Rabeha Program Empowers Egyptian Women on Their Journey to Employment
On 14 May, the Rabeha program kicked off the first in a series of employability skills trainings that target 1,000 women from the governorates of Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef, and Minya. During the training and one-to-one coaching sessions, women job seekers gain essential work skills, such as communications, personal branding, teamwork, time and stress management, […]
iCareer Launches FEMpower Summit Powered by UKAID and ILO
iCareer announces for the first time, launching FEMpower Summit to shed light on women in the workplace, with a special focus on male-dominated careers including technology, sales, engineering, and supply chain. The event took place on Friday, March 17, 2023, powered by UKAID, International Labor Organization (ILO), and in partnerships with the UN WOMEN, Egyptian […]
UN: Technology, innovation, and Education in Digital Age Have a Significant Impact on Accelerating Gender Equality
The 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67), the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls, and their human rights, successfully closed its two-week long session last Saturday (6 to 17 March) with the acknowledgment of the critical role of technology and innovation in […]
On Int’l Women’s Day, GDP and Innovation Severely Affected by Women Exclusion
Under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, UN Women, the United Nations, and its partners and allies around the world will celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2023, calling on governments, activists and the private sector to “power on” in their efforts to shape a safer, more inclusive, and more […]
Maya Morsi: Egypt is the first country to issue a rapid response policy towards the situation of women in the Corona pandemic
Maya Morsi: Egypt is the first country to issue a rapid response policy towards the situation of women in the Corona pandemic Dr Maya Morsi, President of the National Council for Women, participated in the meeting organized by the World Bank entitled “Policymakers Work with Communities to End Violence against Women – Panel Discussions with […]
New UN Women Office in the Republic of Korea Convenes Partners to Advance Gender Equality
The new UN Women office in the Republic of Korea convened its partners today to advance gender equality in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo: UN Women/Jaeki Kim Seoul, Republic of Korea — Over 100 partners and guests gathered in Seoul to celebrate the formal opening of the new office of the UN Women Centre of Excellence for […]
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN LAUNCHES PLAN TO PROMOTE WOMEN’S SECURITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN LAUNCHES PLAN TO PROMOTE WOMEN’S SECURITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA December 5, 2022 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia –The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Women, launched the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (ASEAN RPA on […]
AU, UN Women Renew Commitment to Advance Gender Equality in Africa
AU, UN Women Renew Commitment to Advance Gender Equality in Africa The African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) in collaboration with UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa and the UN Women Liaison Office to the AU agreed on drafting a joint Framework aligned with the African Union and the UN Women strategic […]
Eliminate violence against women, the most widespread, pervasive human rights violation
Eliminate violence against women, the most widespread, pervasive human rights violation According to the UN, violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not only one of the worst forms of discrimination but also remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violation in the world, 11 UN entities said on Friday, the International Day for […]
UN Women and ILO hold the 4th annual meeting of the regional Joint Strategic Coordination Committee for the Work for Women programme
Cairo – Within the framework of the Joint Programme[1] “Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine” (Work4Women), generously funded by the Government of Sweden and the Swedish International Development Agency, UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States and the ILO’s Regional Office for the Arab States jointly held […]