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In lead up to Generation Equality Forum, Action Coalition themes announced
UN Women, together with feminists across the world, and the Governments of Mexico and France, announced the Action Coalition themes for the Generation Equality Forum. Learn more
Seed grants and training boost prospects for Georgian refugee women
A UN Women project in Georgia empowers refugee women through economic empowerment initiatives. Learn more
“For generations, we have been nominating men just because they are men”
Marlène Schiappa, Minister of State for Gender Equality in France, highlights the importance of the 2020 Generation Equality Forum, a global gathering for gender equality. Learn more
“Expanding economic opportunities of women is key to ensure safety and prosperity”
Kursanali kyzy Begimai, 24, is the leader of a self-help group in a village on the disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, running a profitable agro-business and conflict-resolution initiatives. Learn 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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International Women's Day 2020
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. 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
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15/01/2020In lead up to Generation Equality Forum, Action Coalition themes announced
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13/01/2020From where I stand: “We’re promoting women’s participation in community development and peace-building”
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06/01/2020From where I stand: “Expanding economic opportunities of women is key to ensure safety and prosperity”
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23/12/2019Seed grants and training boost prospects for Georgian refugee women
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23/12/2019Take Five: “As women environmentalists, we are here to prove that women can do anything”
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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
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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).