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Activists fight for the rights of HIV-positive women living in Peru

Posted on November 30 2012 | Americas and the Caribbean | Ending Violence against Women | Health | HIV and AIDS | News | Stories from the Field
To mark World AIDS Day (1 December) we profile the life of a woman who is claiming her rights as a member of the Peruvian Network of Positive Women.
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Post-2015 agenda must include gender equality and accountability mechanisms

Posted on November 30 2012 | News
During a four-day consultation, more than 60 experts discussed ways to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment are fully integrated into any future global development framework beyond 2015.
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Statement of UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet at the Open Debate of Security Council on Women and Peace and Security

Posted on November 30 2012 | Executive Director Michelle Bachelet | Peace and Security | Speeches and Statements
Speech by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the Open Debate of Security Council on Women and Peace and Security, 30 November 2012.
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At UN Security Council, UN Women calls for leadership for inclusive peacebuilding

Posted on November 30 2012 | Press Releases
New York, 30 November  – Today at the UN Security Council Open Debate to mark the 12th  anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet called on world leaders to provide determined leadership, dedicated resources and direct opportunities to enable women to contribute to the maintenance [...]
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Remarks by Michelle Bachelet on the occasion of the Official Commemoration of the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women

Posted on November 28 2012 | Executive Director Michelle Bachelet | Speeches and Statements
Remarks by Michelle Bachelet on the occasion of the Official Commemoration of the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women. A Promise is A Promise. 28 November 2012.
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Escaping the scourge of female genital mutilation in Tanzania: a Maasai girls’ school provides scholarships for those at risk

Posted on November 28 2012 | Africa | Education | Ending Violence against Women | Human Rights | News | Stories from the Field | Youth
“You need to be circumcised to be married, so that if you get pregnant you don’t bring shame to your family,” explains Nengai, a proud, 26-year-old school teacher. In Gelai, the rural village where she grew up, all of the girls she knew were circumcised, usually after they completed primary school. Her own mother came [...]
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Michelle Bachelet acceptance speech at the Gabarron International Award for Lifetime Achievement 2012

Posted on November 28 2012 | Executive Director Michelle Bachelet | Speeches and Statements
Michelle Bachelet acceptance speech at the Gabarron International Award for Lifetime Achievement 2012. New York, 27 November 2012.
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Remarks by the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet at the Second regular session of UN Women Executive Board

Posted on November 28 2012 | Executive Director Michelle Bachelet | Speeches and Statements
Remarks by the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet at the Second regular session of UN Women Executive Board. New York, 28 November 2012.
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UN Women is welcomed as the 100th publisher on the International Aid Transparency Initiative

Posted on November 28 2012 | National Planning and Budgeting | News
UN Women has been welcomed as the 100th publisher on the open data registry of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI).
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Setting the scene: using audio-visual tools to train peacekeepers to respond

Posted on November 28 2012 | Americas and the Caribbean | Asia and the Pacific | Ending Violence against Women | Human Rights | Peace and Security | Stories from the Field
“There were six soldiers; they came into my house,” recalls one Congolese woman, her gaze fixed and sad. “Immediately they pointed their guns at me,” says another survivor, holding her infant son in her arms. “They asked me ‘do you want to live or die?’”
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