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04 January 2016 | Women
In a brightly lit basement, over 30 women are carefully folding and sewing pieces of fabric to produce fashionable garments for men, women, and children. Their products are uniquely successful in the market, often attracting more customers than…
31 December 2015 | Women
On a December evening in 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student was beaten and brutally raped by five men and a youth on board an off-duty bus in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The injuries she sustained were so severe that she succumbed to them…
15 December 2015 | Women
Three outstanding organizations and three distinguished individuals leading projects and advocacy to boost gender equality and women’s empowerment using information and communication technologies (ICTs) will be honoured at a ceremony in New York…
07 December 2015 | Cooperatives, Women
The ICA-AP will hold the ‘Third Regional Conference on Status of Women in Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific” in Philippines from 9-11 February 2016. The event will be held in collaboration with the cooperative movement of Philippines to review the…
07 December 2015 | Cooperatives, Women
The ICA-AP will hold the ‘Third Regional Conference on Status of Women in Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific” in Philippines from 9-11 February 2016. The event will be held in collaboration with the cooperative movement of Philippines to review the…
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-…