Strengthening the Resilience of Women and Girls to Disasters: Solomon Islands Government, Australia and UN Women launch new programme.
Honiara, Solomon Islands – A new programme to bolster women’s resilience and leadership for sustainable, secure and thriving communities in the Solomon Islands, in the face …
Women’s Resilience to Disasters Programme Launched in Vanuatu
Port Vila, Vanuatu – The importance and leadership role of women in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and the impacts of climate change, …
Displaced Yet Resilient: Hardship and Joy in an Afghan Refugee Camp in Peshawar
Marjan*, a 27-year-old Afghan single mother, goes to young bride’s houses in the Afghan refugee community in the Khazana Camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, to help …
For more livable communities, more women leaders are needed in waste management in Sri Lanka
Authors: Marlon Ariyasinghe, Boost Metrics* Illustrations: UN Women Sri Lanka/Boost Metrics Colombo, Sri Lanka — Improving waste management starts at home, but its benefits go well …
No peace without women: Afghan activists on why women’s representation matters
The Taliban takeover of Kabul on 15 August 2021 erased years of hard-won progress towards national peace and security. In the year since, the regime …
UN Women trains Papua New Guinea journalists to promote women’s rights
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — With funding from the Government of Australia, UN Women has trained a group of 14 journalists in Papua New Guinea …
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 …