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Women’s rights then and now: “We have the power to transform the world” - Interview with Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
#ForAllWomenandGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30 th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda from Zimbabwe, UN Women Deputy Executive ...
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For ALL Women and Girls: Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí believes that women’s leadership is key to protecting Colombia’s environment and peace
#ForAllWomenandGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30 th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí leads youth and women’s resistance in ...
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UN Women statement on the ceasefire and release of hostages agreement in Gaza
We join the Secretary-General in expressing hope that all parties will honor their commitments to ensure this agreement paves the way for a lasting peace for women and girls in Palestine, Israel, and ...
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‘We must look to the future with hope’: Lebanese women work to rebuild and support each other amid ceasefire
After Israeli forces escalated their attacks on Lebanon in late September 2024, more than 500,000 women and girls were displaced from their homes and disconnected from their work, communities, and ...
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For ALL Women and Girls: Pritha Chatterjee wants “a world free of violence”
#ForAllWomenandGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30 th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Pritha Chatterjee from Breakthrough, India, and talks about the ...
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UN Women at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2025
As world leaders gather at Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from 20 to 24 January, UN Women will highlight that gender equality is a fundamental human right, and it’s ...
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For ALL Women and Girls: Adelle Onyango on the power of women in media
#ForAllWomenandGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Adelle Onyango from Kenya talks about the women in the media and ending ...
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In Focus: UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65)
This year, the 65 th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65), the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, will take place from 15 to ...
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In Focus: International Day of the Girl 2021
Girls are leaders. Girls are change-makers. Girls are driving good and growth around the world. They are a fundamental source of transformational change for gender equality, and technology is a ...
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UN Women Highlights 2023–2024
Of all the lessons learned in the long history of our struggle for the rights of women and girls and for gender equality, one stands out regardless of country or century: We are strongest when we ...
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The UN Women Executive Board elects its 2025 Bureau
In elections taking place on 10 January, the UN Women Executive Board opened the year by electing its new Bureau for 2025. Page navigation The Presidency of the Executive Board is held in 2025 by the ...