The Syrian Constitutional Committee: A Window of Opportunity for Women
Date: Sunday, 15 March 2020
Syrian women must be at the centre of building a just peace in Syria. The Constitutional Committee, where women represent over 28% of the members - the largest number in any peace negotiation in the Middle East – offers a real window of opportunity for Syrian women to contribute to efforts to bring peace back to their country. Zozan Alloush and Sabah Alhallak, members of the Syrian Women Advisory Board, discuss what women can bring to the Constitutional Committee and why it is important to…
Date: Sunday, 8 March 2020
أنا ليبية نازحة من الشرق والغرب والجنوبهذي قصتي، قصة ليبيا #هي_ليبيا#EachforEqual #Libya #جيل_المساواة #اليوم_الدولي_للمرأة
اليوم الدولي للمرأة 2020: نحن جيل المساواة
Date: Sunday, 8 March 2020
في جميع أنحاء العالم وعبر العقود، لطالما تشاركنا جميعًا في الكفاح العالمي للمساواة بين الجنسين. من حركة المطالبة بحقوق المرأة في الاقتراع (Suffragettes) إلى حركة ني أونا مينوس (Ni Una Menos)، ومثل سوجورنر تروث ومالالا يوسفزي، نهض الناشطون والناشطات والحركات النسائية ووحدوا صوتهم من أجل عالم أكثر عدلاً مرارًا وتكرارًا. بغض النظر عن عصرنا أو بلدنا أو خلفيتنا أو جنسنا، فإن الكفاح من أجل المساواة في الحقوق قد حدد حياتنا بشكل جماعي ووضع غاية جماعية لنا وعلينا أن نتحرك معًا لتحقيقهايجمع اليوم…
Launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Morocco – 2019
Date: Sunday, 2 February 2020
As part of the UN system-wide initiatives for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women Morocco launched the 16 days campaign with an awareness-raising and informational village where all stakeholders involved (institutional departments, UN agencies, civil society organizations and media outlets) were present, each had an informational stand, to present and discuss with the public their individual efforts to end violence against women and girls. As part of the awareness…
Meet the four Winners of the “Princess Sabeeka Global Award for Women's Empowerment” 2019
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
The winners of the Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women's Empowerment were celebrated on 11 March 2019 at a side-event convened during the sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. The award highlights innovative initiatives that bring about sustainable transformation for women's empowerment within their communities. #GlobalAward4Women #Bahrain #CSW63
UN Women Jordan: Our Transformative Changes
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
UN Women supports social cohesion through a resilience-based inclusive community development model. The unique contribution of UN Women stems from an integrated strategy that takes into consideration the critical links between humanitarian action and development efforts to sustain transformational changes in the lives of women and their communities.Video by: UN Women/ Christopher Herwig
Life in Exile: Rebuilding Lives in Iraq
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
There are 3.3 million refugees and internally displaced persons in Iraq. Many been brutalized by violence and denied access to safety and basic services. Newly displaced women and girls are often marginalized and stigmatized in camps. UN Women is working with partners to empower refugee and displaced women and girls through education, counseling and work opportunities.
Understanding Masculinities: IMAGES MENA Regional Film
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
These four men are championing gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). From Egypt to Lebanon, Morocco, and Palestine, their stories of being involved fathers, supporting women in business, and promoting gender equality more broadly challenge stereotypes of men in the region.For more stories, survey results, and what you can do to promote gender equality, see the International Men and Gender Equality Survey – Middle East and North Africa (IMAGES MENA), coordinated by UN…
Empowering women in Za'atari refugee camp
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
UN Women's cash-for-work programme for Syrian women refugees produces 1,000 baby kits per year which are distributed to newborns and their mothers in the Za’atari refugee camp. This initiative is generously funded by the Government of Japan.تمكين النساء والفتيات في مخيم الزعتريتقوم النساء السوريات من خلال برنامج العمل-مقابل-أجر التابع الأمم المتحدة للمرأة وبتمويل سخي من الحكومة اليابانية بإنتاج 1,000 قطعة تحتوي على مستلزمات أطفال حديثي الولادة في السنة والتي توزع على حاديثي الولادة…
CEDAW cartoon (the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women)
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
The animated video was launched by UN Women Jordan, during the "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence" campaign in 2015. The aim of the video is to address negative connotations associated with the CEDAW Convention among the general public in Jordan – while highlighting the positive effects of its implementation in the society. The animated video is the result of joint advocacy efforts under the dedicated joint programme on CEDAW - implemented by UN Women, UNICEF and…
How can women help bring peace back to their country (Arabic Subtitles)
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
دائمًا ما تتسبب الحروب في ضحايا كثر، وعادة ما تكون النساء أولى ضحاياها. ولكن هل تعلم أن بامكان النساء أيضًا المساعدة في اعادة السلام الى بلادهن؟ التاريخ المعاصرمليء بأمثلة لنساء ساعدن حل النزاع وإعادة السلام إلى بلادهن.
