Afghanistan: Top UN delegation tells Taliban to end confinement, deprivation, abuse of women’s rights

Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General for UN political, peacebuilding and peace operations, Khaled Khiari, spend four days ...
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Leaving no girl behind in education

We know from decades of research that when girls and women are educated, we see faster poverty reduction, better maternal health, lower child mortality, greater ...
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From where I stand: “Teaching girls how to read and write is one of the biggest ways I can make a difference”

Rima Sultana Rimu knows education is power. As a young Bangladeshi activist living in Cox’s Bazar, that hosts one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, ...
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UN Women National Committee Australia MBA Scholarship – Applications Now Open

UN Women National Committee (NC) Australia supports the work of UN Women by raising public awareness of gender and development issues. Through education women gain ...
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UN WOMEN NC AUSTRALIA MBA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT COMMITTED TO IMPROVING WOMEN’S LIVES

The recipient of the second 2016 UN Women National Committee Australia MBA Scholarship is a former ministerial advisor, who has devoted her career to improving ...
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