One in four countries report backlash on women’s rights in 2024
On International Women’s Day, UN Women calls on everyone to stand up for Rights, Empowerment and Equality for ALL Women and Girls Women’s and girls’ ...
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Global Regression in Women’s Rights Sparks UN Women National Committees’ ‘March Forward’ Campaign
Leaders, influencers, and individuals worldwide walk backwards to highlight the need to move forwards for women‘s rights. Hard-won gains in women’s rights are being alarmingly ...
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For ALL Women and Girls
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at 30 Thirty years ago, world leaders made a promise at the Fourth World Conference on Women – equal rights, ...
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Australia’s Leaders Unite to Launch International Women’s Month with UN Women Australia
Canberra – This morning, Australia’s political leaders joined UN Women Australia at the annual International Women’s Day (IWD) Parliamentary Breakfast at Parliament House to officially ...
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The Governor-General to appear at 2025 IWD event
Sydney – UN Women Australia has announced that Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia and Patron of UN Women Australia, will ...
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Women’s rights then and now: “We have the power to transform the world” – Interview with Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda from Zimbabwe, UN Women Deputy ...
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Stellar line-up announced for Melbourne’s International Women’s Day Celebrations
Melbourne – UN Women Australia has announced an incredible line-up of speakers for Melbourne’s International Women’s Day celebrations on Friday, 7 March 2025, featuring a ...
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UN Women Australia Announces Powerhouse Panel for Perth International Women’s Day 2025
Perth – UN Women Australia is excited to announce that renowned Educator and Geoscientist Suzy Urbaniak OAM will lead a distinguished panel discussion at the Perth International Women’s Day (IWD) event on 7 March 2025. The ...
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Paralympic Champion Madison de Rozario to Bring Inspirational Story to Brisbane Audiences for International Women’s Day 2025
Brisbane – Paralympic gold medallist and world record holder Madison de Rozario will be live in conversation at UN Women Australia’s International Women’s Day (IWD) ...
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Celeste Barber, Comedian, Actor and Social Media Sensation to Headline UN Women Australia’s International Women’s Day Events in 2025
Sydney – UN Women Australia is excited to announce that internationally acclaimed comedian, actor, and author Celeste Barber will be live in conversation at UN ...
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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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Speech: ‘We can and must choose to end poverty for women and girls’
Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status ...
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Speech: ‘Be the light that brings hope and that accelerates progress towards an equal, sustainable, and peaceful future’
Opening remarks delivered by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the UN official commemoration of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, UN headquarters [As ...
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1 in every 10 women in the world lives in extreme poverty
New York, 8 March 2024 – On International Women’s Day, UN Women calls for the world to “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress” as the best ...
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International Women’s Day 2024
This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, join the United Nations in celebrating under the theme Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate progress. The ...
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Explainer: How can gender equality reduce poverty?
More women than men are living in poverty overall. Currently, more than 10 per cent of women globally are trapped in a cycle of extreme poverty, ...
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