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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Are you #HeForShe?
On International Solidarity Day, UN Women’s HeForShe global movement calls men to stand up against sexual harassment. New York, NY (December 20, 2017) – In ...
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Joint Statement for International Migrants Day, 18 December, by the Chair of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and UN Women
On International Migrants Day, we call for the development of a gender-responsive global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration that promotes and protects the ...
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UN Initiative to boost resilience of women and youth in the Sahel through climate-smart agriculture launched at One Planet Summit
Initiative aims to transform livelihoods of a million people by doubling their income in three years. Paris/New York – A new United Nations initiative, aimed at ...
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Launch of New Report Chronicling Diverse Workplace Responses to Violence
The 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence may wrap up officially on 10 December, but the commitment of countless Australian workplaces, large and ...
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Statement by UN Women Executive Director: Leaving no one out from health
Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women for World AIDS Day, 1 December 2017 Every four minutes, three young women ...
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Statement: A life without the threat of violence for everyone: leave no one behind
Message by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November ...
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