Yemeni Women building peace in times of war - Mareb
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
فاطمة احمد تطوعت كوسيطة لحل نزاع محلي في مأرب. تعرف على تجربتها عن طريق مشاهدة فقرة من فيلم: المرأة اليمنية تصنع السلام اثناء الحرب. #المرأة_اليمنية_تصنع_السلامFatima Ahmad, a local community mediator from Mareb, is one of the women featured in our short films about Yemeni women peacemakers. #UNWomenYemen
Women on the Frontlines of Conflict Resolution: Yemen
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
تشرح نيللي ناجيناشطة حقوقية ونسوية كيف ساهم تمثيل المرأة في الحوار الوطني في نجاحه وكيف يمكن للنساء المساعدة في إنهاء النزاع في اليمن.Nilli Naji, a Yemeni human and women’s rights activist explains how the representation of women in the National Dialogue contributed to its success and how women can help end the conflict in Yemen.
Evaluation and the SDGs - Arabic subtitles
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
[Click on the closed captions (CC) button to see Arabic subtitles]Human rights, social justice and gender equality approaches are at the forefront of the Global Evaluation Agenda. Evaluation, and in particular gender-responsive evaluation, has a critical role to play in ensuring the inclusion of those traditionally marginalized and discriminated against. In this vein, the UN Women Independent Evaluation Office is working to strengthen gender-responsive evaluation within the UN System and at…
#MorePowerfulTogether Burj Khalifa - Dubai, UAE
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Imagine the world without half its power…On September 25th, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai switched off half of its lights in support of UN Women’s HeForShe global initiative for gender equality. #MorePowerfulTogether
Faces of Masculinity - Palestine
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
As part of the “Because I am a man" campaign, this video explores the different facets of masculinity in Palestine and some of the key findings of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in an artistic way from the perspective of the visual artist and activist Randistic.
Taa Marbouta Campaign:Productive-Egyptian Women's Solutionsحملة تاء مربوطة "منتجة":حلول الست المصرية
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
مرحلة جديدة من حملة التاء مربوطة "منتجة"- الجزء الأول "حلول الست المصرية"الست المصرية دايما عندها حلول.. ومفيش حاجة هتمنعها إنها تكون قوة منتجة..لو نسبة الستات اللى بتشتغل بقت أد نسبة الرجالة، إقتصاد مصر هيتقدم بنسبة 34% مستنية إيه؟!! ديه الـ ة المربوطة #سر_قوتكمشروع تحت قيادة مشروع تحت قيادة المجلس القومي للمرأة وبالتعاون مع هيئة الأمم المتحدة للمرأة فى مصر والبنك الدولي وبدعم من سفارة السويد بالقاهرة والوكالة الأمريكية للتنمية الدولية و صندوق الامم المتحدة للسكان مصر…
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Violence against women has different forms. Women and girls said, "#IChosetoSpeakUp". You too #SpeakUpThis video was developed within the framework of "Combatting Violence against Women" programme in partnership with The National Council for Women and with the support of USAID/Egypt and produced by Giraffics
Muslim Family Laws: What Makes Reform Possible? (Arabic subtitles)
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Reform is often resisted on the grounds that Muslim family laws are divine and thus not open to change. Yet in reality change and reform have been inherent in Muslim legal tradition.The video highlights concepts and tools from Muslim legal tradition that can pave the way for family laws that are more in line with contemporary Muslim realities, justice and gender equality.عادة ما يلقى الإصلاح مقاومة على أساس أن قوانين الأسرة المسلمة إلهية، وبالتالي لا يمكن تغييرها. ولكن الواقع يشي بأن التغيير…