June 20, 2012
Integrating gender into the Rio Conventions
Remarks of Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women at panel discusion on the Rio Conventions. Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 20 June 2012.
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June 20, 2012
UN Women joins a global conversation on gender, technology and sustainability at Rio+Social
In a dynamic panel discussion at the Rio+Social Summit, UN Women’s Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet spoke of women’s pivotal role in sustainable development, to an offline audience of more than 600 bloggers and key digital influencers, and an online audience of many thousands more.
June 12, 2012
IPU: Burkina Faso- Concrete Steps Underway to Tackle Violence Against Women in Burkina Faso
Efforts to make Burkina Faso only the second country in West Africa after Benin to legislate against all forms of violence against women and girls get underway next week.
May 30, 2012
APOWER-ful Cause
All around the world, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) partners with civil society organizations dedicated to empowering women and protecting women's rights. In the western Romanian city of Timişoara, APOWER is one organization doing just that.
May 30, 2012
A Parliamentary Perspective on Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child
During the 51st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (UNDAW) are organizing a one-day parliamentary event entitled A parliamentary perspective on discrimination and violenc
May 30, 2012
Changing The Face Of Local Leadership
During Burkina Faso’s first-ever country-wide municipal elections in April 2006, more than 5,000 women were elected as local councilors. Women will now be an important part of the local decision-making process and assume an unprecedented role in local government.
May 30, 2012
Government of Sudan Reaffirms Its Commitment to Women's Rights and Justice
UNIFEM supported the Gender Justice Workshop for South Sudan held from 12-14 February 2007, and participants came from government ministries, civil society organizations, the donor community and the media.
May 30, 2012
Liberian Women Articulate Priorities for the Reconstruction of the Country
UNIFEM co-sponsored the Symposium on Gender and Development in Liberia in Washington, DC, from 13-14 February 2007. Participants included 18 Liberian women and took place in conjunction with the Liberia Partners' Forum.
May 30, 2012
UNIFEM Launches HIV/AIDS Advocacy Dialogue with Legislators in Zimbabwe
UNIFEM, Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council and other partners launched an advocacy dialogue on 30 January 2007 with the parliament's portfolio committees on Gender and Health: "Facing the Challenges of Home-Based Care