Yearly Archives: 2011
UN Women, through the Fund for Gender Equality, Kicks Off New Call for Proposals on Women’s Empowerment in Arab States
UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, a grantmaking fund initiated by Spain and dedicated to advancing women’s rights and gender equality, announced today its second Call for Proposals, inviting women’s organizations and government agencies to apply for grants to support women’s political and economic empowerment.
Women, Peace and Security
Remarks of Michelle Bachelet United Nations Under-Secretary-General Executive Director of UN Women at panel discussion on Women, Peace and Security, Litteraturhuset Oslo, Norway, 14 October 2011.
Balkans Conference Highlights Women and Security
The President of the Republic of Serbia, H.E. Boris Tadic, in September opened a regional forum on security in the Balkans that highlighted the role of women leaders. “The Balkans and Global Security: What Do We Have in Common, What Sets Us Apart?” brought together 70 participants, including high-level national politicians, influential foreign policy experts [...]
Income-Generating Initiatives a Lifeline for Rural Women
In Russia and Central Asia, UN Women has joined national governments and non-governmental partners, the International Organization for Migration and the World Bank in a programme aimed at improving the living conditions of families of migrant workers. It helps them gain skills and seek better livelihoods. One strategy the programme uses is to aid migrant [...]
Expert Group Meeting Addresses Rural Women’s Empowerment
In September, UN Women sponsored an expert group meeting, “Enabling rural women’s economic empowerment: institutions, opportunities and participation,” in Accra, Ghana. Experts from a variety of disciplines and all regions of the world attended, along with a number of development practitioners, including representatives of farmers’ associations. Conducted in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization, [...]
End Hunger and Advance Food Security – Empower Rural Women
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet statement for the International Day of Rural Women,15 October 2011
Ending Violence against Women and Girls
UN Women Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet remarks on Ending Violence against Women and Girls at the Danish Institute for International Studies, Strandgage Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 October 2011.
Women’s Political Participation
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet, remarks on “Women Political Participation” at the Old Town Hall in Helsinki, Finland, 11 October 2011.
