She Bounces Back: Stories of COVID-19 resilience and recovery from China’s women
Date: Monday, 15 November 2021
UN Women presents the She Bounces Back photobook to celebrate and document the tremendous contribution of China’s women during the pandemic and recovery phase. We wish to extend our deepest respect and admiration to these women who, from all walks of life, have helped China bounce back, and reinforce the importance of a more equal future as we emerge from the shadow of COVID-19. The project is supported by the Rockcheck Puji Foundation.Find out more:…
[Sinhala] How do gender roles influence solid waste management at the household level?
Date: Tuesday, 9 November 2021
Tamil: https://youtu.be/0wi55Jw0b40English: https://youtu.be/lc9aTARq7II [Revised]"Promoting Women’s Engagement in Effective Solid Waste Management" in Sri Lanka is a project funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund. It takes an innovative approach to peacebuilding by bringing communities together to provide a sustainable solution for a shared environmental issue, with women at the forefront…
International Day of the Girl | UN Women Japan
Date: Monday, 8 November 2021
English with Japanese subtitle.Throw away #GenderStereotypes and #GenderNorms! Women and girls can do anything! 🙌
Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum (Day 2)
Date: Wednesday, 3 November 2021
The Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum took place on November 2-3, 2021, presented by Gobi Partners and co-organized with UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia programme funded by the European Union. The forum saught to provide investors, entrepreneurs, corporates, and advocacy organizations in Asia with guidance and good practices to advance women's economic empowerment and women in leadership roles in Asia through gender-smart investing.To learn about Gobi Partners:…
Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum (Day 1)
Date: Wednesday, 3 November 2021
The Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum took place on November 2-3, 2021, presented by Gobi Partners and co-organized with UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia programme funded by the European Union. The forum saught to provide investors, entrepreneurs, corporates, and advocacy organizations in Asia with guidance and good practices to advance women's economic empowerment and women in leadership roles in Asia through gender-smart investing.To learn about Gobi Partners:…
Women in Conflict with the Law: Justice Dialogue (19 Oct 2021)
Date: Friday, 29 October 2021
In case you’ve missed it! Listen in on the insightful dialogue that took place on 19 October 2021. Bringing together justice providers, CSOs & Human Rights defenders to explore social justice, the need for policy reform, and legal barriers that prevent meaningful access to justice.Featuring: [ ] Judge Ma. Corazon Gaite-Llanderal, Presiding Judge, Cagayan de Oro City [ ] Atty. Mary Catherine Alvarez, Executive Director, StreetLawPH [ ] Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner…
ASEAN Regional Framework on Protection, Gender, and Inclusion in Disaster Management 2021-2025
Date: Friday, 29 October 2021
The ASEAN Regional Framework on Protection, Gender, and Inclusion in Disaster Management 2021-2025 (ARF-PGI) aims to articulate a common vision for promoting PGI in disaster management in the ASEAN region, in line with One ASEAN One Response. Under the project “Strengthening Gender-Responsive Disaster Management in ASEAN,” UN Women supports ASEAN to implement the Framework at regional and country levels to realize the vision of leaving no one behind, with funding from the European Civil…
Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste: Consortium Learning
Date: Thursday, 28 October 2021
[Tetun with English subtitle]Since the beginning of 2021, UN Women Timor-Leste partners AJAR together with ACbit and FONGTIL under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, have facilitated Consortium Learning Sessions to 22 NGOs in Timor-Leste committed to learning and improving the work to end violence against women and girls. Despite lockdowns and many challenges, they have been able to create opportunities to learn from each other, and others in the region.More about UN Women in Timor-Leste visit…
Women’s leadership for waste management in Sri Lanka
Date: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
"Promoting Women’s Engagement in Effective Solid Waste Management" in Sri Lanka is a project funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund. It takes an innovative approach to peacebuilding by bringing communities together to provide a sustainable solution for a shared environmental issue, with women at the forefront.The project focuses on empowering women by supporting their engagement in governance mechanisms and community resilience initiatives. It further explores creating economic …
[Sinhala] How do gender roles influence solid waste management at the household level?
