Animated video on Women in Law enforcement in English and subtitled in Burmese
Date: Friday, 6 November 2020
Animated video on Women in Law enforcement in English and subtitled in Burmese
Geneva Peace Week Webinar Summary
Date: Friday, 30 October 2020
Listen to on-the-ground accounts of how extremists in Asia exploit masculinity and gendered power relations for their cause. A Pakistani activist and a researcher in Bangladesh explore how extremist groups ‘tell a story’ of what it means to be a man, while simultaneously dismissing women and their role in contributing to– and preventing– violent extremism.#EUForeignPolicy
Animation | United Nations Security Council resolution 1325
Date: Friday, 30 October 2020
Pressures to conform to gender expectations are harmful to everyone. This is the story of one individual – Nur – who’s struggle to ‘be a man’ leads him to contemplate joining a world of violence.#EUForeignPolicy
Women, Peace and Security – 20 @ 2020
Date: Friday, 30 October 2020
This event will celebrate the momentous achievements in the region on WPS and look forward to the next twenty years of implementation of the Agenda in the Asia Pacific. The event will highlight key learnings on WPS advocacy, policy, and diplomacy over the past two decades, based on research related to the implementation of the WPS Agenda in the Asia Pacific. It will draw on country case examples for each of the four pillars from conflict, peace and transition processes, and situations of…
WeEmpowerAsia on Hanoi TV, Viet Nam
Date: Monday, 26 October 2020
On October 20, 2020, the European Union-funded programme WeEmpowerAsia of UN Women was featured on Hanoi TV during a session entitled “The capital and the world: The UN Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Initiative“. Guests of the programme included Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh, Chairwoman of the Viet Nam Women Entrepreneur Council (VWEC) and VietWen, as well as Elisa Fernandez SaenzHead of Office of UN Women Viet Nam.
UN Women WEPs Awards (European Union)
Date: Friday, 23 October 2020
Congratulations! 🎉Shortlisted candidates for the UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards are finally announced today. Guided by the Women’s Empowerment Principles (#WEPs), outstanding leaders and companies in advancing gender equality from China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam were selected.📢 “These Awards are an opportunity to showcase corporate action on gender equality. Your actions speak louder than words,” stressed Hilde Hardeman, Head of the Foreign…
UN Women WEPs Awards (VWEC & AWEN)
Date: Thursday, 22 October 2020
WeEmpowerAsia, funded by and in partnership with the European Union, encourage and value the efforts of individuals and businesses that promote gender-inclusive business cultures and the achievement of gender equality through the UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards.📢 “The WEPs is an opportunity to support companies to deliver the same opportunities for men and women on job contribution and promotion for the sustainability of each country,” said Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh, Chairwoman of the…
UN Women WEPs Awards (Kenan Foundation Asia)
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Through the UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards, WeEmpowerAsia, funded by and in partnership with the European Union, encourage, value, and recognize the efforts of individuals and businesses that promote gender-inclusive business cultures and the achievement of gender equality.Numerous outstanding candidates from China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam have submitted their applications, and we are excited to announce the shortlist soon. Please stay…
UN Women WEPs Awards (Philwen)
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2020
WeEmpowerAsia, funded by and in partnership with the European Union, encourage and value the efforts of individuals and businesses that promote gender-inclusive business cultures and the achievement of gender equality through the UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards.📢 “The time is right for change. Empowering women will lead to empowered businesses,” said Aurora Geotina-Garcia, Chairperson of the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (Philwen).Guided by the Women’s Empowerment Principles (#…
#SecondChanceIndia | Anju Salvi
Date: Monday, 12 October 2020
In 2018, UN Women initiated the development of a Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning (SCE) programme that would provide marginalized women who have lost out on education with pathways to employment through a tailored learn-to-earn approach. Despite the increasing investments in access to quality education and specifically girls’ education, half a billion women are still illiterate worldwide.Anju Salvi is our SCE on-ground educator. She has enrolled 90+ students into the programme…
Women's meaningful participation contributes to lasting peace | Indonesia
Date: Monday, 5 October 2020
Hear from Indonesian women peacekeepers in Lebanon about their inspiring work & role of women in peacekeeping.
3 Women Talk on Equality in the Workplace
Date: Monday, 5 October 2020
What are the challenges faced by women in the workplace? What do they say to encourage private sectors to contribute to women empowerment? Watch UN Women Indonesia's newest collaboration video with Kumparan.com: "3 Women Talk on Equality in the Workplace." If your organization is committed to gender equality, then it’s time that you’re acknowledged for it! Apply for the UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards today! www.…
Asia-Pacific Virtual Expert Group Meeting - Day 1
Date: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Asia-Pacific Virtual Expert Group Meeting: Implementing Beijing+25 Commitments in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic- Day 1 (15 September 2020)
Asia -Pacific Virtual Expert Group Meeting - Day 2
Date: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Asia-Pacific Virtual Expert Group Meeting: Implementing Beijing+25 Commitments in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Day 2 (16 September 2020)
Date: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union, aims to catalyze action for gender equality and women’s full and equal participation in the economy whilst creating a more gender-inclusive trade ecosystem between Asia and Europe. The program is active in 7 countries of Asia, namely China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam and Thailand. Learn more about WeEmpowerAsia: http://weempowerasia.org…
Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe
Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical role of collaboration in creating gender-inclusive ecosystems where women can emerge and thrive. As the European Union, UN Women and its partners Bopinc and The DO School highlight their commitment to helping more women entrepreneurs on the occasion of the World Entrepreneurs Day this year, two initiatives should be recognised for their remarkable progress in providing the space and tools these women need: the Entrepreneurship Accelerator…
Equality Means Business Forum highlights video
Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Twenty-one business leaders in Viet Nam joining the "Equality Means Business" forum on August 18, 2020 co-hosted by WeEmpowerAsia Viet Nam have signed the CEO Statement of Support for the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) as they charted the next steps to achieve gender equality. On the day of the signing, there were 3,358 WEPs signatories worldwide, of which 67 were in Viet Nam including the 21 new signatories that had signed on at the event. UN Women works to promote women in…
UN Women Fiji MCO 10th Anniv Pacific Feminist Dialogue Series – 1
Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
For our first dialogue in the series, join Imrana Jalal – Chair, World Bank Inspection Panel, and Noelene Nabulivou – Political Adviser, DIVA for Equality Fiji and moderator, Sandra Bernklau – UN Women Fiji MCO Representative, in a feminist discussion on COVID-19: A feminist analysis of the post COVID-19 future for Pacific women and girls. The pandemic has disproportionately impacted women and girls through decreased economic livelihoods and increased violence. What is needed to recover…
Every Day is Women’s Day – Rohingya Women Speak Up
Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Three years since the massive Rohingya influx began in August 2017, today there are over a million Rohingya in need of humanitarian assistance in Cox’s Bazar, and over half of them are women and girls.Since the outbreak of COVID-19, reports have shown increases in all types of violence against women and girls. This is the Shadow Pandemic growing amidst the COVID-19 crisis and we need a collective effort to stop it.Today we are sharing the voices and demands of Rohingya women and girls who…
Influencing the Finance for Development process during COVID-19
Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
To ensure that women and girls are not left behind in the fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, influencing the Financing for the Development process is a key priority for UN Women. In short, UN Women is working towards bringing gender equality and the financing for development agendas together. With the roll-out of global, national, and regional socio-economic-packages to mitigate impacts of the pandemic, it is vital that a gender lens is applied to these to ensure women are at the…