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At this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP 28, UN Women will ensure that women and girls’ rights, abilities, and needs are taken into account in climate debates and incorporated into government policies.

UN Women kicks off a UN-wide annual campaign on 25 November, the International Day to End Violence against Women.

Following the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel and the Israeli Armed Forces’ strikes on Gaza in response, UN Women has worked to analyse the differentiated impact on women, men, boys, and girls, to ensure adequate responses to their needs.

The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2023, under the global theme set by the UN Secretary-General’s campaign: “UNiTE! Invest to Prevent Violence against Women & Girls.”
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Now more than ever we must seek peace
22 NOVEMBER 2023 | SPEECH
‘We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ – Statement by principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
5 NOVEMBER 2023 | STATEMENT
UN Women statement on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
13 OCTOBER 2023 | STATEMENT
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