Yearly Archives: 2012
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet to focus on public policies and legislation that promotes women’s rights during trip to Colombia
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet begins an official visit to Colombia on 12 September and will take part in the presentation of the National Public Policy Guidelines for Gender Equality for Women, a document drawn up through consultations with women’s organizations in Colombia, by the High Presidential Council for Women’s Equality and with the [...]
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet presents the ‘Safe Cities programme’ in Costa Rica
Remarks by Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women in San José, Costa Rica. 11 September 2012. President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, Friends, First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to you all for being here today in order to attend this presentation I [...]
Investigating international cases of sexual and gender-based violence
The training course on “Investigating Cases of Sexual and Gender-based Violence as International Crimes,” being held in The Hague, from 10-14 September 2012, was officially opened by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, on Monday, September 10th. Participants were welcomed by Andras Vamos-Goldman, Executive Director of Justice Rapid Response, Nahla Valji, [...]
Michelle Bachelet to visit Costa Rica and meet President Laura Chinchilla
Executive Director Michelle Bachelet and Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla stamp their hands in a commemorative mural in the opening of a Day Care and Integral Development Centre (CECUDI) for Children in Cartago. Photo credit: Marielos Mora[/caption] Michelle Bachelet, the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, will on September 10th start a two-day visit [...]
Women shareholders in Jamaica’s board rooms are ready to achieve their fair share
In a world where business is still dominated by men, a new coalition in Jamaica is working to open up boardrooms to women and work together to find their leadership potential. Of the 53 companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), women make up just 17.36 per cent of board directors, with ten of [...]
Regional conference sets the stage for advancing rights of women migrant workers in Asia
More than100 delegates met in Phnom Penh for a regional conference boosting protection and empowerment for Asia’s vulnerable migrant workers this week. The conference – co-organized by UN Women, the Cambodian government, and International Labour Organization (ILO)- coincided with the ratification by the Philippines of a UN treaty providing a set of international standards to [...]
Timorese farmer: ‘Working like a slave, eating like a king’
Veronica Casimira, a Timorese farmer, arrives at the community meeting with freshly-picked bananas I in a a basket on top of her head. She is met by many friends, most from the self-help group that she started three years ago. Her friends tease her, calling her Mana Abut, which means root or core in Banuk, [...]
UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri speaks at CIVICUS World Assembly 2012
The CIVICUS World Assembly is a global gathering for civil society, donors, governments and businesses to find common solutions to the challenges facing humanity. Watch live streaming video from civicuswa at livestream.com
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet opens symposium on gender justice
Opening a symposium via video message on using international prosecutions to strengthen gender justice that is co-hosted by UN Women and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, Executive Director Michelle Bachelet underlined the role of international courts in delivering justice where others are either unwilling or unable. Their investigations and prosecutions send the important message to [...]
UN Women co-hosts first of its kind training symposium on sexual and gender-based violence
UN Women and the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice are bringing together the Chief Prosecutors and key staff of international courts based in The Hague, together with experts and women living in armed conflict situations, for a first of its kind training symposium that will strengthen prosecution and international justice for sexual and gender-based violence
