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Speeches and statements during CSW58
Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the outcome of the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (New York, 22 March, 2014) [also available in Español and Français]
Remarks by Lakshmi Puri at a CSW58 side event on New Approaches to Poverty Eradication among Women with Disabilities (New York, 19 March)
A reflection on the First Women Bank of Pakistan and Benazir Income-Support Programme by Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri (New York, 18 March)
Speech by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at a side event on "The Voices of African Women and Girls in the Post-2015 Development Agenda" (New York, 17 March)
"Investing in gender equality: moving from rhetoric to reality” – Deputy Executive Director John Hendra (New York, 14 March)
The Beijing Platform for Action and the Global Development Agenda from the MDGs to the Post-2015 Development Agenda – a speech by Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri (New York, 13 March 2014)
Speech by John Hendra on “Feminization of Poverty in Rural Areas” (New York, 13 March)
Remarks by Lakshmi Puri at a CSW58 side event on “ICT and the Internet as powerful means in advancing women’s rights and empowerment: Possibilities and Challenges” (New York, 12 March)
Remarks by Lakshmi Puri at a CSW58 side event on Women of Asia at Work (New York, 12 March)
Remarks by Executive Director at the CSW58 side event on ICTs and the internet as powerful means in advancing women’s rights and empowerment (New York, 12 March)
Remarks by Executive Director at a side event on How the Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund of Liberia is Spearheading the Market Women’s Movement across Africa (New York, 12 March)
Remarks by Executive Director at the a side event on Engaging Men and Boys to achieve the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls (New York, 12 March)
Remarks by Executive Director at the Nordic Council of Ministers' side event on Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women and Girls through Education (New York, 12 March)
Opening remarks by UN Women Executive Director at High-level event on MDG progress (New York, 11 March)
Joint statement by UN Heads of organizations on accelerating progress on the MDGs for women and girls (New York, 11 March)
"We can get to ZERO!” – UN Women Executive Director (New York, 11 March)
Remarks by John Hendra at a side event on Women and Water: Multipliers of Development (New York, 11 March)
Women in Politics Map 2014 – Statement by John Hendra (New York, 11 March)
Remarks by Lakshmi Puri at a CSW58 side event on Trafficking in human beings (New York, 10 March 2014)
Remarks by John Hendra at a side event on the MDGs, post-2015 and Beijing+20 (New York, 10 March 2014)
Remarks by John Hendra at a side event on Combating Violence against Women – Regional Perspectives (New York, 10 March 2014)
Opening statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at CSW58 (New York, 10 March 2014)
Speeches and statements prior to CSW58
Press Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for Briefing of UN Correspondents, at the UN (New York, 6 March 2014)
Speech by Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the High-level event organized by the President of the General Assembly (New York, 6 March 2014)
Equality for Women is Progress for All: Message of UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for International Women's Day 2014 (New York, 3 March 2014)
[also available in Arabic | 中文 | Español | Français | Русский ]
Opening remarks by Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri on the MDGs and gender equality in the Arab region (Cairo, 23 February 2014)
Opening remarks by Deputy Executive Director John Hendra at the Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for CSW58 (Bangkok, 12 February 2014)
Presentation by Deputy Executive Director John Hendra at the Asia-Pacific Civil Society Consultation on Beijing+20 and CSW58 (Bangkok, 11 February 2014)
Opening remarks by Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri on CSW lessons learned, at Africa Ministerial Preparatory Meeting for CSW58 (Addis Ababa, 8 February 2014)
Opening remarks by Deputy Executive Director John Hendra at the LAC Regional Consultations ahead of CSW58 (Mexico City, 6 February 2014)
Closing remarks by Deputy Executive Director John Hendra at the LAC Regional Consultations ahead of CSW58 (Mexico City, 10 February 2014)