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Women in Politics 2015 Map
Friday, March 13, 2015
Sluggish progress on women in politics will hamper development - Press Release IPU and UNWOMEN
The Women in Politics 2015 Map launched by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women today shows that although the numbers of women in executive government and in parliament continue to inch forward, the slow rate of progress will severely...
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Lakshmi Puri-Photo credit: United Nations Photo/Rick Bajornas
Friday, January 30, 2015
Women, Peace and Security: Seeking Synergy with the Reviews on Peace Operations and Peacebuilding
Speech by Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Lakshmi Puri at a panel organized by the Netherlands on “Women Peace and Security: Seeking Synergy with the Reviews on Peace Operations and Peacebuilding,” 20 January 2015, New York. Excellencies,...
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unwomen
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Gender and constitutional expert UNWOMEN
Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as...
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Male students Kyrgystan UNWOMEN
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Coming of age, youth become gender equality champions in Kyrgyzstan
Photo-UNWOMEN/Umatai Dauletova By the shores of the deep blue Issyk-Kul Lake in the Tian Shan Mountains in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan, the sound of happy adolescent laughter echoes across the normally tranquil Sinegorye resort. In July 2014, more than...
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Calling on global citizens, UN Women unveils Beijing+20 campaign in New York City
At the historic Apollo Theatre in New York, UN Women yesterday launched a year-long campaign to spark global dialogue and actions on women’s rights and gender equality. The Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it! campaigncommemorates the...
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Sunday, March 02, 2014
Equality for Women is Progress for All
Message of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, for International Women’s Day 2014.   Today we join the people of the world in celebration of the progress made for women’s rights, women’...
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014
UN Women launched a Constitutional Database
UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls...
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Friday, December 13, 2013
UN Women launches first-ever database mapping gender provisions in constitutions worldwide
 UN Women launches first-ever database mapping gender provisions in constitutions worldwide Global mapping covers 195 constitutions across five regions, in English and original languages (New York, 13 December) UN Women today launched a...
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Monday, November 11, 2013
UN Women Executive Director reinforces role of women as agents of peace and development in Sahel region on visit led by UN Secretary-General
Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka met with women leaders in Mali, listening as women asked for action to protect women’s rights and train security officers. Pledging robust support from UN Women, she made a strong call for the voices of women to be heard at all...
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