Tag Archives: UN

(English) In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, a new online tool tackles violence against women and girls

(English) Using cell phones and Internet cafés in 10 favelas of Rio de Janeiro, women and girls are accessing information about the services of a network for tackling violence – whether psychological, economic, physical or sexual – and training their peers.

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Posted in Amérique et les Caraïbes, Communications et médias, Elimination de la violence contre les femmes, Exclude from Frontpage, News, Témoignages de terrain, La jeunesse | Tagged app, Brasil, Brazil, drug trafficking, favelas, gender-based violence, LAN houses, Maria da Penha Law, online, Rio de Janeiro, Safe Cities, smartphones, UN, UN Women, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, violence against women, web | Commentaires fermés

Des mères éclairent leurs foyers et leurs communautés en Tanzanie rurale

(English) On World Environment Day, a tribute to six mothers and grandmothers from three remote villages in southern Tanzania who are bringing renewable energy to their communities, serving as role models, and increasing women’s safety and voice in local development.

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Posted in Afrique, Asie Pacifique, Autonomisation économique, Environnement, objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, Témoignages de terrain, Développement durable | Tagged electricity, environment, solar energy, solar power, Tanzania, UN | Commentaires fermés

(English) Lakshmi Puri: “Gender inequalities affect health outcomes and must be addressed accordingly”

(English) Remarks by UN Women Acting Head and Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri at a meeting hosted by H4+ and the Inter-agency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV among Pregnant Women, Mothers and Children, during the Women Deliver Conference, 29 May 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Posted in Lakshmi Puri, Directrice exécutive adjointe, Elimination de la violence contre les femmes, Santé, VIH et SIDA, Droits de l'homme, Discours et déclarations | Tagged H4+, HIV, maternal health, reproductive health, STI, UN, UN Women | Commentaires fermés

Convocation d’experts en genre: ONU Femmes annonce le lancement de son nouveau Roster d’experts et de formateurs en genre

(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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Posted in Autonomisation économique, Egalité des sexes et autonomisation des femmes, Gouvernance, leadership et participation politique, VIH et SIDA, News, La paix et la sécurité | Tagged experts, gender, professionals, roster, trainers, training, UN, UN Women | Commentaires fermés

(English) Breaking the silence on violence against indigenous girls: UN report calls for urgent action

(English) A new study launched today during the XII Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, reveals that indigenous girls have a greater risk of experiencing violence due to the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination they face.

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Posted in Afrique, Amérique et les Caraïbes, Asie Pacifique, Elimination de la violence contre les femmes, Droits de l'homme, News | Tagged ILO, indigenous girls, indigenous peoples, indigenous women, protection, UN, UN Women, UNFPA, UNICEF, violence | Commentaires fermés

(English) With some electoral gains in Iraq, women candidates work towards change

(English) Amid violence-fraught local and regional elections, in which 14 candidates were killed, 300 women contenders were trained by UN Women and the Iraq Foundation. Many emerged successful and thanks to a quota law, women will probably hold 26 per cent of seats on local councils across Iraq.

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Posted in Etats Arabes, Gouvernance, leadership et participation politique, News, La paix et la sécurité, Témoignages de terrain | Tagged candidates, elections, female representation, Iraq, murdered, quota law, training, UN, UN Women | Commentaires fermés

(English) UN Women calls for urgent and effective action against femicide

(English) In a statement, Acting Head of UN Women and Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri welcomes mounting global momentum to end gender-related killings and urges States to take bold and swift action to implement international agreements.

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Posted in Amérique et les Caraïbes, Elimination de la violence contre les femmes, Droits de l'homme, News, Statements | Tagged Central America, CSW, El Salvador, femicide, feminicide, gender-related killings, Guatemala, Honduras, Latin America, México, OHCHR, Safe Cities, UN, UN Women, UNiTE, violence against women | Commentaires fermés

Nous sommes engagées pour une paix durable, la reconstruction et le développement, affirment les femmes du Mali

(English) At a conference for international donors in Brussels on 15 May, Malian women will present their recommendations, calling for more effective contributions to economic development and for women to play a greater role in conflict resolution and rebuilding of their country.

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Posted in Afrique, Autonomisation économique, Elimination de la violence contre les femmes, Gouvernance, leadership et participation politique, Droits de l'homme, Planification et budgétisation nationales, News, La paix et la sécurité | Tagged Brussels, conference, donor, Lakshmi Puri, Mali, Sahel, UN, UN Women | Commentaires fermés

(English) Lakshmi Puri underlines urgent need to take more courageous and decisive action against human trafficking

(English) Speech by Lakshimi Puri, UN Women Acting Executive Director, during an interactive panel discussion on “Sharing Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Prevention and Prosecution in the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action” at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the United Nations Appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons on 13 May 2013 at the General Assembly in New York.

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Posted in Lakshmi Puri, Directrice exécutive adjointe, Elimination de la violence contre les femmes, Droits de l'homme, News, Discours et déclarations | Tagged Brazil, Cambodia, CSW, Egypt, exploitation, human rights, human trafficking, India, Jordan, Malaysia, migration, Morocco, Nigeria, prevention, prosecution, protection, services, slavery, survivors, UN, UN Women, Viet Nam | Commentaires fermés

(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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Posted in Afrique, Elimination de la violence contre les femmes, Egalité des sexes et autonomisation des femmes, Droits de l'homme, Témoignages de terrain | Tagged equality, human rights, judges, justice, Tanzania, UN, UN Women, violence, women's rights | Commentaires fermés

Tag Archives: UN

(English) In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, a new online tool tackles violence against women and girls

Des mères éclairent leurs foyers et leurs communautés en Tanzanie rurale

(English) Lakshmi Puri: “Gender inequalities affect health outcomes and must be addressed accordingly”

Convocation d’experts en genre: ONU Femmes annonce le lancement de son nouveau Roster d’experts et de formateurs en genre

(English) Breaking the silence on violence against indigenous girls: UN report calls for urgent action

(English) With some electoral gains in Iraq, women candidates work towards change

Nous sommes engagées pour une paix durable, la reconstruction et le développement, affirment les femmes du Mali

(English) Lakshmi Puri underlines urgent need to take more courageous and decisive action against human trafficking

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

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