Marriott International Partners with UN Women Australia in Mission to Advance Gender Equality in Australia and the Pacific
As part of the two-year partnership, Marriott will fundraise $120,000 toward UN Women’s Markets for Change Program, Fiji by 2026 Sydney – Marriott International (ANZP) ...
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Secretary-General’s message to mark one year since the attacks of 7 October 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq0POW_yXEo Today marks one year since the horrific events of October 7th when Hamas launched a large-scale terror attack in Israel killing over 1,250 Israelis ...
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‘March Forward’: UN Women Australia Announces International Women’s Day 2025 Theme
Sydney – UN Women Australia unveils ‘March Forward’ as the official theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, commemorating 30 years since the United Nation’s ...
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Sudan humanitarian crisis has catastrophic impact for women and girls, with two-fold increase of gender-based violence
New UN Women report highlights the disproportionate impacts of the escalating conflict for Sudanese women and girls, including the 5.8 million who are internally displaced. ...
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How men and boys can push for gender equality
Gender equality benefits men and women in all their diversity—but for too long, it has been seen as solely a women’s issue. Men and boys ...
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HeForShe marks ten years with a movement of 2 million gender equality activists, welcomes new Champions
New York, 24 September 2024 – Since 2014, HeForShe has bolstered a global movement, engaging more than 2 million men and individuals of all genders in ...
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Progress on women’s rights and the Sustainable Development Goals – Takeaways from UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2024
Gender equality is good for people, planet and peace, and investing in women and gender equality is urgent. If we don’t, it will cost us. ...
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New research proves that inclusive advertising boosts sales and brand value
New York, 17 September 2024 – The Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led initiative convened by UN Women, today published a first-ever global study which empirically proves inclusive advertising -content which ...
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UN Women report urges immediate global action to close critical gender gaps
Investing in women and girls and ending discrimination are key to fulfilling the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development New York, 16 September ...
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UN Women deeply concerned by new Afghanistan morality law
UN Women is deeply concerned about the recent enactment of a morality law by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, which imposes extensive restrictions on ...
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Finder’s Equal Pay Day Report: Key barriers to overcoming the gender pay gap
Sydney, Australia – Finder’s Equal Pay Day Report, launched in partnership with UN Women Australia, combines data from Finder’s Consumer Sentiment Tracker (CST) with data from ...
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UN Women statement for World Humanitarian Day
Women at the heart of humanitarian action We honour the brave humanitarians worldwide who sacrifice their lives to aid those in need, and we join ...
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FAQs: Afghan women three years after the Taliban takeover
Afghanistan is currently grappling with multiple overlapping crises, all of which are exacerbated by escalating gender inequalities. The Taliban has issued at least 70 decrees ...
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Press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters by UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, on the three-year mark of the Taliban takeover
UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, spoke at the noon briefing at the UN Headquarters about the state of women and girls three ...
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How an Olympic medal for women’s rugby helped efforts to end gender-based violence in the Pacific Islands
When the Fijian women’s rugby team won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, “I had hundreds of calls from girls in Fiji and ...
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Girls in Brazil call for ‘full and equal participation in sport, with safety and support’
A UN Women and IOC program in Brazil and Argentina empowered girls in sport with advocacy skills to identify barriers and propose solutions. Rebeca Cristina ...
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