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Call for Applications: 2013 SEED Awards seek innovative projects on gender equality and women’s empowerment
UN Women joins the European Union, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the government of Flanders, the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the international law firm Hogan Lovells in supporting the SEED Award, an initiative that aims to help the most promising start-up entrepreneurs, women-led enterprises and other social and environmental inspiring businesses to integrate ideas and proposals to address pressing local issues.
Posted in Economic Empowerment, Environment, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, News
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Acting Head of UN Women appointed
Following the announcement of her departure by Michelle Bachelet, founding Executive Director of UN Women, the UN Secretary-General has designated Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director, as the Acting Head of the organization, until further notice. Ms. Puri will take on her new role with immediate effect.
Posted in Announcements, News
Tagged Executive Director, Lakshmi Puri, Michelle Bachelet, UN, UN Women
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Women peace advocates put forth key recommendations for Sahel region
UN Women calls for greater participation of women to achieve peace in Sahel and urge world leaders to protect and advance women’s rights
Posted in Africa, Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence against Women, Governance, Leadership and Political Participation, News, Peace and Security
Tagged Africa, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Catherine Ashton, Chad, ECOWAS, Lakshmi Puri, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, peace, Romano Prodi, Sahel, Senegal, UN, UN Women
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Lakshmi Puri leads discussion on gender equality post-MDGs at Women Leaders of New Asia Summit
From 12-14 April, Lakshmi Puri, UN Women Acting Head and Assistant Secretary-General will speak at the Women Leaders of New Asia Summit in New Delhi, organized by the Asia Society, an educational organization dedicated to strengthening partnerships and understanding between the people and institutions of Asia and the United States. The Summit will bring together experts from different fields and countries across Asia-Pacific and beyond to discuss the role of women and gender, including in a future global development agenda, once the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) conclude in 2015.
Thailand launches One-Stop Crisis Centre to respond to violence against women
The launch of Thailand’s pioneering One-Stop Crisis Centre by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on 9 April reinforces the continuing efforts to respond to and prevent violence against women and girls after Thailand joined UN Women’s newest global initiative, COMMIT.
Posted in Asia and the Pacific, Ending Violence against Women, National Planning and Budgeting, News
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Speech by Lakshmi Puri at the High-level Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel
Speech by Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women, at the High-level Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel, 9 April 2013, Brussels, Belgium
Posted in Africa, Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri, Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence against Women, Governance, Leadership and Political Participation, Human Rights, Peace and Security, Speeches and Statements
Tagged African Union, Brussels, crises, crisis, decision-making, human rights, peacebuilding, Prodi, Sahel, UN, UN Women, United Nations
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Domestic workers gain equal rights in Brazil
On the occasion of the enactment of a new law granting equal rights to domestic workers last week, UN Women launched a study on the positive impact of formalizing such employment, both for Brazil’s economy and for the country’s efforts to reduce poverty.
Posted in Americas and the Caribbean, Economic Empowerment, Human Rights, News
Tagged Brazil, domestic workers, ILO, rights, social protection, UN, UN Women
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Media advisory: Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel
The European Union, the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Sahel and UN Women will be convening a Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel, on 9 April, in Brussels.
