Statement: Speaking out and speaking up for fundamental rights and freedoms
Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director UN Women, on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 On 10 December 1948, the United Nations ...
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70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Geneva (6 December 2018) – On 10 December, we mark the 70th anniversary of that ...
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UN Women Executive Director to visit Pakistan during the 16 Days of Activism
UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, is about to start her first official visit to Pakistan, from 5 to 7 December, as part of her ...
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Statement from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
We still do not know the true extent of violence against women, as the fear of reprisals, impact of not being believed, and the stigma ...
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UN WOMEN NATIONAL COMMITTEE AUSTRALIA AND UNITED NATIONS HEFORSHE ANNOUNCE #MOREPOWERFULTOGETHER CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY
Tonight iconic buildings and major landmarks across the globe will turn off half of their lights as part of the HeForShe Movement’s latest campaign, illustrating ...
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Statement: The invisible wounds to women and girls damage all of us
Joint statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director and Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Date: Sunday, August 19, 2018 As ...
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UN Women statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
UN Women joins our sister UN agencies in today’s recognition of the vital importance of the world’s indigenous peoples. At a time when human mobility ...
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Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, for International Widows’ Day, June 23, 2018
In many countries around the world, a woman who learns that she has lost her husband knows that the years ahead of her will involve ...
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UN Women Statement for World Refugee Day 2018
Crises are lasting longer, solutions need long-term strategies to empower women and girl refugees Right now, nearly 66 million people around the world are displaced ...
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UN Women Statement for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that all people, without exception, are entitled to protection of their human rights, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmentplaces strong ...
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
Leave no woman behind. This week, UN Women National Committee Australia is hosting the largest event series around the country to celebrate International Women’s Day ...
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Parliamentarians Join with UN Women National Committee Australia to Leave no Woman Behind
THE HON. MALCOM TURNBULL, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA AND THE HON. BILL SHORTEN, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION HOST THE AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. ...
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New UN Women report uncovers significant gaps for women’s empowerment and puts forth robust agenda to shift gears
Spotlights inequalities and challenges faced by women; identifies gaps and opportunities for gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. United Nations, New York ...
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UN Women Announces First Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa
Media Inquiries Maria Sanchez, +1 646-781-4507; maria.sanchez[at]unwomen.org Zina Alam, +1 646 781-4783; zina.alam[at]unwomen.org New York, 5 February—Ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for ...
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