Tag Archives: UN Women

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

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.

Posted in Arab States, Exclude from Frontpage, Governance, Leadership and Political Participation, News, Peace and Security, Stories from the Field | Tagged candidates, elections, female representation, Iraq, murdered, quota law, training, UN, UN Women | Comments Off

UN Women calls for urgent and effective action against femicide

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.

Posted in Americas and the Caribbean, Ending Violence against Women, Exclude from Frontpage, Human Rights, 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 | Comments Off

We are integral to sustainable peace, recovery and development, say Malian women

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.

Posted in Africa, Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence against Women, Exclude from Frontpage, Governance, Leadership and Political Participation, Human Rights, National Planning and Budgeting, News, Peace and Security | Tagged Brussels, conference, donor, Lakshmi Puri, Mali, Sahel, UN, UN Women | Comments Off

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

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.

Posted in Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri, Ending Violence against Women, Human Rights, News, Speeches and Statements | 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 | Comments Off

Girls receive a visit from a different man every night, a ‘new husband’: In the words of Saran Keïta Diakité

Saran Keïta Diakité is a lawyer in Mali and President of the Malian branch of the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (Réseau Paix et Sécurité des Femmes de l’Espace CEDEAO). As the Donor Conference on Mali starts in Brussels, in her own words she speaks about the atrocities occurring in her country, which has been plagued by political instability and the proliferation of armed groups that have uprooted more than 415,000 people since a military coup d’état in March 2012. She also talks about the work of her NGO, supported by UN Women, to assist survivors of violence, provide access to justice, and to ensure women have a say in peace negotiations. She was one of four female mediators who took part in peace negotiations from 15-17 April 2012 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Saran also recently spoke in April 2013 at the UN Security Council’s Open Debate on conflict-related sexual violence in New York.

Posted in Africa, Ending Violence against Women, Exclude from Frontpage, Human Rights, In the words of..., News, Peace and Security, Stories from the Field | Tagged compensation, conflict, forced marriage, gang rape, human rights, justice, Mali, negotiations, peace, rape, sexual violence, transitional justice, UN Women, United Nations, violence, war | Comments Off

Making laws real and accessible underlines efforts by judges in Tanzania

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.

Posted in Africa, Ending Violence against Women, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Human Rights, Stories from the Field | Tagged equality, human rights, judges, justice, Tanzania, UN, UN Women, violence, women's rights | Comments Off

Better lighting, wider pavements: steps towards preventing sexual violence in New Delhi

As the UN marks Global Road Safety Week, a Safe Cities programme in New Delhi is conducting safety audits, whose findings are being adapted to make the crucial link between the public’s needs, urban planning and safety.

Posted in Asia and the Pacific, Ending Violence against Women, National Planning and Budgeting, News, Stories from the Field | Tagged Criminal Law, India, Justice Verma Committee, New Delhi, rape, road safety, Safe Cities, safety, security, toilets, UN, UN Women, urban planning | Comments Off

In Timor-Leste, communities mobilize to confront domestic violence

Posted on April 26 2013 | Asia and the Pacific | Ending Violence against Women | Peace and Security | Stories from the Field

Police and community-based networks in Timor-Leste are working to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence by helping survivors get counseling and judicial assistance. They also raise awareness of the domestic violence law.

Posted in Asia and the Pacific, Ending Violence against Women, Peace and Security, Stories from the Field | Tagged domestic violence, police, Timor, UN, UN Women, violence | Comments Off

Latin American and Caribbean women chart their priorities for the new global development agenda

To give women more voice in the United Nations post-2015 development agenda, UN Women is organizing various consultations globally. Recently they took place in the Americas and the Caribbean, bringing forth the priorities of the region.

Posted in Americas and the Caribbean, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, News, Stories from the Field, Sustainable Development | Tagged agenda de desarrollo, Colombia, después de 2015, development agenda, Guatemala, Maya, MDGs, México, mujeres, Naciones Unidas, ODMs, ONU, ONU Mujeres, post-2015, UN Women, United Nations | Comments Off

UN Women opens Nordic Liaison Office in Copenhagen

Posted on April 24 2013 | Europe and Central Asia | Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment | News

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 Europe and Central Asia, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, News | Tagged Copenhagen, Denmark, Nordic, UN, UN Women | Comments Off