Press Releases
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
Brussels — 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. UN Women, UNDP, and the European Union, will partner [...]
South Sudanese Women Call for their Full Engagement in the Development Planning for South Sudan
On the eve of the first international meeting on the future of South Sudan, women leaders from the world’s newest nation today put forth concrete policy recommendations on development, security and governance priorities for their country.
UN Women Urges Full Participation of Afghan Women in the Road Ahead from Bonn
UN Women Press Release For immediate release Media Contact: Oisika Chakrabarti, Media Specialist, oisika.chakrabarti[at]unwomen.org, +1 646 781-4522. UN Women commends sustained efforts of Afghan women and their engagement at the 10th Annual Afghanistan Conference United Nations, New York — On 5 December 2011, Afghan women joined the more than 1,000 delegates from 100 countries attending [...]
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Marks 15th Anniversary – New Call for Proposals Announced
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, and in tribute to grassroots activists around the world who are at the forefront of the efforts to end the pandemic of violence, the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women announced its new global Call for Proposals to support country-level programmes to end violence against women and girls.
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet Unveils Comprehensive Policy Agenda to End Violence against Women
In her first message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, since UN Women became operational earlier this year, Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet outlines a comprehensive policy agenda to end violence against women globally.
(Español) La Directora Ejecutiva de ONU Mujeres aplaude el éxito de la campaña contra la violencia hacia las mujeres “Actívate Uruguay”
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UN Security Council Members Debate Progress and Challenges to Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding
UN Women Press Release For immediate release Media Contact: Oisika Chakrabarti, Media Specialist, oisika.chakrabarti[at]unwomen.org, +1 646 781-4522. UN Women calls for robust measures to ensure women’s role in peace processes United Nations, New York — On the anniversary of the Security Council Resolution 1325, on Women, Peace and Security, the UN Security Council is holding an [...]
A New UN Women Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean Region
The Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, John Hendra, on Wednesday 26 October opened the new UN Women Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean, located in Ciudad del Saber, Panama City, the first of six regional centers planned for the organization. At the opening, Mr. Hendra stressed that “the Regional Centre will have [...]
UN Women and the Basque Government Sign a Collaboration Agreement to Promote Gender Equality in Latin America
The Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, and the Secretary General of Foreign Affairs, Guillermo Echenique, on behalf of the Lehendakari Patxi López, presented a memorandum of understanding on 20 October to work jointly in strengthening the political participation of women and their leadership in general, as well as to promote gender-oriented budgeting within the context of local and regional governments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
