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UN Women deplores the rape of a 5-year-old and calls for greater accountability of service providers

Posted on April 24 2013 | Asia and the Pacific | Ending Violence against Women | Press Statement

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.

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New Horizons: Ethiopian women join efforts to escape poverty

Posted on April 23 2013 | Africa | Economic Empowerment | Stories from the Field

In Ethiopia, impoverished women are earning an income, developing new skills, and starting collective savings thanks to a nation-wide economic empowerment programme benefitting approximately 10,000 women in the Ethiopian countryside.

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Zimbabweans say yes to new Constitution strong on gender equality and women’s rights

Posted on April 19 2013 | Africa | Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment | Governance, Leadership and Political Participation | Human Rights | News | Stories from the Field

With general elections approaching, Zimbabwean women hope to see women’s representation grow in Parliament, which is also mandated by the new Constitution approved by referendum in March.

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Media advisory: Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel

Posted on April 5 2013 | Africa | Media Advisories

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.

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Malian armed and security forces gear up to better protect women and children in conflict situations

Posted on March 19 2013 | Africa | Ending Violence against Women | News | Peace and Security

A programme run by UN Women and four other UN agencies aims to train 4,000 members of Mali’s defence and security forces and raise awareness among at least 20,000 armed forces personnel around the protection of women and children and international humanitarian law.

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International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction: “Women and Girls – the [in]Visible Force of Resilience”

Posted on October 11 2012 | News

The International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is commemorated annually on 13 October. The objective of the observance is to raise awareness of how people are taking action to reduce their risk to disasters. The theme of the 2012 International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is “Women and Girls – the [in]Visible Force of Resilience”. [...]

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