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- UN ambassador Nicole Kidman spotlights needs of women in post-quake Haiti
Actress Nicole Kidman, wrapping up a visit to Haiti today in her role as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, stressed the need to tackle gender-based violence and support initiatives that advance women's livelihoods as the country rebuilds after the January earthquake.
- World organizations team with UN Secretary General in new effort to save lives of millions of women and children
Today several of the world’s largest institutions that are critical to serving the needs of women and children are pledging their commitment to work jointly with the United Nations Secretary General and others in a new global effort to save the lives of more than 10 million women...
- UN report looks at labour inequalities for Latin American and Caribbean women
Women in Latin America and the Caribbean are still discriminated against in the labour market and receive lower wages than men for the same work, according to a new United Nations report which also points to women in the region spending more time on unpaid domestic or care work.
- Everyone Counts - World Population Day 2010
As we commemorate World Population Day, "Everyone Counts" is a theme that speaks to the inherent value and dignity of each human being. The theme "Everyone Counts" highlights the compelling stories that numbers tell us about people. In Asia, when censuses and surveys identified sex-ratio imbalances and missing girls, governments responded, the media reported extensively on the disturbing trends and people were rallied to action.
- UN Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women
In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously today to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide.
- Empowerment of women and girls tops agenda at UN Economic and Social Council
The annual high-level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) opened today with speakers calling for women and girls to be placed at the centre of the global struggle to achieve the social and economic targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
- Efforts to Boost Reproductive Health of Women, Girls, Falling Short, Says New MDG Review
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010, launched by the Secretary-General here today, cites preliminary data showing as "signs of progress with some countries in achieving significant declines in maternal mortality ratios." However, it warns, "the rate of reduction is still well short of the 5.5 per cent annual decline needed to meet the MDG target."
- Kyrgyzstan Flash Appeal
In the aftermath of the deadly violence that rocked Kyrgyzstan earlier this month, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has issued a call for US$670,000 to provide urgently needed services. Specifically, UNIFEM seeks to provide psychological and rehabilitation assistance to women survivors of sexual violence affected by the conflict...
- Podcast: Targeting education on World Refugee Day
This year, World Refugee Day – which is commemorated each year on 20 June – had ‘Home’ as its theme, in recognition of the many millions of people around the world uprooted by conflict, persecution or natural disasters. To mark the occasion, UNICEF podcast moderator Amy Costello spoke with two guests, Alhaji Jeffery Kamara and Annalisa Brusati, about the experience of refugees in West Africa.
- UN TV Debate on "Women's empowerment, development cooperation and culture"
Join the campaign for the United Nations TV Debate on the topic of "Women's empowerment, development cooperation and culture". Ask your questions online!
- Corporate chief executives endorse UN-led gender equality initiative
Nearly 40 chief executive officers representing companies from across the world today became the first group of business leaders to endorse a United Nations-led initiative to empower women by promoting gender equality in corporate workplaces, markets and communities.
- Support to Refugees in Uzbekistan
Following the rise in tension and consequent violence, an estimated 75,000 ethinic Uzbeks living in Kyrgyzstan have fled their homes for the safety of Uzbekistan. About 90 percent of them are women and children.
- At UN Consultations, Women Peace Advocates in Post-Conflict Countries Highlight Urgent Need to Engage Women in Peacebuilding
Starting this week, the UN-organized Global Open Day for Women and Peace sees senior-most UN officials in post-conflict countries meet with women peace advocates to discuss how to increase women’s participation in sustainable conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
- Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories
At the recent Women Deliver conference in Washington, D.C. participants talked not only of maternal health, but also of women's empowerment.
- Secretary-General calls for more women to swell ranks of UN Police
Underscoring the role that women play in building stronger societies, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for greater numbers of female police officers to serve with United Nations peacekeeping missions worldwide.
- Women leaders at UN-hosted forum urge peaceful end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Women leaders attending a United Nations-hosted conference in Madrid today called for a just and peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including an end to the three-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip.
