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UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) awards grants to initiatives demonstrating that violence against women and girls (VAW/G) can be systematically addressed, reduced, and, ...
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson
British actor Emma Watson was appointed UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in July 2014. The accomplished actor, humanitarian and recent graduate of Brown University will dedicate her efforts towards the ...
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One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family member
New York, 25 November 2024 – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member ...
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The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at 30: How it transformed the fight against gender-based violence
Thirty years ago, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, leaders from 189 countries and over 30,000 activists came together to create a visionary roadmap for achieving equal rights for women ...
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COP29: What is at stake for gender equality as the second week of negotiations starts
As the COP29 climate conference enters its second week in Baku, Azerbaijan, global media have spotlighted it’s potential to become the second- largest COP on record with 65,000 registrations, Brazil’s ...
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UN Women calls for increased gender-focused climate finance at COP29
Baku/New York, 21 November 2024 – As the UN climate summit COP29 commemorates Gender Day, UN Women calls for leaders to make strong decisions on climate finance that respond to the specific needs of ...
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Interview with Irene Cari: How indigenous and feminist women’s groups in Argentina are rising to stop racist sexual violence and femicide
“Chineo” is a racist, colonialist practice dating back to the Spanish conquest, allowing white men to gang rape indigenous women or underage girls with impunity. The crime persists in many parts of ...
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COP29 decisions deliver gains for gender equality in climate action, but more remains to be done
The COP29 climate conference concluded on 24 November with several key global agreements on climate action, including a new collective goal for climate-related financing to reach USD 300 billion per ...
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The solutions are clear: Let’s end the HIV epidemic
HIV continues to take a heavy toll on women and girls. Every week, 4,000 young women and girls around the world are newly infected with HIV – 3,100 of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Violence against ...
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A step forward for women’s safety in Bangladesh: The push for sexual harassment legislation
“I was in second grade when an elderly relative touched my chest while holding me on his lap. I knew something was wrong but didn’t tell my mother,” said Salma Sultana Sumi*, a student from a public ...
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Five ways to ensure women with disabilities lead the push to end gender-based discrimination and violence
About 16 per cent of the world’s population are estimated to be living with a disability, including more than 700 million women and girls. Progress has been made since the Beijing Declaration and ...
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One too many – how a femicide case sparked activism and change in Kazakhstan
One year ago, the femicide of Saltanat Nukenova shook Kazakhstan. The case received unprecedented national attention when her husband, a former minister, was accused. Aitbek Amangeldi, 37, an activist ...