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Rickshaw drivers break stereotypes in Nepal
Thursday, December 12, 2019
After returning to Nepal from working abroad in Dubai, Hira Kumari Sewa took part in UN Women’s Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme and learned to drive an e-rickshaw in order to support herself and her family.
Informal briefing on an update on the implementation of Resolution 72/279
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Tuesday, 28 January; 1:15 p.m. -2:30 p.m.; Conference Room 12 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Informal briefing on the audited financial statements and MR on the Report of the BoA
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Wednesday, 29 January; 1:15 p.m. -2:30 p.m.; Conference Room 12 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Joint briefing on the options to improve structured dialogue on financing
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Thursday, 23 January; 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.; Conference Room 11 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Interactive dialogue on mobilizing the Generation Equality Forum
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Thursday, 16 January 2020; 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Conference Room 6 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Pre-session in advance of the First Regular Session 2020 and Orientation
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Monday, 27 January; 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.; Conference Room 12 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Joint briefing on the working methods of the Executive Boards
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Wednesday, 22 January; 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Conference Room 11 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Joint briefing on cost recovery
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Thursday, 23 January; 3:00 P.m. -6:00 p.m.; Conference Room 11 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Informal briefing on update on the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan 2018-2021
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Monday, 27 January; 1:15 p.m. -2:30 p.m.; Conference Room 12 of UNHQ Provisional agenda PowerPoint slides
Take five: Morocco’s Anti-Trafficking Law and its link to migration
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Amina Oufroukhi is President of the International Judicial Cooperation Department headed by the Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Kingdom of Morocco.
International Women’s Day 2020 theme— "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
The theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) 2020 is, I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. The theme is aligned with UN Women’s new multigenerational campaign, Generation Equality, which marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
The world went orange: Putting a spotlight on ending violence against women
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Every year, from 25 November to 10 December, activists around the world campaign to end violence against women, as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The international campaign has its roots in the feminist movement, and started at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Rutgers University, USA, in 1991.
I am Generation Equality: Francy Jaramillo Piedrahita, human rights defender and peacebuilder
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Francy L. Jaramillo Piedrahita is a human rights defender with over a decade of experience working on women’s rights, LGBTQ issues and peacebuilding in Colombia. She has been leading the localization of the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 and the peace agreement between the Government and the FARC in Cauca, Colombia.
Civil society and youth from the Arab States review Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Friday, December 6, 2019
Over 70 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and youth advocates from across the Arab States region met in Amman, Jordan on 26 and 27 November, to conduct a parallel review and discussion on the progress and lessons learned in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action , in the lead up to the Arab States High-Level Conference on the Beijing+25 Review.
Arab States region looks ahead to 25th Anniversary of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Friday, December 6, 2019
Following a comprehensive and inclusive regional review process that has spanned nearly 12 months, on 28 November governments, civil society organizations, and youth representatives from across the Arab States region met to agree on a set of priorities and strategies to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in light of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.