Political Parties

UNDEF supports projects that advance greater participation of women in democratic processes, including for those that strengthen the voices of civil society, promote human rights and encourage the participation of all groups in democracy

El Partido Sinaloense (PAS), a través de la Secretaría de Asuntos de Género, se pronunció ante el Consejo Estatal Electoral y representantes de las mujeres de los partidos políticos, a impulsar y fortalecer los liderazgos y el empoderamiento femenino en la vida democrática de Sinaloa, con el propósito de garantizar el pleno ejercicio de los derechos políticos de las mujeres en condiciones reales de igualdad.

In her face and her tone, Mayerlis Angarita projects that infectious joy that is typical of the inhabitants of the savannahs adjoining the Caribbean Sea in Colombia, but her voice cracks as she recalls the tough times that her community, her family and she herself had to endure.

The e-discussion on inequalities and people with disabilities begins on 14 November and will continue for three weeks. To be hosted jointly by UNICEF and the International Disabilities Alliance (IDA), this discussion will look at how the rights and needs of people with disabilities are discussed and addressed in the post-2015 development agenda. This is the [...]

Speech by UN Women Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet at Sakai Women’s Center. Sakai, Japan.

The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) today kicked off its 16th year announcing more than US$8 million in grants to 12 local initiatives in 18 countries.

This is the third global consultation on inequalities for the post-2015 agenda, jointly convened by UN Women and UNICEF and will remain open for three weeks.

On 31 October, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet took part in a special meeting of the UN Security Council in which the Guatemalan Presidency presented its statement for the annual review of progress in implementing resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security.

“This occupation is the cruelest one that the Malian people have had to undergo, nowadays women are deprived of all liberties and even the choice of a husband is dictated to them by the occupying forces, “says a displaced woman* living in Bamako and originally from Timbuktu - a city occupied by armed groups today.