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 […]
Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Talks share corporate best practices on women’s empowerment in Kazakhstan
Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Talks share corporate best practices on women’s empowerment in Kazakhstan According to the UN Women, at a networking event in Almaty on November 4, organized by UN Women Kazakhstan in partnership with the AlmaU University, representatives of the private sector shared national and global best practices on promoting gender equality and […]
New report highlights the private sector response to promoting gender equality in the Arab States
Cairo – In partnership with the UN Global Compact and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States published the Bridging the Gap in the Arab States report on emerging private sector response and recovery measures for gender equality, a companion piece to the global publication of UN Women and IFC ‘Bridging the […]
United Nations “UN” Women goodwill ambassador for Africa intensifies efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) in Liberia
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, Jaha Dukureh, announced her upcoming visit to Liberia from the 19th to the 27th of this month, to advocate against female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, and support the country’s attempts in the matter. As a Gambian survivor of both FGM and child marriage, Ms. Dukureh was elected […]
Across the world, women are climate solution-makers
Through their discussion on policy measures for gender-equal climate policy at COP27 in Egypt, the Nordic ministers and African leaders expressed how climate policy will eyewitness the transformative influence that women’s equal involvement is going to have on international climate negotiations. As a result of hosting the COP27 in Africa, the ongoing climate negotiation in […]