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- Leave No One Behind - End Violence against Women and Girls
- In Focus: Climate action by, and for, women
- Women, peace and security: Preventing war and sustaining peace
- In Focus: International Day of Rural Women
- International Day of the Girl Child
- 72nd session of the General Assembly
- World Humanitarian Day
- International Youth Day
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- CSW61
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UN Women Stories | Isabel Deitliens - Lychee Farmer
We tell the story of Isabel Deitliens, a Mozambican woman who pursued her dream of becoming a commercial fruit farmer. Isabel took advantage of a UN Women-supported national strategy that increased Mozambican women’s access to farmland and productive resources. Isabel now owns and operates a successful fruit farm that exports to international markets. African women are providers, leaders and innovators. They drive economic growth and build peace, yet for too long the African narrative has been out of their hands. UN Women stories is an opportunity to re-write herstory, and let African women tell it in their own words. Learn more: http://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/step-it-up/commitments/mozambique
Policy Spotlight on Rural Women
Friday, March 9, 2018
UN Women's Director of Policy, Purna Sen, speaks with UN Women Policy Specialist Venge Nyirongo about rural women. More
Feminism in times of war and peace
Thursday, April 20, 2017
This short documentary captures the stories of the UN Women Civil Society Advisory Group members in Colombia, offering through a personal lens, a look at their lives as women and as gender equality advocates. The most eminent Colombian advocates for gender equality and women's rights are part of the group. The film documents their personal stories and present them as illustrations of the idea that for women, the personal is indeed the political. This short documentary has been produced by the UN... More
Justin Trudeau tells the world why "I'm a feminist"
Friday, March 18, 2016
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the United Nations' 60th Commission on the Status of Women. More
Inspiring Aspiring Women in Agriculture
Monday, October 14, 2013
Early 2013, 100 women entrepreneurs and members of Joyful Women's Organization (JoyWo), a local NGO in Eldoret, Kenya were brought together with UN Women's support to expand their business and finance skills. The women, who are mostly poultry farmers in rural Kenya, plan to put their newfound knowledge to grow their own businesses and to share with other women. "I want to tell women that they can start small and grow," says Irene Rotich, one of the women poultry farmers. More