Igualdad de género y empoderamiento de las mujeres

#AskUNWomen charla con la Jefa interina Lakshmi Puri sobre la agenda para el desarrollo después de 2015

(English) What is UN Women’s vision to ensure that empowering women becomes a priority in the post-2015 development agenda? Why is it important to include a separate gender goal in any future framework? #AskUNWomen and chat with our Acting Head!

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(English) “The Right to Equality in Post-2015,” a speech by John Hendra in Oslo

(English) Speech by John Hendra, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director Policy and Programme, UN Women at FOKUS and United Nations Association of Norway (UNA), Oslo, 13 June 2013

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(English) Joining forces with UN-Habitat to promote women’s voice, access and safety in sustainable urban development

(English) As part of a new series highlighting UN Women partnerships with other UN entities, a look into our work with UN-Habitat to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in urban planning and sustainable development.

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Artículo de opinión: Un objetivo mundial en materia de igualdad de género, derechos de las mujeres y empoderamiento de las mujeres

(English) In a new editorial article, Lakshmi Puri, UN Women Acting Head and Assistant Secretary-General of the UN, puts forth the organization’s call for a stand-alone goal to achieve gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment in the post-2015 agenda, by focusing on three critical areas: safety, access and voice.

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Llamado a expert@s en género: ONU Mujeres anuncia el lanzamiento de su nuevo Roster para expertas/os y capacitadoras/es en género

(English) UN Women, in collaboration with the UN System Staff College, launches a call for experts to sign up to its new UN Women Expert and Trainer Roster initiative, an online database which will gather a global pool of gender experts available to work for UN Women.

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(English) Press Statement by Lakshmi Puri at the Women Deliver Conference

(English) Press Statement by UN Women Acting Head Lakshmi Puri at the Women Deliver Conference in Malaysia, 28 May.

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(English) “Women deliver for us all, now it is time for the world to deliver for women:” Lakshmi Puri

(English) Remarks of Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women at the Opening Panel of the Women Deliver Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 May 2013.

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(English) UN Women congratulates trailblazing women Mount Everest climbers

(English) Women from around the world are scaling their way to the top but barriers remain. Last week a 27-year-old graphic artist named Raha Moharrak made headlines as the first Saudi woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. On the same day she reached the summit, the first woman from Pakistan, Samina Baig, did the same.

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Diseñadora mexicana encuentra una musa en ONU Mujeres

(English) As the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed, we highlight the designs of Cristina Pineda whose new collection was inspired by UN Women’s efforts on sustainable development and ending violence against women and girls.

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(English) Making laws real and accessible underlines efforts by judges in Tanzania

(English) Tanzanian women High Court judges are training the judiciary to apply international women’s rights standards in their judgments and to protect survivors and witnesses of violence against women and girls. They are also engaging in awareness-raising efforts to improve the understanding of women’s rights and options for legal recourse.

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