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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 ...
Read More → 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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