- WHO calls for protection of women and girls from tobacco
For World No Tobacco Day, Monday May 31st, WHO is urging global action to protect women and girls from tobacco marketing and smoke. "Tobacco use is neither liberating nor glamorous. It is addictive and deadly," said WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan.
- Palestinian girls nab science prize in Silicon Valley, praise at UN headquarters
Three Palestinian girls educated in a United Nations-funded school in a refugee camp have made history by winning a top spot at an international science fair in Silicon Valley for a revolutionary walking cane for the blind which they demonstrated today for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York.
- UNGEI global conference on girls’ education focuses on preventing "56 million wasted opportunities"
On Monday 17 May, the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative's (UNGEI)
"Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality" (E4) conference on gender
equality and education opens in Dakar, Senegal, marking the tenth
anniversary of the UNGEI global partnership. UNICEF, 2010
- Top African Stars Team Up to Score 8 Goals for Africa
Eight of Africa’s best known musical talents are lending their voices in support of a United Nations campaign in South Africa to encourage commitment to the achievement of the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UNSA, 2010
- Judith's Story: The Promise of Education
Judith, 15, lost her mother to the earthquake that devastated Haiti four months ago today. She is trying to live her life as normally as she can but the scars are still evident. In this story, she tells us about her experiences, hopes, and challenges she faces in her own words. UNICEF, 2010
- No woman should have to pay with her life to be a mother, Ban says
Hundreds of thousands of women, nearly all of them in developing countries, die in childbirth every year, but this does not have to be the case, says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, calling for global support for United Nations efforts to make motherhood safe for all.
- Gift of Hope: Send a Mother's Day eCard that Will Change Another Mother's Life
Honor a mother in your life by sending an eCard that will help struggling mothers worldwide. WFP, 2010
- World Bank launches data.worldbank.org
The World Bank has launched a major new website http://data.worldbank.org . It offers free access to more than 2,000 financial, business, health, economic and human development statistics and is also available in French, Spanish, and Arabic. In addition to providing free access to a large number of development indicators which were formerly available by subscription only, the new site allows users to download entire datasets for a particular country or indicator, quickly access raw data, click a button to comment on the data, and email and share data with social media sites. The data come from many sources including the Bank's 186 member countries and more than 30 international agencies, private and NGO partners.
- New UNICEF podcast - World Press Freedom Day
To commemorate World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, UNICEF podcast moderator Amy
Costello spoke with three journalism practitioners from three different
continents, about the media’s role in reporting on education and children
in times of crisis. Listen to this special Beyond School Books podcast with
Colombian journalist Jenny Manrique, Brendan O’Malley, journalist and
author of UNESCO’s 2010 Education Under Attack report, and Associate
Professor Jake Lynch, Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
at the University of Sydney. UNICEF, 2010
- Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence against Women and Girls
A one-stop online centre that encourages and supports evidence-based programming to more efficiently and effectively design, implement, monitor and evaluate initiatives to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The website offers leading tools and evidence on what works, drawing on expert recommendations, policy and programme evaluations and assessments, and practitioners’ experiences from around the world. UNIFEM, 2010
- Security Council to Act on Indicators for Tracking Implementation of Landmark Text Addressing Women, Peace and Security
The Security Council today expressed its intention to take action on a comprehensive set of indicators for use at the global level in tracking implementation of its resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. The Council will mark the tenth anniversary of the text’s adoption in October.
- Tackling sexual violence must include prevention and ending impunity – UN official
Fresh from her visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which she described as the “rape capital of the world,” a senior United Nations official today urged the Security Council to make the prevention of sexual violence a top priority, and stressed the need to end impunity for the scourge.
- Women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution still limited – Ban
The implementation of a call by the United Nations a decade ago to have women play a more prominent role in conflict prevention and resolution remains slow, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, releasing a report that outlines measures intended to expedite the process.
- Rural women as agents of change
The crucial role of women in food production worldwide and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals was the focus of a panel discussion held 22 April 2010 at UN Headquarters in New York.
