Nepal Earthquake 2015: Women Respond
Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Women's groups in Nepal speak about the impact of the 2015 earthquake, and reveal what daily challenges women face as they overcome the post-disaster period.
Engaging men and boys as allies to end Violence against women
Date: Friday, 28 August 2015
From 1-3 July 2015, Partners for Prevention (P4P) organized a training workshop in Hanoi, Viet Nam for government partners and political and social organizations, NGOs working on gender equality in Vietnam to share understanding on the roles of men and boys in primary prevention of VAWG and develop concrete plans for the involvement of men and boys in primary intervention of VAWG. Partners for Prevention is a UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV regional joint programme for the prevention of…
Women and climate change in Bangladesh
Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Date: Friday, 26 June 2015
To mark Orange Day in June 2015, the Lao Ministry of Educations and Sports (MoES) with support from UN Women produced a video clip, or public service announcement, to call for public attention on the need to break the silence about the issue of violence inflicted to women and girls in the country.The video entitled ‘No More Silence’ features Mr. Lyton Bouapao, Deputy Minister of MoES; Ms Bouaphan Ratthida, Head of the Sub-Commission for the Advancement of Women at MoES and Andrea Nyberg, UN…
Cambodia: Women protecting their properties
Date: Wednesday, 22 April 2015
It's a story of courage; it's a story of pain. In Cambodia, as in many places around the world, development threatens homes. Over 120,000 people in Phnom Penh have been evicted from their homes since 1990. But women are fighting back. Our story from the streets of Cambodia's capital.
Solomon Islands : Uprooting Violence against women
Date: Wednesday, 22 April 2015
He's a violent criminal. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Sadly his crime is not unusual - at least one in every three women and girls will experience physical or sexual violence during their lifetime. Changing the mindset of the perpetrators is one of the biggest challenges. From the Solomon Islands a story of change - but will it last?
Mercados más seguros para mujeres en Papua New Guinea
Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2015
En Papua Nueva Guinea, las vendedoras de los principales mercados de la capital, Port Moresby, tienen que hacer frente a muchos problemas: acoso sexual, robos, abusos y extorsión en el pago de tasas e infraestructuras deficientes. El programa Port Moresby Ciudad Segura se ha centrado en mejorar las infraestructuras de los mercados para hacerlos más seguros y amigables y está poniendo en marcha un programa piloto de pago telemático de tasas, para prevenir robos en el mercado y alrededores.…
Safe markets for women vendors in Papua New Guinea
Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Women represent nearly 80 per cent of Port Moresby's market vendors are. For many of them, selling vegetables is their only source of daily subsistence, and yet markets are not a safe place for them.In 2011, with support from the Spanish Agency for Development Cooperation (AECID), UN Women-Papua New Guinea Office, women’s grassroots organizations, the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) and other partners launched the Port Moresby Safe City Programme. It aims to improve market…
Pacific Regional Ending Violence against Women Facility Fund – Knowledge and Learning Exchange
Date: Monday, 23 March 2015
In October 2014 representatives from 15 organizations in seven Pacific Island countries gathered in Melbourne, Australia for a week-long knowledge and learning exchange organized by UN Women. It was an opportunity to share experiences and learn both from each other and from a number of organizations working in Victoria, a state that employs Australia’s most holistic approach to ending violence against women. The exchange was part of the capacity building component of UN Women’s Pacific…
Hearts & Minds: Women of India Speak
Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2015
This photo essay aims to share the lived experiences of women and girls in India and to ensure that the voices of those who are socially, economically and geographically marginalized are meaningfully reflected in the emerging post-2015 sustainable development agenda.
Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Supported by UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality for four years from 2011 to 2014, the project “Facilitating Women in Four Endemic Poverty States of India to Access, Actualize and Sustain Provisions on Women’s Empowerment” is implemented by PRADAN in partnership with Jagori. The project works with 75000 women from economically and socially disadvantaged communities in 9 districts of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal for their holistic empowerment. The project adopts a ‘gender…
Beijing+20 Gender Equality Champion Mallika Sarabhai
Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Internationally acclaimed dancer, choreographer, writer, actor and activist, Mallika Sarabhai calls herself a "communicator". Through her art and activism, and in her message for #Beijing20, she stresses that it's time to break the silence about violence against women, and teach men that to be gentle and vulnerable is manly. See more at: http://beijing20.unwomen.orgFollow the discussion #Beijing20.
UN Women Executive Board Visits Viet Nam (revised)
Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
The Executive Board Bureau of UN Women visited Viet Nam from 8 to 12 December on its first-ever field visit. The Bureau met with Pham Thi Hai Chuyen, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; Ha Hung Cuong, Minister of Justice; Truong Thi Mai, Chair of the Parliament Committee for Social Affairs; and Ha Kim Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Other meetings with high-ranked Government officials are scheduled with leaders in Da Nang City and Hue City, along with leaders of the…
Jacob Thoppil, Director of International Cooperation (DFATD), Southeast Asia
Date: Thursday, 11 December 2014
Jacob Thoppil, Director of International Cooperation, overseeing Canada’s Bilateral Development Assistance in Indonesia and Regional Development Programming in Southeast Asia speaks about women’s empowerment and the change to be undertaken. A change to end discrimination against women in society begins with equal rights to life, liberty and security, but extends to equal participation of women and men in decisions making, equal access to education, skills and jobs, equal remuneration for…
UN4U Photo Contest 2014 on Gender Equality - What does Gender Equality look like to you?
Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
This year’s United Nations Day celebrated across Asia and the Pacific with a photo contest on gender equality. The theme was chosen ahead of next year’s historic Beijing +20 conference, which marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. The conference will review the progress and setbacks for women around the world using as a measure the Beijing Platform for Action, a global framework for realising gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.…
CEDAW Quick & Concise: The principle of state obligation
Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2014
The "CEDAW Quick & Concise" series explains the three main principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This video explains the principle of State Obligation.The videos series is made with the support of the Government of Canada through the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). Credit: IWRAW Asia PacificFor more about CEDAW, please visit: http://bit.ly/1rPOhDb…
CEDAW Quick & Concise: The principle of substantive equality
Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2014
The "CEDAW Quick & Concise" series explains the three main principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This video explains the principle of Substantive Equality.The videos series is made with the support of the Government of Canada through the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). Credit: IWRAW Asia PacificFor more about CEDAW, please visit: http://bit.ly/1rPOhDb…
CEDAW Quick & Concise: Explaining the Principle of Non Discrimination
Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2014
The "CEDAW Quick & Concise" series explains the three main principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This video explains the principle of Non-discrimination.The videos series is made with the support of the Government of Canada through the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). Credit: IWRAW Asia PacificFor more about CEDAW, please visit: http://bit.ly/1rPOhDb…
CEDAW Quick & Concise: Explaining the Principle of Non-Discrimination (old version)
Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2014
The "CEDAW Quick & Concise" series explains the three main principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This video explains the principle of Non-discrimination.The videos series is made with the support of the Government of Canada through the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). New version of this video is available at http://youtu.be/OBdDB5PKrmk Credit…