Addressing violence against Roma women
Date: Friday, 21 December 2018
In Ukraine, negative stereotypes and prejudices against Roma remain widespread. This leads to discrimination and unfair treatment carried out by state and non-state actors. It also leads to violent attacks targeting Roma. This is especially true for Roma women, who often suffer from multiple discrimination based on multiple factors, including ethnicity, gender, social status as well as disability, age and others.
Five Roma Women on the Challenges Roma Face in Ukraine
Date: Thursday, 20 December 2018
The majority of Roma women across Ukraine face intersecting forms of discrimination based on their gender, ethnicity and social status, which deepens their vulnerability and pushes them to the margins of the society. The most pressing issues are lack of civil registration documents, lack of quality education, stigma and violence, and low level of political and civil engagement among Roma women.
Be stronger. Live without violence.
Date: Friday, 7 December 2018
Violence against women and girls remains to be pandemic for many countries around the world, including Kazakhstan. It is a violation of human rights and freedoms, the origins of which are gender inequality and discrimination. The current video has been produced by UN Women Country Office in Kazakhstan as a part of the global communications campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” in 2018.
16 Days of Activism - the story of a woman who survived domestic violence
Date: Friday, 7 December 2018
The UN Country Team in Ukraine under the leadership of UN Women and UNFPA produced a video with the participation of male celebrity advocates (celebrity musicians Segiy Babkin, Taras Topolia and Valeriy Kharchychyn) who voiced the story of a woman who survived domestic violence. They highlighted the fact that every 5th woman in Ukraine experienced some type of violence in their lifetime.
UN Women BiH video "Istanbul Convention - a comprehensive tool for ending violence against women"
Date: Friday, 7 December 2018
Educational raising awareness video on the rights stipulated by national legislation, and enshrined in the Istanbul ConventionVideo reflects key messages of the Istanbul Convention. It is in educational mode, providing information to widest possible audience, in order to raise their awareness of all rights women are entitled to and that are recognized under the Convention and national legislation. Also, it educates women to whom they can turn to report violence or to seek information, advice…
Achieve Gender Equality by 2030
Date: Thursday, 6 December 2018
There can be no development without gender equality! It's up to all of us to achieve gender equality. United Nations and UN Women in Albania call on society to support the empowerment of women and girls everywhere!
Implementing Norms, Changing Minds – Testimonials 2
Date: Monday, 3 December 2018
The EU-UN Women regional programme “Implementing Norms, Changing Minds” is working to end gender-based discrimination and violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey. In our second testimonials video, our partners and beneficiaries explain how the programme is making a difference in their work and daily lives. http://unwo.men/wgFM30ki9s6
Say No to violence against women with fire flies
Date: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Despite progress achieved in recent years in combatting of violence against women and girls, it continues to be a global pandemic. UN Women aims to raise awareness and encourage commitment by all key stakeholders during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Campaign, that starts on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and continues to 10 December, Human Rights Day.This year, UN Women in Turkey uses the symbol and inspiration of…
At the forefront of response to survivors with disabilities, Ivana’s story, Serbia
Date: Monday, 19 November 2018
Violence against women in Serbia is common, with every second woman having suffered some form of violence. Prevention, protection, prosecution and referral mechanisms on domestic and other forms of violence against women in Serbia remain weak despite improvements made in recent years with the adoption of general and specialized protocols and the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence in 2017.A vocal advocate for the rights of women with disabilities, Ivana Zelic has worked for 10 years at…
Fighting for women’s property rights – Luljeta’s story, Kosovo
Date: Monday, 19 November 2018
This video features Luljeta Aliu, founder of the NGO INJECT (Initiative for Justice and Equality), which supports efforts by marginalized women, young and elderly people, children and minorities in Kosovo(1) to achieve gender equality, realize human rights and social justice.Having experienced physical, psychological and economic violence from her former husband, she decided to report him to the police for domestic violence and filed for divorce. During court procedures, Aliu realized that…
Creating a movement to fight sexual harassment, Ana’s story, North Macedonia
Date: Monday, 19 November 2018
Ana Vasileva is a women’s rights activist and a member of the feminist collective, Fight Like a Woman, living and working in Skopje, the Republic of North Macedonia. A contributor to UN Women’s Not only on March 8th initiative, which urges a year-round focus on gender equality issues, Vasileva works with UN Women’s Skopje office to organise gender equality events and debates.When Vasileva published a blog post about what she calls the “rape culture” in the Republic of North Macedonia, she…
Empowering survivors and women living with HIV— Elena’s story, Ukraine
Date: Monday, 19 November 2018
Gender-based violence is persistent in Ukraine. Physical violence, the threat or fear of violence, and the fear of destitution interact with other gender-based economic and social inequalities, such as discrimination in education, employment and access to health care, to significantly increase women’s vulnerability to HIV infection. The country has the highest HIV prevalence in Europe, a situation made worse by the on-going conflict in eastern Ukraine1.In this short film, Elena Vdovenko…
Defending the human rights of Roma women – Manjola’s story, Albania
Date: Monday, 19 November 2018
Violence against women in Albania is common, with nearly 60 percent of women aged 15-49 saying they have experienced domestic violence. When domestic violence occurs in a Roma household, police are often indifferent. Abused Roma women, particularly if they are poor, uneducated and unemployed, are unaware of their human rights and how to find shelters and access services.A diverse people with their own language, culture, traditions and customs, Roma often suffer discrimination and exclusion…
Date: Thursday, 8 November 2018
This animated video takes us on a journey of gender responsive budgeting and how it can be used to improve demographic policies in a country like Serbia. The video has been produced by UN Women team in Serbia on the occasion of ten years since the beginning of introduction of gender responsive budgeting (GRB) in the country.
Gender equality for sustainable development
Date: Monday, 5 November 2018
The issues of gender equality and empowerment of women are a red thread throughout all the Sustainable Development Goals, since by integrating the needs of women and girls we help achieve the inclusive and sustainable development for all, following the main principle of the global Agenda of “leaving no one behind”. The video was produced in the framework of the joint UN Women –MFA Kazakhstan project on the SDGs nationalization.
UN Women launches a new project on ending violence against women
Date: Monday, 16 April 2018
A new three-year project funded by the European Union in Kyrgyzstan to end violence against women and girls in #Kyrgyzstan was launched on 10 April, 2018. With a budget of over EUR 800,000, the project will be implemented by UN Women in a partnership with NGOs HelpAge International and Agents of Change. The project will focus on four provinces in Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul, Talas, Batken and Osh.В #Кыргызстане стартовал трехгодичный проект по искоренению насилия в отношении женщин и девочек,…
Date: Friday, 19 January 2018
These pioneering male champions are on their way to achieving gender equality by 2020. Watch their inspirational story here.
UN Women Executive Director: International Women's Day 2014
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
On the occasion of International Women's Day 2014 - celebrated on March 8 around the world - UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka stresses that "progress for women is progress for all." Celebrating progress already made for women's rights, women's empowerment and gender equality, she further urged women, men, youth, and leaders of nations, communities, religion and commerce to recommit to making gender equality a global reality. For more information…
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…
HeForShe in Stadiums - Best Moments
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2018
The best moments from the HeForShe in Stadiums 2016 initiative in Albania. Thousands of football fans in Albania were engaged through the HeForShe mobile application and they actively supported the initiative from October to December 2016.