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01 December 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, Women
Violence against women and girls is a worldwide pandemic; globally 35% experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Approximately 133 million young women have experienced some form of genital mutilation/cutting in 29…
01 December 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, Women
Violence against women and girls is a worldwide pandemic; globally 35% experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Approximately 133 million young women have experienced some form of genital mutilation/cutting in 29…
27 November 2015 | Families, Women
UNFPA is working closely with the Ministry of Public Health to ensure a reliable supply of contraceptives to government health facilities. UNFPA also trains health workers and provides technical support to health facilities, like the family…
27 November 2015 | Families, Women
UNFPA is working closely with the Ministry of Public Health to ensure a reliable supply of contraceptives to government health facilities. UNFPA also trains health workers and provides technical support to health facilities, like the family…
25 November 2015 | Women, Youth
The heads of UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women sealed a partnership to empower adolescent girls and young women through education, by signing a joint programme agreement on 23 November, 2015, at the headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund in…
25 November 2015 | Women, Youth
The heads of UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women sealed a partnership to empower adolescent girls and young women through education, by signing a joint programme agreement on 23 November, 2015, at the headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund in…
25 November 2015 | Women
The Asia-Pacific Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women will be held at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok from 15:30-17:30 on 25 November 2015.
This year marks the five-year anniversary of the Asia-…
13 November 2015 | Women
Stella S. Dongo is the head of the Community Empowerment Project which was established as a means to buffer the blow of the 2008 global economic meltdown on citizens of the southern African country. Ms Dongo was recently honoured by Rotary as a '…
02 November 2015 | Social Inclusion, Women
Shauna Olney of the International Labour Organization (ILO) urges governments to commit to the basic right of empowering women in employment, salaries and the working environment.
The Chief of Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch stressed, “the…
02 November 2015 | Social Inclusion, Women
Shauna Olney of the International Labour Organization (ILO) urges governments to commit to the basic right of empowering women in employment, salaries and the working environment.
The Chief of Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch stressed, “the…
27 October 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
According to The World's Women 2015 report, the lives of women and girls around the world have improved in several areas over the last 20 years but they continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence.
This report brings into…
27 October 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
According to The World's Women 2015 report, the lives of women and girls around the world have improved in several areas over the last 20 years but they continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence.
This report brings into…