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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Five things to accelerate women’s economic empowerment
Investing in women benefits women and society as a whole. At the current rate of investments however, more than 340 million women and girls will still ...
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Explainer: Why investing in women is a human rights issue
Investing in women is both an economic imperative and a human rights issue. It is a human rights issue because the global economic and financial ...
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Unpacking the care society: Caring for people and the planet
The impacts of crises are not gender-neutral. Protracted conflicts and the accelerating impacts of climate change have increased care demands on women and girls. When these demands ...
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Explainer: What is gender-responsive budgeting?
Gender-responsive budgeting is a strategy that creates budgets that work for everyone. By considering and analyzing the unique and diverse needs of every person, gender-responsive ...
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