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Peacebuilding is placed in women's hands through new initiative in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Friday, February 14, 2020
Empowering women living along contentious parts of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with new knowledge, skills and business acumen is bringing civilians from both countries together where land disputes and resources feuds have regularly fueled longstanding tensions.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
UN Women Office in Serbia is announcing three Calls for Proposals under the Serbia component of the Regional Programme “Ending Violence Against Women in Western Balkans and Turkey: Implementing norms, Changing minds”, and invites the civil society organizations legally registered and operating in Serbia to submit the proposals.
Monday, February 10, 2020
On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka calls on everyone to harness the power of innovation and technology as drivers of change, and work together to empower all women and girls across the science fields.
Take Five: “Stereotypes shape our interactions with others and with the world”
Thursday, February 6, 2020
WFE is implementing an innovative behavioural change campaign in Elbasan, central Albania, aimed at ending violence against women as part of the Gender Lab, a regionwide initiative of the EU-UN Women regional programme on ending violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey, “Implementing Norms, Changing Minds,” funded by the European Union.
Expert’s Take: To change people’s behaviour, connect with them first
Thursday, February 6, 2020
When it comes to advancing gender equality and improving the lives of women and girls, we often hope to create positive changes in people’s behaviour. This might include stopping harmful practices, such as domestic violence, or starting positive practices, like encouraging girls to attend and excel in school.
Innovative campaign contributes to increased reporting rates of violence in Kosovo
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Reporting rates to the police of incidents of Reporting rates to the police of incidents of violence against women have increased by 20 per cent since the launch of an innovative campaign aiming to involve the public in preventing violence against women.
No longer hidden: Survivors of violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina end their silence
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Women survivors of violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina are breaking the stigma around violence against women by sharing their experiences with other survivors and the community at large.
Home is the most dangerous place for women, new study in Serbia shows
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
According to the study, more than 74 per cent of femicides in Serbia take place in the family or are committed by intimate partners. The study concludes that home remains the most dangerous place for women, with 68 per cent of femicides taking place in the home of the victim and/or the perpetrator.
Serbian youth take the lead in promoting healthy relationship behaviours
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Youth ambassadors in Serbia harnessed their creativity and acting skills to produce a video on changing harmful attitudes in relationships. The students are part of the Youth Ambassadors for Ending Violence against Women, a campaign implemented by the Center of Modern Skills under the EU-UN Women regional programme on ending violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey, “Implementing Norms, Changing Minds,” funded by the European Union.
New comic book redraws the issue of ‘bride kidnapping’ in Kyrgyzstan
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
On 12 November 2019, the comic book Kalys was presented in the Kyrgyz State Art Museum during the Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan Festival with a reading, discussion and interactive creative session, bringing to light ways of tackling the problem of ‘bride kidnapping’.
Call for Proposal: Women’s Economic Empowerment
Monday, January 27, 2020
UN Women Office in Serbia is inviting civil society organizations (CSOs) that have gender equality, women’s rights and/or antidiscrimination set as one of the organization’s goals in Statute to submit proposals for providing requirements as defined in the Call for Proposals document. This Call for Proposals is launched in support of women’s economic empowerment, under the “Support to Priority Actions for Gender Equality in Serbia” Project.
Call for Proposal: Redistribution of unpaid care work
Friday, January 24, 2020
UN Women Programme Office in Serbia is announcing Call for Proposals as a part of the UN Women Gender Responsive Governance Programme “Redistribution of unpaid care work”, funded by UK Good Governance Fund.
In lead up to Generation Equality Forum, Action Coalition themes announced
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Today, 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 to be held in Mexico City and Paris this year.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Davbekova Ashyrgul, 49, is the leader of a self-help group in a village on the disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. Her group promotes participation of women in community development and peace-building processes.
Monday, January 6, 2020
24-year-old Kursanali kyzy Begimai 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, her group is now an example to other community members in the village.
Seed grants and training boost prospects for Georgian refugee women
Monday, December 23, 2019
The six-day “How to Start a Business” course taught women in Georgia how to generate start-up ideas and validate them, as well as how to build the right team and create a product. They also developed strategic and innovative thinking, and learned about planning and product distribution, financial documentation, business modeling and investment proposals.
Take Five: “As women environmentalists, we are here to prove that women can do anything”
Monday, December 23, 2019
Anastasiya Martynenko is a 33- year-old eco-activist and founder of the NGO o’Zero, which teaches people how to live in an environmentally friendly way. Over time the idea spread, and the now well-known Zero Waste Alliance was born. The Alliance operates in different cities across Ukraine. Last autumn, Martynenko and partners opened the first physical zero waste store in Ukraine.
Sowing the seeds of women’s empowerment in rural Serbia
Thursday, December 19, 2019
By turning her interest for growing rosehip berries into an enterprise, rural woman and single mother, Nada Lojaničić, is building her own business and self-esteem with the help of a UN Women project funded by the European Union.
Marlène Schiappa: “For generations, we have been nominating men just because they are men”
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Marlène Schiappa, Minister of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination in France, attended the 25th year Regional Review Meeting of the Beijing Platform for Action for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Region. She highlighted why this meeting is key for advancing the gender equality agenda and the priorities for the Generation Equality Forum in 2020, a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by France and Mexico.
Monday, December 16, 2019
Ms Pascale Baeriswyl, State Secretary, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, recently attended and co-chaired the Beijing+25 Regional Review Meeting of the Beijing Platform for Action for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). She highlighted the meeting’s critical importance for advancing gender equality and promoting women’s rights.