Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri

Opening remarks by Lakshmi Puri at Stakeholders Forum on Eliminating Violence against Women

Opening remarks by Lakshmi Puri at Stakeholders Forum on Eliminating Violence against Women. 13 December 2012.

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Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at the Loomba Foundation

Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at a Dinner organized by the Loomba Foundation to launch International Widows Day 2013 in London on Thursday 22 November 2012.

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Opening remarks by Lakshmi Puri at a discussion on the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls

Opening Remarks by Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at a discussion on “The Prevention and Elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls” convened by Ms. Rashida Manjoo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences.

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Forgotten Sisters: Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities

Opening Remarks by Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at Panel Discussion on Preventing and Ending Violence against Women with Disabilities.

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Introductory statement by UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Lakshmi Puri at the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly

Introductory statement by UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Lakshmi Puri at the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly, Item 28, Advancement of women.15 October 2012.

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Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future

Statement by UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Lakshmi Puri at the High-Level debate organized by UNESCO on the occasion of the International Day of Peace. 21 September 2012.

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UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri speaks at CIVICUS World Assembly 2012

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Deputy Executive Director, UN Women, Lakshmi Puri speaks at the joint opening of the Gender and Youth Assemblies at the World Urban Forum

UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri addresses the Gender and Youth Assemblies at the World Urban Forum, highlighting the surging numbers of youth around the world and the problems they face including economic, food, energy, gender inequality, environmental, urban living and security.

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Address by Lakshmi Puri at the Gender Equality Action Assembly (GEAA): “Fostering Economic Empowerment in Cities”

Address by Lakshmi Puri at the Gender Equality Action Assembly (GEAA):“Fostering Economic Empowerment in Cities”. Sunday, 2 September 2012.

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Keynote address by Lakshmi Puri at the World Urban Youth Assembly 2012

Keynote address by Assistant Secretary General, and UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at the World Urban Youth Assembly 2012. Naples,Italy, 2 September.

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