Monthly Archives: February 2012
Historic Gain for Women in Pakistan as Women’s Commission Gains Autonomous Status
On 2 February 2012, the Pakistan Senate unanimously approved the “National Commission on the Status of Women Bill 2012″ to protect women’s rights against every kind of discrimination. The new bill replaces the National Commission on the Status of Women Ordinance from 2000 and strengthens the Commission by giving it financial and administrative autonomy through an independent Secretariat.
Using Performing Arts to End Violence against Women in Papua New Guinea
Dramatizing violence! That’s the motto of the community-based Seeds Theatre Group to address violence against women and girls in the densely populated communities of the Lae District in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Remarks by Executive Director Michelle Bachelet on First Anniversary of UN Women
Ms. Bachelet: “I’d like to provide you with highlights from our first year and our plans for 2012 for our six priorities.”
Michelle Bachelet Outlines Action Agenda to Advance Equality as UN Women Completes One Year
At a press conference in New York today, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet called for galvanizing greater commitment and action for women and gender equality, as political and economic upheaval threaten progress on women’s rights.
UN Women and UNDP to Partner with EU to Foster Women’s Effective Participation in Peacebuilding and Post-conflict Recovery
The European Commission, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced the launch of a multi-country initiative to enhance women’s participation in peace-building and post-conflict planning and economic recovery.
