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Women on the move: FAQs on migration and gender
Explore UN Women's FAQs on how gender affects migration experiences. Learn about the unique challenges that migrant women and girls face and how these differ to those men experience, from limited ...
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Women in Ukraine persevere amid blackouts after attacks on power infrastructure
“For my business, winter with blackouts is a disastrous time,” said Iryna Fishchuk. Fishchuk runs a small bakery and café in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in western Ukraine, where she employs women who ...
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UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) awards grants to initiatives demonstrating that violence against women and girls (VAW/G) can be systematically addressed, reduced, and, ...
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls. The 16 Days of Activism is an opportunity to revitalize commitments, call for accountability and ...
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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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Information security
UN Women is committed to preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all the physical and electronic information assets held through the organization, not only to support and enable ...
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CSW69 / Beijing+30 Official Meetings
Review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly Ministerial round table 1 ...
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The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at 30: How it transformed the fight against gender-based violence
Thirty years ago, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, leaders from 189 countries and over 30,000 activists came together to create a visionary roadmap for achieving equal rights for women ...
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One too many – how a femicide case sparked activism and change in Kazakhstan
One year ago, the femicide of Saltanat Nukenova shook Kazakhstan. The case received unprecedented national attention when her husband, a former minister, was accused. Aitbek Amangeldi, 37, an activist ...
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16 Días de Activismo contra la Violencia de Género
La crisis de la violencia de género es urgente. #NoHayExcusa para la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas. Los 16 Días de activismo son una oportunidad clave para renovar compromisos y exigir ...
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Five ways to ensure women with disabilities lead the push to end gender-based discrimination and violence
About 16 per cent of the world’s population are estimated to be living with a disability, including more than 700 million women and girls. Progress has been made since the Beijing Declaration and ...
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Une femme ou une fille est tuée toutes les 10 minutes par son partenaire intime ou un autre membre de sa famille
New York, 25 novembre 2024 - À l’occasion de la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes, célébrée le 25 novembre, le rapport publié par ONU Femmes et l’ONUDC, ...