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UN Women Acting Head Calls For Robust Measures to Ensure Rig
Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 2:20 pm | UN Women
UN Women Acting Head Calls For Robust Measures to Ensure Rights of Widows In Message For International Widow’s Day More >>
Well Done, NZX
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 10:30 am | UN Women
Well Done, NZX! NZX is to be commended for its proposal to include gender diversity as part of its annual reporting, according to Rae Julian from UN Women NZ. Women are still a small minority among senior executives in major businesses in New Zealand. ... More >>
Justice still out of reach for millions of women
Friday, 8 July 2011, 5:08 pm | UN Women
Justice remains out of reach for millions of the world’s women, a flagship report launched today by UN Women warns. Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice is UN Women’s first major report, following the organization’s launch ... More >>
UN Women Spotlights Persistent Challenges and Impact of AIDS
Wednesday, 8 June 2011, 12:11 pm | UN Women
As world leaders gather at UN Headquarters in New York this week to chart the future course of the global AIDS response, UN Women is advocating for a robust response for those infected and affected by HIV — particularly women and girls. More >>
Growing Core Contributions to UN Women
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 11:39 am | UN Women
India and Nigeria have joined a growing list of countries pledging significant contributions to UN Women, the newly established UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. More >>
International Women’s Day, 2011
Monday, 7 March 2011, 10:58 am | UN Women
A hundred years ago today, women across the world took an historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women’s Day was called to draw attention to the unacceptable and often dangerous working conditions that so many women faced ... More >>
Australia: Funding to UN Women Pacific Office’s Project
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 2:22 pm | UN Women
Australia is providing FJ$863,000 to the UN Women Pacific Sub-Regional Office (UN Women) for 2011 to support ending violence against women (VAW). The funding will also address the connection between VAW and HIV and AIDS. This represents a FJ$172,760 ... More >>
UN Women Celebrates Launch as Powerful Driver of Equality
Friday, 25 February 2011, 9:19 am | UN Women
New York, 24 February 2011—The UN today celebrates the historic launch of UN Women, its newest organization, with an evening including luminaries from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, the media, music and film in the UN General Assembly ... More >>
UN Women Pacific to undertake extensive consultations
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 11:08 am | UN Women
Nadi, Fiji – Last week over 50 UN Women staff based in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa came together for the first time as part of the new UN entity, UN Women. UN Women – known formally as the United Nations ... More >>