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 […]
Three Asks on Gender Equality to COP27
By Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women According to our research, we are falling 300 years behind on achieving sustainable development’s fifth goal. Equal participation and the complete involvement and leadership of women and girls in all their diversities are essential to our strong determination and rapid actions towards saving our planet. We can’t […]
Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls in the Context of Climate Crisis and Environmental Degradation
Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental protection, and disaster risk reduction policies and programs was the major theme of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), which was held in 2022. This was a significant opportunity to build […]