- Investing in women can lead to progress on all development goals, says Migiro
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General has called for greater investment to ensure the health and wellbeing of women, stressing that healthy women can lead to better families and societies, and help achieve the globally agreed development targets with a 2015 deadline.
- Sharpening the focus on gender in agriculture
Fuelling development with better data on men and women – A new FAO toolkit aims to sharpen the focus of anti-hunger and development efforts by helping countries to gather more accurate information on the roles and responsibilities of men and women in agriculture.
- UN Secretary-General Launches Global Effort on Women's Health
With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is announcing the development of a Joint Action Plan for accelerating progress on maternal and newborn health. "No woman should die bringing life into the world," said Secretary-General Ban. "We must create a seamless continuum of care that helps to improve the health of women from pregnancy through childbirth and builds the foundation for a healthy society."
- Gender Equality for Smarter Cities: Challenges and Progress
Overview of gender mainstreaming at UN-HABITAT and the issues behind the work. UN-HABITAT, 2010
- Investing in Haitian Women
The story of Marie Josee Roland, a Supervisor for UNDP’s cash-for-work programme, reveals the resilience and strength of Haitian women, working not only to put food on the table but to be part of the solution toward a "new, transformed Haiti".
- DR Congo: UN helps women fight under-representation in government
The United Nations is boosting the efforts of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to overcome decades of low female participation in politics and achieve their rightful role in governing the vast African country and rebuilding it after years of civil war.
- Shifting changes in mortality and development
43rd session of the Commission on Population and Development will discuss the theme of "Health, Morbidity, Mortality and Development" from 12-14 April in New York. It focuses on activities related to maternal and newborn care, investing in family planning and midwifery, enhancing reproductive health commodity security, preventing and treating obstetric fistula, abandoning the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting, eliminating gender-based violence, addressing adolescent pregnancy and child marriage, preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, comprehensive condom programming to prevent unintended pregnancy and HIV infection and providing reproductive health services in emergency situations.
- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will meet on 22 and 27 April to address gender equality, empowerment of women and development cooperation
In preparation for the substantive session in July this year, the Council will organize a series of meetings. The first one is scheduled for 22 April from 10:00 - 1:00 p.m., which is being organized by FAO and IFAD, in collaboration with WFP, the World Bank, UNIFEM, Heifer International, WOCAN, and the Hunger Project. It will address the topic "Who feeds the World in 2010 and Beyond: Rural women as Agents of Change and Champions of Global Food Security".
- Rising above the financial and economic crisis
The 9th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 19 April to 23 April. In addition to the main theme, the Committee will also examine the 2010 theme of the annual ministerial review of the high-level segment of ECOSOC: implementing agreed goals and commitments in regard to gender equality and empowerment of women. This session will be opened by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General, and Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. It will also include a discussion on information and communications technology and gender equality and a presentation of a case study on the empowerment of women in local government in Lesotho, by Her Excellency Pontso Suzan Matumelo Sekatle, Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship in Lesotho.
- 2010 World Public Sector Report: Reconstructing Public Administration after Conflict
The World Public Sector Report, one of UNDESA’s Flagship Reports, aims to capture the emerging issues, concerns and innovations in governance and public administration, especially those that contribute to the realization of the UN Development Agenda including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The 2010 World Public Sector Report brings to the fore a very critical issue - how to reconstruct public administration in post-conflict situations so as to enable it to promote peace and development in countries that have been affected by civil war and destruction. The report includes chapters on challenges and strategies in engaging women in governance.
- Ban announces appointment of new UN police chief
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed an experienced female Swedish police officer as the top United Nations police official.
- 9 March 2010: The Road to Beijing: critical building blocks. In memoriam to Helvi Sipila and Lucille Mair
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations, and Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI) invite you to a side event at the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: UN Headquarters, New York, in the Main Conference Room (CR-1), 9 March 2010 (1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.)
- UN officials urge greater support for empowering women on International Day
Top United Nations officials are marking International Women’s Day by calling for greater support to women, particularly in developing countries, so that they can be empowered and contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the eight globally agreed anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline.
