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Be More Equal with the HeForShe University Tour
Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University (10 Sep) Webster University in Thailand (11 Sep) and Mahidol University (13 Sep)-partnered with UN Women to launch the HeForShe University Tour... Learn more
From where I stand...
Ishani Shrestha, 28, is a social activist and entrepreneur in Nepal. After she was crowned Miss World-Nepal 2013, she founded Project Smile to improve women’s health and children’s education and to end gender discrimination... Learn more
Take Five...
“Addressing gender and protection issues in humanitarian action is lifesaving and planning and budgeting needs to reflect that” says Nimrata Khuman... Learn more
UN Women helps boost harvests for women in the hills of Nepal
“We have carried on with the practical knowledge that has been passed on to us from generations ago,” she says... Learn more
Call for submissions
The Beijing+25 Asia-Pacific Youth Blog will be hosted on the UN Women Asia-Pacific website and will accept submissions from young people aged 14 to 30 years from any country in the region. Learn more
Highlights
Generation Equality
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women is launching a new campaign, “Generation Equality—Realizing women’s rights and an equal future”. The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls, health-care services that respond to their needs, and their equal participation in political life and decision-making in all areas of life.... More
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UNIQLO and UN Women announced a global partnership
Fast Retailing, parent of the Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO and UN Women Sign Global Partnership to Empower Female Workers in Apparel Industry. More
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Female students develop business ideas to improve society
During the first year of its launch, the Women Peace Café will help 250 female students to develop 50 social business concepts. More
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Empowering and protecting women migrant workers through improved employment contracts
“They didn’t let me contact my family members. If I requested to call my family members, they would complain to the recruitment agency and the officer would scold me and refuse my request of going back home.” This story, from a woman migrant worker from Bangladesh, is unfortunately all too common. More
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Stopping sexual harassment by drunk ‘friends’
“Most teenagers today will have a pre-drink before they go out the nightclub, so this is a game I expect them to play before going out,” Mint said. In the first part of the game, each player ranks how they perceive a range of behaviours such as kissing, dancing beside a partner and putting an arm around their shoulder. Through this, they define what actions they are comfortable with. More
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From where I stand...
Durga Sob is a Nepalese activist who founded the Feminist Dalit Organization. She is among the 500 activists meeting in Tunisia to take stock of the progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration, nearly 25 years... More
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18/09/2019From where I stand: “Empowering women benefits the entire family and our next generation.”
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16/09/2019Engaging Pacific Men to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls
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Regional Director, Mohammad Naciri
Mohammad NACIRI has been recently appointed as the Regional Director of UN Women for Asia and the Pacific. From 2015 to 2018, he was the Regional Director of UN Women in the Arab States. From 2012 to 2015, Mohammad Naciri was the Deputy Regional Director for UN Women in the Arab States. Mohammad has extensive experience in the region and in gender and development issues. Read more
Generation Equality
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women is launching a new campaign, “Generation Equality—Realizing women’s rights and an equal future”. The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls, health-care services that respond to their needs, and their equal participation in political life and decision-making in all areas of life. Learn more
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UN Women Asia and the Pacific Annual Report 2017-2018
Without gender equality, our collective ambition for sustainable development will falter, not just for women, but for everyone. At UN Women, we support and create spaces for women and men around the region who are determined to realize a different future– one where all women, without exception, are able to realize their rights and full potential, freed from the constraints of discrimination... Read more