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“Governor General Unites With FIFA And UN Women To Support Ending Violence Against Women.”
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 3:02 pm | UN Women NZ
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, FIFA, in collaboration with UN Women, is set to deliver a powerful message during the upcoming Semi Final 1 match between Spain and Sweden at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The match, scheduled to kick off ... More >>
Celebrating The Beautiful Game With A Message Of Unity
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 10:15 am | UN Women NZ
UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand Joins FIFA In Promoting Gender Equality During The 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup. As the football world continues to gather in Aotearoa New Zealand for the 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup, a powerful message of unity and ... More >>
UN Women Aotearoa NZ Are Painting The World ORANGE To Raise Awareness Of Gender-based Violence
Friday, 25 November 2022, 6:08 pm | UN Women NZ
UN Women Aotearoa NZ launch their annual campaign to support the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence to rally attention and funds towards ending violence against women and girls. Gender-based violence is one of New Zealand’s ... More >>
International Women’s Day Keynote Speakers
Friday, 4 March 2022, 2:04 pm | UN Women NZ
International Women’s Day celebrated with speeches from key leaders in New Zealand Workplaces, schools, community groups and people from across New Zealand are invited to join this year’s virtual International Women’s Day celebrations, ... More >>
New Zealand MPs Are Wearing Orange Today In A World-first To Show Support For The Campaign Against Gender-based Violence
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:25 am | UN Women NZ
Today Members of Parliament — in what the UN are calling a world-first — are wearing the colour orange to support the global campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. In New Zealand, the 16 Days campaign is hosted by UN Women ... More >>
UN Women Aotearoa NZ Are Painting The World ORANGE To Raise Awareness Of Gender-based Violence
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 3:15 pm | UN Women NZ
UN Women Aotearoa NZ today launch their annual campaign to support the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence to rally attention and funds towards ending violence against women and girls. Gender-based violence is one of New Zealand’s ... More >>
New Zealand Landmarks Illuminate Orange for 16 Days
Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 9:34 am | UN Women NZ
WEDNESDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2019 - For 16 days, key landmarks around New Zealand will be illuminated orange to support the Unite Campaign to end violence against women. The Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, the Auckland Harbour Bridge and New Plymouth’s ... More >>
Call for a New Women’s Charter
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 3:44 pm | UN Women NZ
Feminist and writer Sandra Coney is calling for a new Women’s Charter that would spell out an agreed agenda for change for women and girls in New Zealand. More >>
Number of women in Parliament disappointing
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 5:43 pm | UN Women NZ
The UN Women National Committee of Aotearoa New Zealand (UN Women NC ANZ) is disappointed 121 years after women won the right to vote in Aotearoa New Zealand, there are still not enough women in parliament or in cabinet. More >>
Government Should show leadership on Abducted Girls
Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 5:25 pm | UN Women NZ
The National Committee for UN Women New Zealand is calling on the government to pull out all the stops to help rescue the 200 innocent girls who are being held hostage in Nigeria by the Boko Haram militants. More >>
International Women’s Day celebrated around New Zealand
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 1:26 pm | UN Women NZ
As women celebrate March 8th, International Women’s Day, in 23 events around New Zealand, it’s timely to reflect on the fact less than a third of our Members of Parliament are women, and that occupations that women dominate, such as caregivers, ... More >>