- Women's empowerment lifts obstacles to achieving development goals, Ban says
More than a decade after world leaders agreed to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, their empowerment remains a necessary element in attaining development targets, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
- UNAIDS, Annie Lennox, launch action framework for women, girls and HIV
Globally, women and girls continue to be affected disproportionately by HIV. Artist and political and social activist Annie Lennox together with UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé launched the Agenda for Accelerated County Action in order to bring global political attention to the well-being of women and girls...
- UNIFEM’s Say NO - UNiTE Platform Registers More than 180,000 Actions on Ending Violence Against Women
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) today announced that it has recorded 183,132 actions to end violence against women through its Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women initiative. This tally far surpasses the initial goal for Say NO of stimulating more than 100,000 actions by International Women’s Day.
- CSW 54: Deputy UN chief cites need to move from commitment to action on gender equality
While there have been advances over the past 15 years to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, there is still a clear need to move from commitment to action in several key areas, the Deputy Secretary-General said today at the start of the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
- UNESCO launches Women Make the News 2010
On the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March), UNESCO joins forces with international and regional media organizations to launch the annual Women Make the News (WMN) initiative.
- 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will be held 1–12 March 2010 at UN Headquarters. The Commission on the Status of Women will undertake a fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly.
- L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards and Fellowships for Women in Science 2010 to be presented at UNESCO
The 15 international UNESCO-L’Oréal Fellowships for 2010 will be presented at UNESCO on 3 March. As for the laureates of the 12th Annual L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science, they will receive their prizes at a ceremony on 4 March at UNESCO, in the presence of Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, and Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Chairman of L’Oréal and of the L’Oréal Corporate Foundation.
- Chilean leader travels to Haiti to spotlight women's post-quake needs – UN
Following the recent announcement that the outgoing Chilean President will join forces with the UN Women's Fund (UNIFEM) to advocate for the women of Haiti after the devastating earthquake, Michelle Bachelet today traveled to the impoverished Caribbean nation.
- Women and Human Rights - Online discussion - JOIN NOW!
In 1995, the Beijing Platform for Action identified lack of respect for and inadequate promotion and protection of the human rights of women as critical obstacles against gender equality and empowerment of women. Moderated by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the aim of the online discussion on "Women and Human Rights" (1 - 28 February) is to draw on the collective experiences to identify good practices contributing to the realization and advancement of respect, promotion and protection of Women’s Human Rights. Join now!
- Engaging philanthropy to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is organizing a special event on "Engaging philanthropy to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment" (22 February, 3-6 pm, Conference Room 2; ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters in New York). The event will attract more than 300 representatives of foundations (corporate and non-corporate), private sector companies and civil society organizations to raise awareness among the philanthropic community on the progress made and the challenges faced in the achievement of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3 – to promote gender equality and empower women. Speakers and panelists will include the President of ECOSOC, the UN Secretary-General, Her Grace Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Michael Patsalos-Fox, Vice-Chairman of McKinsey, Geena Davis, Actress and Academy Award winner and top executives from Avon Foundation, Deloitte, Hasbro, Johnson & Johnson, and the Novo Foundation (For more information, please contact Paul Simon, simonp@un.org).
- Women and the Environment - Online discussion - PARTICIPATE NOW!
The e-discussion on "Women and the Environment" - organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN HABITAT - brings together experts, practitioners and policy-makers, from within and outside of the UN system, to formulate critical policy messages to the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000) Register now!
- Curbing sexual violence in conflict is "mission irresistible" for new UN envoy
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s newly appointed Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict promised today a more coherent and effective battle against the scourge, citing recent mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and calling her new task "mission irresistible."
- West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative
Gender equality, respect for women’s rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region.
- More than 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in eastern DR Congo – UN
The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has become endemic, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today.
- Any pact with Taliban must guarantee rights of Afghan women – UN panel
Any agreement between the Afghan Government and the Taliban should include a clear commitment to protect women’s human rights, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) said today.
- Peacebuilding office teams up with UN entities to combat sexual violence in conflict
The United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office has joined forces with a network of over a dozen other UN entities to prevent sexual violence in armed conflict and respond effectively to the needs of survivors.
