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[Photo essay] In the aftermath of last week’s Cyclone Mocha, there are deep concerns for vulnerable women and girls in north-western Myanmar, many of whom were already facing dire conditions ...
“As a region, the Pacific has one of the highest recorded rates of violence against women and girls globally; with 2 out of 3 women who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Violence against women and girls takes a profound and long-term toll on women's health and well-being ..." says Mereseini Rakuita, Principal Strategic Lead – Gender at SPC ...
The symposium highlighted the numerous risks and challenges faced by South Asian women seeking employment abroad and the collaborative efforts of governments to safeguard their rights ...
What do women want? We found one answer while working with them under our flagship programme, Second Chance Education. They want decent work and to develop skills to become financially independent. And thus was born the LINK Women project, which upskills women to participate in the digital economy and bridges the current gender gap in the digital sector ...
Roel Raymond is an independent journalist in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Until April 2023 she was the editor-in-chief of Roar Media, a South Asian multilingual platform. In her more than 15 years as a journalist, she has seen her country’s media landscape transformed by the rise of digital media. ...
UN Women strongly condemns the Taliban’s latest discriminatory decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan. We stand in full solidarity with our colleagues, and all women who every day put their lives at risk to serve their country and we salute their dedication, professionalism, and bravery. We re-assert their inalienable, fundamental human rights as enshrined in the UN Charter. We will not replace our female workforce with men ... More
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[Tongan and English with subtitle] UN Women in collaboration with the Tonga Statistics Department produced a documentary showing how a specialized Gender and Environment Survey, designed by UN Women and partners. UN Women is grateful to the government of Australia for their generous contribution to the Building Back Better project.
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[English with subtitle] On International Women's Day, UN Women and UNESCAP co-organized the Asia-Pacific Commemoration to call upon countries to reaffirm their shared commitment to "leaving no one offline" and accelerating efforts toward building a more secure, accessible, inclusive, and equitable digital world for women and girls.
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Gender Equality Brief for Cook Islands
Using a gender analysis framework, aligning with the SDG gender indicators and targets, the regional and country gender equality briefs cover a number of thematic areas including Women’s Human Rights, Women’s Representation and Leadership, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Education, Health/Sexual and Reproductive Health, Ending Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender and Protection in Humanitarian Action ... Read more