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One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family member
New York, 25 November 2024 – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member ...
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Procurement at UN Women
The following are lists of UN Women contract awards for activities above USD 100,000: ...
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‘No time for grief or tears’ - The conflict in Lebanon, through the eyes of four women
“I want to send a message of love and peace to all women,” says Fadia Jomaa, a journalist and an environmental activist from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. “I want them to know that when this war ...
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls. The 16 Days of Activism is an opportunity to revitalize commitments, call for accountability and ...
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Expert Group Meeting report: Technology-facilitated violence against women: Towards a common definition
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Addressing violence against women through social protection: A review of the evidence
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CSW68 Official Documents
Annotated provisional agenda and proposed organization of work E/CN.6/2024/1/ADD.1 Proposed organization of work E/CN.6/2024/2 Normative aspects of the work of the United Nations Entity for Gender ...
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Governance and national planning
National plans, policies, institutions and budgets are where governments begin to translate commitments to women into practical progress towards gender equality. Too often, however, they overlook ...
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UN-Women Executive Board Members
The UN-Women Executive Board is made up of representatives from 41 Member States elected to three-year terms by the UN Economic and Social Council, with the following regional allocation and number of ...
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A brief history of the Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) first met at Lake Success, New York, in February 1947, soon after the founding of the United Nations. All 15 government representatives were women. From its ...
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Gender-responsive procurement
UN Women strives to ensure that all operations, including procurement processes, support its mandate to achieve gender equality and empower women. Gender-responsive procurement (GRP) is the ...
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Education and training of women
Violence against women and girls can take place on their way to school or within educational institutions. According to a Report of the Secretary-General, in the United States, 83 per cent of girls in ...