- Women must play active role in Haiti’s recovery – UN experts
Women must be given a key role in all aspects of the emergency relief effort in earthquake-ravaged Haiti for it to be effective and to protect the human rights of the most vulnerable, a United Nations committee warned today.
- UN chief launches campaign in Africa to eradicate male violence against women
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the support of African leaders to give new impetus to his campaign to end the violence suffered by women on the continent, which he called the "unsung heroines" of development in the region.
- Women and Human Rights: Online discussion 1 to 28 February 2010
In 1995, the Beijing Platform for Action identified lack of respect for and inadequate promotion and protection of the human rights of women as critical obstacles against gender equality and empowerment of women. Moderated by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the aim of the online discussion on "Women and Human Rights" is to draw on the collective experiences to identify good practices contributing to the realization and advancement of respect, promotion and protection of Women’s Human Rights. Sign up now!
- Women and the Media: Online discussion 1 to 28 February 2010
The United Nations Department of Public Information would like to invite you to an online discussion on "Women and the Media", one of the 12 critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. It is scheduled to take place from 1 to 28 February 2010. Register now!
- Women and the Environment: Online discussion 1 to 27 February 2010
The e-discussion on "Women and the Environment" - organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN HABITAT - will bring together experts, practitioners and policy-makers, from within and outside of the UN system, to formulate critical policy messages to the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000). Register now!
- On the Ground: Women Struggle to Survive in Haiti
UNIFEM is working in Haiti to expand the provision of emergency services for women in the aftermath of the earthquake on 12 January 2010. As part of the overall UN effort in the country, UNIFEM particularly seeks to rebuild women’s shelters and to ensure that relief efforts incorporate a gender perspective. The work of the UNIFEM team in Haiti includes going out among the survivors who are seeking refuge in spontaneous and self-managed temporary camps.
Donate to help Haiti now!
- UNIFEM Seeks Funding to Provide Shelter and Services for Women in Haiti
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has issued a call for close to US$2 million to provide urgently needed services for the protection of women and their families. In particular, UNIFEM seeks to rebuild women’s shelters and expand the provision of emergency services for women.
Donate to help Haiti now!
- Appeal Launched for Emergency Assistance to Thousands of Pregnant Women at High Risk in Haiti
Estimates that there could be as many as 63,000 pregnant women among the 3 million people affected by Haiti’s earthquake have led to an urgent appeal to meet their emergency maternal health needs. Donate to help Haiti now!
- Maternal Health Supplies Being Rushed to Haiti
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is working as part of the coordinated United Nations response and with other partners to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to those who have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Donate to help Haiti now!
- Earthquake in Haiti: UNFPA Concerned Over Critical Situation for Women
The earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday is putting thousands of pregnant women at risk from complications and death related to pregnancy and childbirth. Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, already has by far the highest rate of maternal mortality in the region – 670 deaths per 100,000 live births. This figure is likely to skyrocket as a direct result of the powerful earthquake which measured 7.0 on Richter’s scale. Donate to help Haiti now!
- Fund for Gender Equality Announces More Than US$9 million in Grants to Advance Women’s Economic and Political Empowerment Worldwide
The new UNIFEM-managed Fund for Gender Equality announced its initial allocation of more than US$9 million to 27 initiatives in 26 countries today. The recently-established Fund, a US$68 million multilateral initiative, is designed to advance innovative programmes which focus on women’s economic and political empowerment at local and national levels. It is currently funded by the Governments of Spain and Norway.
- Assessment of where Africa stands on women’s health - ECOSOC holds regional meeting in Senegal
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is organizing its first regional preparatory meeting for the 2010 ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) on the theme of Women's Health, on 12-13 January 2010 in Dakar, Senegal. The regional meeting on women’s health will explore concrete opportunities in the Africa region to advance progress as well as share best practices, lessons learned, and continuing challenges, and initiate joint actions. The event will be organized around three interactive panel discussions on “Maternal health”, “Women and HIV/AIDS” and “Empowering women to improve their health”. Around 80 participants, among them government ministers, health and gender experts, policy makers, NGOs and business representatives will attend the event.
