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This is the premise of Sri Lanka’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, adopted in February and ceremonially launched on 8 March: to understand the specific needs that women and girls face during such times, and to ensure that laws and policies protect their rights.
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Mayuran Valentina, a counselling officer at the Divisional Secretariat in Mannar attended trainings on women, peace and security that UN Women conducted for more than 130 public sector officials in Mannar and three other districts.
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The man, who lives in Lantan village in North Lombok, said he was sorry for the way he had treated his family. After attending UN Women's Gender Equality Training for Male Partners, he realized how wrong his actions were.
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Waste management and proper waste disposal can capture value, and this requires citizens to take ownership of their waste and develop the tools for effective waste management. The need for citizen engagement in waste management is the essence of Stonesoup.
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Recruitment is open throughout the year to ensure inclusivity, if you know someone who would be a good fit or would like to nominate yourself. [Apply here] [Take a look at the new members] [Find out more about 30 for 2030]
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UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality gathered 30 government representatives from the Pacific Island Countries for training on producing and using gender data to advance gender equality. "According to the recent SDG Progress Report published by UN Women, only 47 per cent of the data needed to monitor progress on SDG 5, which is on gender equality, is available," Centre Director Jeongshim Lee said in her opening remarks.
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A new programme to bolster women’s resilience and leadership for sustainable, secure and thriving communities in the Solomon Islands, in the face of disasters, was launched today.
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[Photo essay] With clean-up efforts underway, reports and photos from humanitarian partners on the ground are providing a clearer picture of the scope of the cyclone’s destruction.
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43 government representatives and experts are gathering from 23 to 25 May to exchange knowledge and experiences on gender and climate change in Asia. “The region has seen the development of gender and climate change action, demonstrating the potential for scaling up and replicating gender-responsive climate action in more countries,” said Jeongshim Lee, director
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The Government of Solomon Islands is hosting Directors of Women from 13 Pacific Islands Countries at a Regional Directors of Women Learning Exchange from 21 – 25 May 2023.
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[Statement] The latest assault on women’s rights - banning Afghan women from working for non-governmental organizations and the UN - violates who we are, what we believe in and the values upon which the international community was founded. It is the culmination of almost two years of edicts, decrees and behaviors that have aimed to systematically erase Afghan women and girls from public life.
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UN Women is helping women farmers switch to using renewable energy in Qinghai Province, which is located in the Tibetan Plateau with rich solar energy sources but also heavily affected by extreme weather and climate change. On 11 May UN Women China and the Qinghai Rural Revitalization Bureau jointly launched the Women-led Rural Community Renewable Energy Transition and Governance Project.
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Cyclone Mocha, which smashed through Myanmar’s Rakhine State last week, has left a trail of destruction that exacerbates the challenges already faced by millions of vulnerable people. Particularly affected are women and girls living with the compounded crises of COVID-19, ongoing conflict, and political and economic upheaval.
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Roel Raymond is an independent journalist in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Until April 2023 she was the editor-in-chief of Roar Media, a South Asian multilingual platform. In her more than 15 years as a journalist, she has seen her country’s media landscape transformed by the rise of digital media. As part of the series titled Sri Lankan Women, Digital Space and Revolutions, she shared her thoughts with UN Women.
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The project will introduce young women to various opportunities across industries, with a focus on using the LinkedIn platform to build connections. This is a three-year regional partnership between UN Women and the job networking site LinkedIn.
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The symposium aimed to advance gender-responsive migration governance and promote the safety, decent working conditions, and well-being of women migrant workers across all stages of the migration process.
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Gina Romero is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Connected Women, a technology company that provides low-income women in the Philippines with online skills development and remote work opportunities. The plight of poor Filipinas is a matter close to her heart.
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UN Women is proud to be part of the forthcoming UN system-wide strategy and guidance on protection from violence and discrimination based on SOGIESC. We stand ready to support action towards LGBTIQ+ equality from within the UN system.
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More than 40 practitioners from across the humanitarian field attended a workshop on how to mainstream gender in the sector, held at the end of March in Seoul. The training underlined the importance of committing to gender equality at every stage of emergency operations.
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Jeevanee Kariyawasam has over 15 years of experience in the development sector. She is an activist who works on issues related to social transformation, peacebuilding, gender equality and women’s leadership. She is a former local councillor on the Chilaw Urban Council in the Puttalam District in Sri Lanka