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(English) Experts call for increased efforts to improve maternal and newborn child health in Africa
(English) More than 50 government, civil society, academic and United Nations experts came together for a meeting coordinated by the African Union (AU) in partnership with UN Women from 24 to 26 April in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to review key frameworks and initiatives on maternal and newborn child health and recommend actions for reduction of maternal and child deaths in Africa.
(English) UN Women deplores the rape of a 5-year-old and calls for greater accountability of service providers
(English) In a statement, UN Women India strongly deplores the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls, including the recent barbaric rape of a girl child in New Delhi. The urgent need to promote and protect the rights of women and girls in India and punishment for perpetrators is strongly urged.
Posted in Asia y el Pacífico, Eliminación de la violencia contra las mujeres, Press Statement
Tagged 5-year-old, criminal, India, Justice Verma, law, New Delhi, police, rape, safety, security, UN, United Nations, women
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(English) UN Women opens Nordic Liaison Office in Copenhagen
(English) The new UN Women presence in Copenhagen provides a strategic opportunity to liaise with Nordic governments, parliamentarians, the private sector, civil society and UN Women National Committees in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Posted in Europa y Asia Central, Igualdad de género y empoderamiento de las mujeres, News
Tagged Copenhagen, Denmark, Nordic, UN, UN Women
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(English) Statement by Lakshmi Puri at the Sustainable Energy for All: Launch of the Energy and Women’s Health High Impact Opportunity
(English) Statement by Lakshmi Puri Acting Head of UN Women at the Sustainable Energy for All: Launch of the Energy and Women’s Health High Impact Opportunity, Panel Discussion on Energy and Women’s Health: The Way Forward, 19 April 2013, Washington, D.C.
Posted in Directora Ejecutiva Adjunta Lakshmi Puri, Medio ambiente, Salud, Discursos y Declaraciones, Desarrollo sostenible
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(English) Lakshmi Puri highlights the need for concerted action to provide sustainable, life-saving energy solutions
(English) 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.
Posted in Empoderamiento económico, Educación, Gobernanza, liderazgo y participación política, Media Advisories, News, Desarrollo sostenible
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