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade will deliver opening remarks on Tuesday, 12 January. ECOSOC President Sylvie Lucas, United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women Rachel Mayanja, and other high-level officials will participate in the two-day event.
The Government of Senegal is hosting the meeting. Meeting proceedings, summaries, and other official documents— will be made available through: http://www.un.org/ecosoc/newfunct/amr2010senegal.shtml
- Micro-loans Boost Women's Empowerment in Rural Liberia
For the women of the Mandel-Mel Women's Union in Gbarma, Gbarpolu County in the northern part of Liberia, agriculture production is gradually taking on a new face as micro-finance schemes boost farming projects generating thousands of dollars in revenue.
UN Country Team in Liberia, January 2010
- Measuring violence against women
2009 Meeting on statistical indicators to measure violence against women organized by DESA’s Statistics Division with the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía of Mexico (INEGI). DESA News, December 2009
- Women’s political participation in North Africa enhanced under UN-backed project
Women’s political participation in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia is to be enhanced under a new United Nations-backed project launched today for an innovative website to provide them access to information, the exchange of experiences, ideas and good practices. UN-INSTRAW, December 2009
- Food security in times of crisis: rural women speak out
Hundreds of rural women in Africa, Asia and Latin America took part recently in grassroots consultations on food insecurity and its impacts. A selection of viewpoints... FAO, December 2009
- Pakistan, UN-HABITAT host workshop on Gender in Water and Sanitation
The workshop was part of a series of workshops conducted under “Watsan Improvement in Informal Settings through Gender Mainstreaming and Capacity Building of Local Authorities”, a project being implemented by UN-HABITAT Pakistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, other UN agencies and local NGO partners under the umbrella of One UN Joint Programme on Environment. UN-HABITAT, December 2009
- Human Rights Day - Partnering with men to stop human rights violations against women
Each year, Human Rights Day marks the culmination of 16 days of activism to end violence against women when groups from around the world come together to eradicate this threat to the health and wellbeing of women and girls.
UNAIDS, December 2009
- UN Climate Change Conference
UNIFEM has signed on to the United Nations Seal the Deal campaign, aimed at encouraging governments worldwide to reach an effective global climate agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7 to 18 December. UNIFEM emphasizes the significance of gender dimensions of climate change. UNIFEM, December 2009
- Impact of crises on women and children
The Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly considered issues regarding to the development and advancement of women and adopted several draft resolutions. DESA News, December 2009
- Gender equality and sustainable urbanisation
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), UN-HABITAT prepared a new United Nations inter-agency web feature on gender equality and sustainable urbanisation.
- Women are major agents for progress in climate change, development goals – Ban
Women, among the first victims of climate change and enduring social ills, must also be seen as principal agents for change both in curbing global warming and in attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to improve the lot of humankind, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
- Women's Rights Are at the Core of Addressing the AIDS Pandemic
"The advancement of gender equality must be at the core of the response to the pandemic. We know that women’s vulnerability to HIV is closely connected to gender discrimination and the continued violation of women’s rights. Empowering women will enable them to negotiate safer sex and protect themselves from HIV infection."
- UN officials urge intensified efforts to eliminate violence against women
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led a chorus of United Nations officials today in calling on the international community to make greater efforts to tackle the global pandemic of violence against women and girls.
- Ban launches new Network of Men Leaders to combat violence against women
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked the 10th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by launching a Network of Men Leaders, a major new initiative bringing together current and former politicians, activists, religious and community figures to combat the global pandemic.
- Training on Gender and Land Governance Draws to a Close
UN-HABITAT and the Global Land Tool Network last week held a three-day workshop to test a new training course on improving gender equality and grassroots participation in land governance.
- Women Central to Efforts to Deal With Climate Change, Says New UNFPA Report
Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludes The State of World Population 2009, released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
- WHO calls for action beyond the health sector to improve the health of girls and women
Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age, a new WHO report has found. WHO, 2009
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