Date: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Tamil: https://youtu.be/0wi55Jw0b40English: https://youtu.be/lc9aTARq7II "Promoting Women’s Engagement in Effective Solid Waste Management" in Sri Lanka is a project funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund. It takes an innovative approach to peacebuilding by bringing communities together to provide a sustainable solution for a shared environmental issue, with women at the forefront. The…
Police in Cox’s Bazar is strengthening their capacity for gender responsive service delivery
Date: Monday, 25 October 2021
[Revised]With the support of UN Women, Bangladesh police in Cox’s Bazar have enhanced their knowledge and skills in delivering gender-responsive services. Police play a crucial role in addressing gender-based violence (GBV). Being the first responder for crime investigations. Police have the responsibility to deliver services in line with national legislation and international commitments. Maintaining trust and confidence among women and children of Rohingya refugee and host communities is…
Women leadership in COVID-19 Pandemic – International Women’s Day 2021 (PSA)
Date: Monday, 25 October 2021
[Revised] Happy International Women’s Day 2021“Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”This year, we are celebrating the tremendous efforts of women and girls around the world in shaping an equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.Here is a public service announcement (PSA) portraying UN Women Community Outreach Volunteers combating the COVID-19 pandemic and fostering Women Leadership.
She Bounces Back: Stories of COVID-19 resilience and recovery from China’s women
Date: Friday, 22 October 2021
The #SheBouncesBack digital exhibition and photo book celebrates and documents the tremendous contribution of China’s women and reinforces the importance of a more equal future as we emerge from the shadow of COVID-19.
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Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021
The 2021 UN Women WEPs Awards in India, organized by UN Women's WeEmpowerAsia Program and funded by the European Union, was held on 19th October via UN Women India's Facebook live. It celebrated 21 private sector companies that undertook initiatives to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in their respective workplaces. A heartfelt congratulations to all winners for their efforts to make a positive impact on gender equality.
Women in Conflict with the Law
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021
[English audio with Tagalog subtitle][English subtitle: https://youtu.be/0yynmkte8c4]Across the globe, the number of women imprisoned is rising. This is happening at a much faster rate than the increase in the overall prison population. There is a higher global number of female prisoners convicted of drug-related offenses (35%) than their male counterparts (19 %). These figures illustrate the disproportionate impact of narcotic policies and…
UN Women 2021 Indonesia Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards Ceremony
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021
The 2021 Indonesia WEPs Awards, organized by UN Women's WeEmpowerAsia programme funded by the European Union, will recognize honorable Indonesian business leaders and companies for their efforts in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment across the businesses sector.Over 130 companies submitted applications for awards across six categories and their efforts were assessed by an independent panel of judges comprising of 10 experts. Prominent speakers will give remarks and speech…
The UN Women 2021 Philippines WEPs Awards
Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
The UN Women 2021 Philippines Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards was held virtually out of Manila in the Philippines on 15 October from 4-6pm (GMT +8). The second edition of the Philippines WEPs Awards is presented by WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women Programme funded by the European Union, and with support from The Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) and Investing in Women (IW), an initiative of the Australian Government. The WEPs Awards recognized innovations in…
UN Women 2021 Thailand WEPs Awards Ceremony | งานประกาศผลรางวัล UN Women 2021 Thailand WEPs Awards
Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
ร่วมพิธีประกาศผลรางวัล UN Women 2021 Thailand WEPs Awards พบกับองค์กรผู้ชนะรางวัลซึ่งเป็นผู้นำด้านการส่งเสริมความเท่าเทียมทางเพศ และศักยภาพสตรีในภาคธุรกิจ เพื่อนำไปสู่การเจริญเติบโตที่ยั่งยืนของธุรกิจและเศรษฐกิจ ในวันที่ 21 ตุลาคม 2564 เวลา 14.00 น. ทาง Facebook และ YouTube Liveจัดโดยโครงการ WeEmpowerAsia สำนักงาน UN Women ประจำภาคพื้นเอเชียและแปซิฟิก 🇺🇳 และสหภาพยุโรป (European Union) 🇪🇺สนับสนุนโดย องค์การ Investing in Women…
Women in Conflict with the Law
Date: Thursday, 14 October 2021
[Tagalog subtitle: https://youtu.be/xHrohxsJ8OU]Across the globe, the number of women imprisoned is rising. This is happening at a much faster rate than the increase in the overall prison population. There is a higher global number of female prisoners convicted of drug-related offenses (35%) than their male counterparts (19 %). These figures illustrate the disproportionate impact of narcotic policies and imprisonment upon women, who often…
International Youth Day 2021 – UN Women Indonesia
Date: Thursday, 14 October 2021
Young people have the power to change the world.On International #YouthDay, hear the voices of UN Women National Youth Gender Activists sharing their visions for the future and how you can take actions to achieve gender equality.