Women, Peace and Security – 20 @ 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…

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WEPs Awards – Philippines Live Info Session 1

Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020

WeEmpowerAsia Philippines hosts its first information session on the UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards.Apply by September 25! For more: www.asiapacificwepsawards.org Organised by WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union.#WeEmpowerAsia #WEPsAwards #WEPs10

UN Women 2020 WEPs Awards Promo

Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020

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.asiapacificwepsawards.orgOrganised by WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union.#WeEmpowerAsia #WEPsAwards #WEPs10

Digital technology opens a window for rural women in Qinghai [1]

Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020

UN Women programme beneficiaries learned to use digital technologies to promote their products.See more: https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2020/09/digi…

Digital technology opens a window for rural women in Qinghai [2]

Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2020

UN Women programme beneficiaries learned to use digital technologies to promote their products.See more: https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2020/09/digi…

Zander's Fun Facts

Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020

This video leverages the popularity of Zander's Fun Facts, a Malaysian web-series starring comedian Harith Iskander and his son Zander, in order to highlight key findings of the UN Women, INTERPOL and UNODC report on women in law enforcement in the ASEAN region. Precocious Zander and his well-intentioned but rather bumbling Father educate viewers on the benefits of having more women in law enforcement. They are able to do so with a little help from two surprise guests who are Police…

The Famdemic

Date: Thursday, 7 May 2020

UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with Mythos Labs, partnered with five actors and comedians from across Asia to produce a comedy video to promote solidarity, understanding, and cohesion in communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures.The video entitled “The Famdemic” – starring Farhana Muna from Bangladesh, Naveen Richard from India, Harith Iskander from Malaysia, Haresh Tilani from Singapore, and Aerin Yuktadatta from Thailand…

Statement on the response to COVID-19 in the Asia and Pacific Region

Date: Thursday, 9 April 2020

In his statement, Mohammad Naciri, UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, calls for the specific needs of women and girls to be mainstreamed in the response to COVID-19 and explains how UN Women is leading by example in the region through its partnerships with governments, civil society, private sector companies, and other UN agencies.#COVID19More info: https://…

UN Women Asia-Pacific solidarity message on COVID-19

Date: Thursday, 9 April 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic is impacting us all in different ways. However, for a large amount of the population in our region, particularly women and girls, COVID-19 represents additional trouble and risks. Naciri Mohammad, UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, shares a solidarity message with women in the region.

World Health Day: Interview with President of Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council

Date: Monday, 6 April 2020

While around the world, about 70 per cent of health and social service workers are women, in Thailand over 94 per cent of a total of 220,000 nurses and midwives are women taking roles that place them on the frontlines of the #COVID19 response. On #WorldHealthDay, we honour their work!Watch our interview with Associate Professor Dr. Tassana Boonthong, President of Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council. Hear what you can do to support them.#WorldHealthDay

#GirlsNotObjects Expert Sharing | Jane Holloway, Gender Equality Advocate

Date: Saturday, 4 April 2020

Jane Holloway is a Gender Equality Advocate working as a Social Impact Director of Dragonfly360, a platform that encourages people to promote gender equality in Asia. Watch Jane’s video message of the objectification and cyberbullying issues in the Entertainment Industry.Find out more #GirlsNotObjects project: http://unwo.men/nISb50z1H8V● Thai Youth Talk Video: https://youtu.be/Ja3RatpmAWU● Korean Youth…

Sheworkz

Date: Friday, 3 April 2020

#GirlsNotObjects YouthTalk | The problem and impact of objectification and cyberbullying

Date: Tuesday, 31 March 2020

● Thai Youth Talk Video: https://youtu.be/Ja3RatpmAWU● Girls Not Objects project website: http://unwo.men/nISb50z1H8V● Social Media Action Package: https://trello.com/c/WBhXv4A2What is Girls, Not Objects?On International Women’s Month 2020, UN Women Asia and the Pacific creates an online campaign to discuss the objectification and cyberbullying issues in the…

#GirlsNotObjects Youth Talk | The role of youth in ending objectification and cyberbullying

Date: Tuesday, 31 March 2020

● Korean Youth Talk Video: https://youtu.be/6fruVjB50XA● Girls Not Objects webpage: http://unwo.men/nISb50z1H8V● Social Media Action Package: https://trello.com/c/WBhXv4A2What is Girls, Not Objects?On International Women’s Month 2020, UN Women Asia and the Pacific creates an online campaign to discuss the objectification and cyberbullying issues in the…

Lessons Learned from the Photo Exhibition | Girls, Not Objects

Date: Monday, 30 March 2020

What is Girls, Not Objects?On International Women’s Month 2020, UN Women Asia and the Pacific regional office creates an online campaign to discuss the objectification and cyberbullying issues in the entertainment industry. It is funded by KOICA Thailand office (Korea International Development Cooperation Agency) and designed in collaboration with Thai University Student Groups, IKIGAI and Mu Studio. See more:…

Mohammad Naciri on Al Jazeera News Hour

Date: Thursday, 19 March 2020

UN Women Asia Pacific Regional Director, Mohammad Naciri was on Al Jazeera’s global news yesterday (March 19, 2020) from 13:25-13:40 GMT. The live interview was globally broadcasted during the prime evening time in Asia and AM in the Northern American continent.Video: Courtesy of Aljazeera

Asia-Pacific Regional Commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2020

Date: Friday, 13 March 2020

Recorded Livestream from UNCC Bangkok.

I'm VATANIKA, I'm Generation Equality

Date: Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Thai designer & gender equality advocate Vatanika shared with us an empowering message for #InternationalWomensDay.#GenerationEquality #IAmGenerationEuality #VATANIKA

2020年国际妇女节: 我们是 #平等的一代

Date: Thursday, 5 March 2020

数十年来,在世界各地,我们所有人都在争取性别平等的全球斗争中共同努力。从妇女参政论者们到“一个也不能少” 运动(Ni Una Menos),从索杰纳·特鲁斯(Sojourner Truth)到马拉拉·尤萨夫扎伊(Malala Yousafzai),活动家们和妇女运动一次又一次站出,来为一个更加公平的世界而呐喊。无论我们的年龄、国家、背景或性别如何,争取平等权利的斗争共同定义了我们的生活,我们必须共同采取行动实现这一目标。在今年国际妇女节,联合国妇女署的多代运动,即“平等的一代”,汇集了过去和现在的倡导者,要求在当今一代人实现性别平等。 自1995年通过《北京行动纲领》以来已有25年,该运动动员各国政府和民间社会采取大胆行动,兑现对富有远见的性别平等议程的承诺。本片由吉达·法赫里(Ghida Fakhry)讲述

Generation Equality

Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

#GenerationEquality | Some of the members of the #Beijing25 Global Youth Taskforce from #AsiaPacific attended the recent Ministerial Conference in Bangkok. Here's what they told us! Read more about them here: http://unwo.men/Wfbz30q4wQ5Supported by #Norway 🇳🇴

Gender Equal World at FCCT

Date: Monday, 23 December 2019

"A tribute to those fighting for Women's Right"An opening session and panel discussion recorded from FCCT, Bangkok Thailand. Friday, 13 December 2019 | 0900-1200 hrs.