UN Women Pakistan appoints Muniba Mazari as first National Ambassador

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2015

UN Women Pakistan appointed artist-writer-singer-activist Muniba Mazari as its first National Ambassador to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. The announcement was made in Islamabad, Pakistan during an event to mark the end of ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’. In her new role, Mazari will advocate for the UN Women’s initiative Step It Up for Gender Equality and other campaigns promoting...

UN Women's flagship report "Progress of the World’s Women" is coming!

Date: Friday, April 17, 2015

Chock-full of solid in-depth analysis and data, UN Women’s flagship report “Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights” will be launched on 28 April in Bangkok and seven cities around the world...

UN Women Executive Board Bureau’s first visit to Viet Nam to focus on future development priorities on gender equality and women’s empowerment

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Executive Board Bureau of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, begins a field visit to Viet Nam today to enhance the Bureau members’ understanding of the extent and ways in which UN-Women cooperates with the Government of Viet Nam in achieving gender equality and...