Op-ed: How COVID-19 can bring gender justice
By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women and Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Gender Disasters shape the course of history. In the wake of ...
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Gender-based violence has no place in society
Suva, Fiji – Whether it is in our homes; communities; sports; places of work, learning, or worship – gender-based violence is always unacceptable – anywhere it occurs and ...
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Inspirational Black women you should know
Around the world, protests against racism and discrimination, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, have shown we’re far from achieving equality. Black women face ...
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UN Women turns 10, placing women’s rights, priorities and voices centre-stage
Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women UN Women is 10 years old today. On 2 July 2010, the General ...
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Happy 10th Birthday, UN Women
Today, I celebrate with my sisters and brothers the world over who fight for justice. I honour the giants who have come before me, working ...
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Including widows in the work to “build back better” from COVID-19
Statement for International Widows Day by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Over the past several months, we ...
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Speech: “We must be united to end racism as well as gender inequality”
Remarks by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police ...
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Across the Pacific region, crisis centres respond to increased cases of violence against women amid COVID-19
As COVID-19 prevention measures in the Pacific region and around the world limited movement and encouraged home isolation, the number of women seeking domestic violence ...
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Early preparations and data-gathering mark responses to COVID-19 in Fiji and Tonga
As COVID-19 started making headlines back in January, crisis centres for survivors of violence against women in the Pacific started preparing for the possible implications, ...
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Women confront the dual impact of a pandemic and a tropical cyclone
Already dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, some countries in the Pacific have had to manage the dual impact of a tropical cyclone. Although the Pacific ...
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Category-5 Cyclone Resilient Rakiraki Market Opens
The people of Rakiraki today celebrated the official opening of the new Rakiraki Market by Prime Minister, Rear Admiral (RET) Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama. The new ...
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The COVID-19 shadow pandemic: Domestic violence in the world of work: A call to action for the private sector
The unprecedented increase in domestic violence since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic marks an urgent call to action for the private sector to leverage their existing ...
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Press release: Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change and security crises, urges joint UN report
As COVID-19 layers crisis upon crisis in communities affected by climate change and conflict, gender-responsive action is urgently needed. Nairobi and New York, 9 June ...
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Press release: UN Women raises awareness of the shadow pandemic of violence against women during COVID-19
Public service announcement narrated by Oscar-winning actor highlights increase in domestic violence with call to support women in need. New York, 27 May, 2020– UN ...
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Prevention: Violence against women and girls and COVID-19
Authors/editor(s): Dina Deligiorgis This brief provides background information on the root causes and risk factors that explain why violence against women occurs in the first place. It highlights ...
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Asia-Pacific greets safely in times of COVID-19
A new initiative by UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is promoting ‘safe greetings’ to avoid physical contact and slow the spread ...
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