Women’s journey towards a life free of violence
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
This video animation is based on experiences of Positive Champions, women of Moldova who overcame violence. Many of them are now involved in helping other women break this vicious cycle.6 out of 10 Moldovan women have experienced at least one form of violence from their parters, during their lifetime (BNS, 2011).This video was produced by UN Women Moldova with the support of the Government of Sweden.
PSA: Georgian Rugby Players Say NO to Violence against Women
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "SHiEld -- Enhancing Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in Georgia (funded by Sida). The project's communication campaign emphasizes the importance of outreach to strategic groups, in particular men and boys who play the utmost role in ending violence against women and girls. To that end, in the framework of the SHiEld project, UN Women in Georgia has actively partnered with the Georgian Rugby Union and the Georgian…
Music Video on Violence against Women by Salome Korkotashvili
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
This music video was produced as part of the UN Women project "SHiEld -- Enhancing Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in Georgia" (funded by Sida). The project is engaging young people in Georgia through sports, music, workshops and legal clinics. The music and lyrics for the video was composed by popular Georgian singer, Salome Korkotashvili. It is frequently aired on public broadcast channels to raise awareness about the issue and to promote the newly established…
UN Women: Putting the Women's Agenda as a Priority
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
UN Women was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010 to accelerate progress on gender equality and the empowerment of women. Over the last two years, it has achieved results for women and girls everywhere by supporting efforts to end violence against them, bringing them to the centre of peacebuilding, advancing their political participation and leadership and increasing their economic empowerment.Additional photos and footage courtesy of: UN PhotoUNTVUN Trust Fund to End…
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
Launched on 23 September 2013 by UN Women and Canada, the Knowledge Gateway for Women's Economic Empowerment is an online "one-stop service" for resources, advocacy, innovation, partnerships and collaboration to advance women's economic empowerment.Our mission is to offer a user-friendly, demand-driven one-stop service community where you can find and share resources and tools for women's economic empowerment and connect with experts, peers, networks and potential…
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
6 out of 10 Moldovan women have experienced at least one form of violence from their partners, during their lifetime.This video is part of the international campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence that takes place every year between 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 10 December, Human Rights Day.The video is produced by UN Women Moldova in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, The General…
Empowering Women - Empowering Humanity: Picture It!
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
Empowering women empowers humanity. It's time to fulfill the vision laid out at the Beijing Women's Conference in 1995. Join us. Picture it - a world where no woman is silenced, objectified or abused because she was born female. A world where girls and boys and women and men are equal.Follow #Beijing20.Speak up!For more information, please visit: http://beijing20.unwomen.org/
One Woman: A Song for UN Women
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
Support women all over the world. Buy "One Woman" at http://song.unwomen.org. From China to Costa Rica, from Mali to Malaysia, acclaimed singers and musicians, women and men, have come together to spread a message of unity and solidarity: We are "One Woman".Launching on International Women's Day, 8 March 2013, the song is a rallying cry that inspires listeners to join the drive for women's rights and gender equality. "…
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
This video features little girls accompanying the Georgian National Rugby Team to the pitch to sing the Georgian national anthem before the start of the match.Since 2010, the Georgian National Rugby Team - the ‘Lelos’ - have been actively engaged in the SAY NO – UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and HeforShe campaigns. The team has dedicated a number of international and national matches to these campaigns, which is why on this occasion they are accompanied to the pitch by little girls (…
National Forum of Women in Kyrgyzstan celebrates 90th anniversary of the women’s movement
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
This video showcases the National Women's Forum held on 2-3 March 2015 in Kyrgyzstan to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the women's movement, 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and 15th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. It gathered more than 1200 activists in support of gender equality.
Gender responsive budgeting best practices in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
This video showcases gender responsive budgeting best practices at the local level in three municipalities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Bogovinje, Bitola and the City of Skopje. The stories are brought by local administration workers and people living in the municipalities. This video was produced as part of UN Women's regional project “Promoting Gender Responsive Polices in South-East Europe and the Republic of Moldova”, financially supported by the Swiss Agency for…
My (S)hero: Our artists on who inspires them
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
On 8 March 2013 - International Women's Day 2013 - UN Women will release the song "One Woman." Two years in the making, the song was first performed in the United Nations General Assembly Hall when the agency was launched in 2011. The track features 25 singers and musicians recording in over 20 countries. Here, several of them speak about their personal (s)heroes. For more information, please visit http://song.unwomen.org.
Gender Aspects of Mediation Strategies for Increasing Women’s Role in Peacebuilding
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
The workshop “Gender Aspects of Mediation Strategies for Increasing Women’s Role in Peacebuilding” was conducted by UN Women Georgia Country Office in April 12-15, 2014, for the women divided by conflict in Georgia aiming to enhance their knowledge in peace-building and conflict resolution and build their confidence to influence peace-building processes; to enable them to influence, participate and advocate for women’s participation in conflict resolution and peace-building processes and to…
Side by Side -- Women, Peace and Security
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
Jointly developed by the Australian Government's Australian Civil-Military Centre and UN Women, "Side by Side -- Women, Peace and Security" explores how the international community has and can meet its commitments on women, peace and security. The 30-minute documentary features an introduction by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as well as interviews with United Nations personnel, peacekeepers, mediators, humanitarian actors, policy makers and survivors of conflict. Read more…
Moldovan men challenge gender stereotypes
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
Gender inequality is one of the most persistent human rights violations of our time. HeForShe is a solidarity movement for gender equality that engages men and boys as advocates, to break the silence, raise their voices and take action for the achievement of gender equality. This video supports the elimination of stereotypes from the domestic space and was developed by the UN programme "Women in Politics" in Moldova, implemented by UN Women, and UNDP, in partnership with East…
Women of Syria: An appeal for peace
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
"We are Syrian women civilians with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, from throughout Syria. We represent a wide variety of women's and civil society organizations. We met in Geneva, over three days, under the sponsorship of UN Women, to unite our positions and issue a document that affirms our shared vision regarding the peace process for our country."Nearly 50 Syrian women came together from within and outside Syria at a conference, facilitated by UN Women, from 11 to 13…
Interior of Violence: An interactive performance on ending violence against women (Georgia)
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
The UN Joint Programme to Enhance Gender Equality in Georgia (UNJP) marked International Women's Day 2014 by launching "The Interior of Violence," an interactive exhibition and performance staged by actors of Georgia's Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre. The exhibition was set up in the form of a home in the theatre's lobby for the performance. It also features stories developed by Georgian journalists, bloggers and photojournalists on violence against women, as…
Women's Rights: Our artists on gender equality
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
On 8 March 2013 - International Women's Day 2013 - UN Women will release the song "One Woman." Two years in the making, the song was first performed in the United Nations General Assembly Hall when the agency was launched in 2011. The track features 25 singers and musicians recording in over 20 countries. Here, several of them explain why they believe promoting women's rights is important. For more information, please visit http://song.…
Gender Dividend - A Global Trend
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
The Gender Dividend is a global trend. Do you know what the gender dividend is? Do you know why the gender dividend brings a win-win-win situation? Do you know how to get your gender dividend? This animation video tells you all.
Women Councilors in Serbia mobilize for gender equality
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
Women Councilors Networks in Serbia, recently established with the support of UN Women, have started taking action across the country, especially in the most underdeveloped and disadvantaged communities, to overcome patriarchal and traditional norms and empower women to uplift their communities. The video features an initiative by the Women Councilors Network in Svrljig, a predominantly agricultural town, to encourage organic farming among rural women to boost their economic opportunities…