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UN Women partners with the Digital Public Goods Alliance to advance gender justice
Following the Summit of the Future, where leaders adopted the Global Digital Compact recognizing the potential of digital technologies in transforming our world for the better, UN Women will work with ...
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A step forward for women’s safety in Bangladesh: The push for sexual harassment legislation
“I was in second grade when an elderly relative touched my chest while holding me on his lap. I knew something was wrong but didn’t tell my mother,” said Salma Sultana Sumi*, a student from a public ...
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UN Women at COP29: Calling for a push on gender equality in climate action
At the United Nations Conferences of the Parties (COPs) 29 on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024, UN Women will press on the need for gender-responsive just transitions ...
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Interview with Irene Cari: How indigenous and feminist women’s groups in Argentina are rising to stop racist sexual violence and femicide
“Chineo” is a racist, colonialist practice dating back to the Spanish conquest, allowing white men to gang rape indigenous women or underage girls with impunity. The crime persists in many parts of ...
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‘We deserve to be safe’ – With better access to gender-based violence services, women in the Solomon Islands are speaking up
“Women run to us crying, saying [perpetrators] are coming to get them. But in Neo Island, where we live, there is no police presence; there is no hospital,” says Sophie Rolyn, who lives in the eastern ...
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Navigating war, birth, and hope in Sudan
“After I found out that I was pregnant, I decided that I would never give up my child,” said Amna Salih.* When UN Women last spoke to Salih, she had recently given birth to a child after being raped ...
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Inside Izolyatsia: Lyudmila Huseynova’s story of survival, leadership and support for Ukraine’s women
For the first 50 days, I was kept in a torture chamber in Izolyatsia prison,” shared Lyudmila Huseynova. “In this place, you become a person without rights.” “From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., you stand with a ...
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Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organizations to expand women's leadership and political participation: WYDE| Women's Leadership
The WYDE | Women’s Leadership Initiative is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most ...
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Arab States
Since independence, Arab and North African countries have struggled with multiple challenges. These have slowed political, social, and economic development, although there has been progress in ...
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Guiding documents
Several international agreements guide the work of UN Women: UN Women’s strategic plan, 2022–2025 outlines UN Women’s strategic direction, objectives and approaches to support efforts to achieve ...
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World survey on the role of women in development
The “World survey on the role of women in development” is presented every five years to the Economic and Financial Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. It provides a unique opportunity to ...
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ACT to End Violence against Women
Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation worldwide. Nearly 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, and despite concerted efforts by UN ...