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Member States and gender advocates call for urgent and effective measures to accelerate gender equality
Key stakeholders from North America, Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia called for the urgent realization of women’s human rights. Learn more
Regional civil society activists urge for action at Beijing+25 review
A diverse group of 450 women’s rights activists from Europe, North America, the Caucuses and Central Asia came together at the Beijing+25 regional civil society forum, in Geneva, to call for urgent action on gender equality. Learn more
UN Women Executive Director visits Bosnia and Herzegovina
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to reaffirm UN Women’s commitment to support the country in its efforts to advance gender equality. Learn more
Generation Equality
Join UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign to accelerate gender equality actions and mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most visionary agenda for women’s rights and empowerment everywhere. 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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Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands against Rape
The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign will mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November to 10 December, under the theme, “Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands against Rape”. Join us in galvanizing actions around the world to take a stand against sexual violence in all contexts and spark a global conversation about what it will take to prevent and end rape. 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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18/11/2019UN Women Executive Director’s Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2019
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18/11/2019I am Generation Equality: Fatmira Dajlani, child marriage survivor and activist
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18/11/2019I am Generation Equality: “I am a child born out of wartime rape”
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18/11/201916 ways you can stand against rape culture
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18/11/2019I am Generation Equality: Mariam Lomtadze, computer coder against child marriage
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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".
Rural women and girls building climate resilience
In her statement for International Day of Rural Women on 15 October, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka emphasizes that rural women must be at the table when decisions are made that affect their future, so that their concerns shape investments in climate resilience and make them truly gender responsive. More
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Young girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina raise awareness on gender-based violence
The first peer-to-peer website focused on prevention of violence against girls and young women in Bosnia and Herzegovina was developed by a team of young girls who were inspired by similar global and regional initiatives and wanted to bring the change in their peer communities.