights in Iran
In recent days Iran has seen deep public unrest, with demonstrations and protests taking place in some 80 cities, triggered by the tragic death of ...
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UN Women statement on the death of Mahsa Amini
UN Women is deeply concerned and saddened by the death of Mahsa Amini, in Iran, at the age of 22. We convey our heartfelt sympathies ...
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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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Statement: ‘Meticulously constructed policies of inequality’ – Afghanistan one year on
Statement on Afghanistan by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, 15 August 2022 In the year that has passed since the ...
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Statement: Indigenous women play a vital role in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge
UN Women statement on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2022 The preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge ...
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Press briefing: The situation of women and girls in Afghanistan
Statement by Ms. Alison Davidian, Country Representative a.i. for UN Women in Afghanistan, on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, during the daily ...
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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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UN Women Australia MBA scholarship recipient drives change
Having women in leadership is an essential part of achieving gender equality. This is why we are proud to be partnering with The University of ...
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Statement: Reproductive rights are women’s rights and human rights
Reproductive rights are integral to women’s rights, a fact that is upheld by international agreements and reflected in law in different parts of the world. ...
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UN Women and UNDP report: Five lessons from COVID-19 for centring gender in crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened a trio of interlocking crises that threaten women and girls around the world: spiking levels of gender-based violence, steep losses ...
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Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters
From the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in communities around the globe to international protests against racism and discrimination, current events have shown that ...
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