Yearly Archives: 2011
Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in Europe
Remarks by Lakshmi Puri Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at European Parliament Seminar on ending violence against women. Brussels, Belgium, 23 November 2011.
Women in Democratic Transition
Video Message from Michelle Bachelet United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women at High Level Human Rights, Sakharov Prize network event in Brussels. November 23, 2011.
Raising our Voices to End Violence against Women
Remarks by Michelle Bachelet Executive Director of UN Women at the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women High Level Panel. New York, 23 November 2011.
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Marks 15th Anniversary – New Call for Proposals Announced
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, and in tribute to grassroots activists around the world who are at the forefront of the efforts to end the pandemic of violence, the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women announced its new global Call for Proposals to support country-level programmes to end violence against women and girls.
Youth Leadership in Preventing and Ending Violence against Women and Girls
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet remarks to youth leaders at breakfast event on “Youth Leadership in Preventing and Ending Violence against Women and Girls”, hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. November 23, 2011.
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet Unveils Comprehensive Policy Agenda to End Violence against Women
In her first message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, since UN Women became operational earlier this year, Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet outlines a comprehensive policy agenda to end violence against women globally.
A Comprehensive Policy Agenda to End Violence against Women: Prevention, Protection and Provision of Services Key
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet speech on the occasion of the International Day to End Violence against Women. November 23 2011.
Guatemala: Young Mayan Women Shape the Future
At 24 years old, Laura has already endured a lifetime of suffering. Growing up in an indigenous community in Quetzaltenango, in western Guatemala, Laura lost her mother at the tender age of 13. She dropped out of school to become the substitute mother for her eight siblings. Her father turned to alcohol, which fueled violence. [...]
Cambodia: Reclaiming Life after Acid Attacks
A cook in the Cambodian city Siem Reap, Chhean was compelled to take action against her sister’s tyrannical husband when in 2008 he sold his two-year-old daughter to a trafficking ring so he could buy a new motorbike.
