UN Women statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
2020 theme: COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience The global COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated longstanding structural inequalities for the most marginalised, with indigenous women and girls ...
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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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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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Statement to the press by Secretary-General António Guterres
The New Year has begun with our world in turmoil. We are living in dangerous times. Geopolitical tensions are at their highest level this century. ...
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