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Generation Equality Stands against Rape
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November to 10 December, we're calling upon people from all walks of life, across generations, to take our boldest stand yet against rape. Learn more
Orange the World across Europe and Central Asia
From 25 November to 10 December, multiple events across the region will urge actions to end violence against women and girls. Learn more
I am Generation Equality: “I am a child born out of wartime rape”
Ajna Jusić, 26 years old, is the President of the Forgotten Children of War Association, a psychologist and a feminist from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Learn more
I am generation Equality: Fatmira Dajlani, child marriage survivor and activist
Fatmira Dajlani has been working as an activist for 14 years in Albania and is leading “Roma Gateway for Integration” organization in Fushe Kruje. Learn more
I am Generation Equality: Teodora Mileska, champion of sexual and reproductive health and rights
Teodora Mileska is a senior peer educator for Comprehensive Sexual Education in North Macedonia advocating for sexual and reproductive health rights. Learn more
Highlights
In Focus: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November to 10 December, and under the umbrella of the Generation Equality campaign to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign is calling upon people from all walks of life, across generations, to take our boldest stand yet against rape. More
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Generation Equality
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women is launching a new campaign, “Generation Equality—Realizing women’s rights and an equal future”. The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls, health-care services that respond to their needs, and their equal participation in political life and decision-making in all areas of life. More
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Progress of the world's women 2019–2020
UN Women’s flagship report, “Progress of the world’s women 2019–2020: Families in a changing world”, assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation. The report features global, regional, and national data. It also analyses key issues such as family laws, employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and migration. At a critical juncture for women’s rights, this landmark report proposes a comprehensive family-friendly policy agenda to advance gender equality in diverse families. More
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In Focus: Women and the SDGs
Gender equality is a right. Fulfilling this right is the best chance we have in meeting some of the most pressing challenges of our time—from economic crisis and lack of health care, to climate change, violence against women and escalating conflicts. Check out new data, stories, videos and publications from Europe and Central Asia illustrating how and why gender equality matters across all the Sustainable Development Goals. More
Latest news
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05/12/2019Statisticians and policymakers learn to better measure women’s unpaid work
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29/11/2019International Conference in Skopje calls for greater recognition of women’s powerful peace-building role in the Western Balkans
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29/11/2019In the words of Yana Panfilova: “You can talk about HIV a lot, but a personal example is what can really change people’s attitude”
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29/11/2019SADA Women’s Cooperative ranks among the top 10 projects at the Paris Peace Forum
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28/11/2019UN Women urges to ‘Light the Dark’ to end violence against women
Featured publication
Interactive report: "Implementing Norms, Changing Minds"
This interactive report provides a dive into some of the key results achieved under the regional EU/UN Women programme on ending violence and discrimination against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey, "Implementing Norms, Changing Minds".
End rape—an intolerable cost to society
In her message for International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says: "If I could have one wish granted, it might well be a total end to rape". More
Featured video
No more rape in war
This year's 16 Days of Activism campaign theme highlights the need to end the “rape culture” that is entrenched in our society, whether in situations of conflict, peace, in our homes or on the streets. Produced by UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, the video contains real accounts of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and rape in Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244).