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The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual campaign that begins on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs through…

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Alice Ledu in Bidi Bidi Settlement attending to the tailoring enterprise that she started using proceeds from her catering business skills. Photo: UN Women/Jeroen van Loon
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In the words of Alice Ledu: “I feel happy that I can contribute to my family’s well-being.”
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Afghanistan: Top UN delegation tells Taliban to end confinement, deprivation, abuse of women’s rights
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Press release following UN Deputy Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director's visit to Afghanistan
Twenty women vendors from the Mont Mgafula market celebrate receiving their business registration certificates at a ceremony at Mont Ngafula Town Hall on 6 October 2022. Photo: UN Women/Yulia Panevina
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Women vendors register businesses, and hope, in DRC
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UN Women Executive Board to convene first regular session of 2023
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New UN Women Executive Board Bureau 2023 elected
UN Women at Davos 2023
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Advancing Gender Equality: UN Women at Davos 2023
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous
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Statement: The decree barring women in Afghanistan from working in non-governmental organizations is yet another stark violation of women’s rights
Looking forward to 2023
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Looking forward to 2023
Under the theme "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality", International Women's Day 2023 will explore the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities. Photo: UN Trust Fund/Phil Borges
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International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”
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Statement on Afghanistan by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director
Photos (from left to right): UN Women (Viet Nam); UN Women/Karen Peña (Bolivia); UN Women/Faith Mvula (Malawi); UN Women (Kosovo); UN Women/Sultan Mahmud Mukut (Bangladesh)
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Around the world: 16 Days of Activism