Media Advisories
Lakshmi Puri highlights the need for concerted action to provide sustainable, life-saving energy solutions
Acting Head and Assistant Secretary-General of UN Women Lakshmi Puri takes part in high-level meetings in Washington D.C. from 18-21 April, aimed at stepping up cooperation between the UN and the World Bank. On Friday she will discuss UN Women’s efforts to increase access to modern energy sources for women’s health facilities and services.
Lakshmi Puri leads discussion on gender equality post-MDGs at Women Leaders of New Asia Summit
From 12-14 April, Lakshmi Puri, UN Women Acting Head and Assistant Secretary-General will speak at the Women Leaders of New Asia Summit in New Delhi, organized by the Asia Society, an educational organization dedicated to strengthening partnerships and understanding between the people and institutions of Asia and the United States. The Summit will bring together experts from different fields and countries across Asia-Pacific and beyond to discuss the role of women and gender, including in a future global development agenda, once the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) conclude in 2015.
Media advisory: Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel
The European Union, the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Sahel and UN Women will be convening a Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel, on 9 April, in Brussels.
Media advisory: UN Women Executive Director’s press conference on the opening of the 57th Commission on the Status of Women: 4 March, 2.00 p.m.
It is estimated that up to seven in ten women globally will be beaten, raped, abused, or mutilated in their lifetimes. Violence against women is universal, and is prevalent in all countries and all settings. A gross human rights violation, it fractures families and communities and hampers development, also costing countries billions of dollars annually in healthcare costs and lost productivity.
Media advisory: UN Women co-sponsored events during the 57th Commission on the Status of Women, 4 – 15 March 2013
During the two-week session, UN Women will host several official and side events and call on Member States to strengthen global norms and standards and increase political commitment and action on this year’s priority theme of eliminating and preventing all forms of violence against women and girls.
Media Advisory: UN Women Forum to focus on strategies to end the pandemic of violence Survivors’ voices to be at the centre of the dialogue
UN WOMEN MEDIA ADVISORY For immediate release 11 December 2012 Media Contacts: Sharon Grobeisen, sharon.grobeisen[at]unwomen.org +1 (646)781-4753 WHAT: In the lead up to the 2013 Commission on the Status of Women, from 13-14th December, UN Women will host a high-level Stakeholders Forum to build consensus and identify common strategies on ending the pandemic of violence [...]
Media Advisory: Official Commemoration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
“A promise is A Promise” is the theme of the Official Commemoration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women organized by the United Nations Secretary-General’s campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women.
Media Advisory: UN Women, WFP, IFAD, FAO to launch joint programme to empower rural women and girls
UN Women and the three Rome-based United Nations agencies working on food and agriculture will launch on 27th September a joint programme to empower poor rural women through economic integration and food security initiatives.
UN Women to Call for Protection of Women’s Rights Worldwide during 67th Session of the UN General Assembly
Globally, 139 constitutions include guarantees of gender equality, 125 countries outlaw domestic violence, and women have equal rights to own property in 115 countries and equal inheritance rights in 93 nations.
UN Women amplifies women’s voices at the International AIDS Conference
UN Women Media Advisory For immediate release Media Contacts: Hadrien Bonnaud: hadrien.bonnaud[at]unwomen.org; 1 + 917-208-9641 At the upcoming International AIDS Conference (IAC) held in Washington D.C (22 – 27 July) UN Women aims to give visibility and amplify the voice of women, in particular women living with HIV. Held every two years, the IAC is [...]
