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In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). The Beijing Declaration is a global policy framework and blueprint for realizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls everywhere.
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Women and girls in emergencies face heightened risks, such as violence, limited access to services, and lack of decision-making power. Despite these challenges, they are crucial to recovery and building resilient communities.
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These shocking statistics underscore the magnitude of suffering and the urgent need for global support to protect and empower women in Gaza.
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Following the 2022 Ending Violence Against Women in online sphere (OVAW) project in Tunisia, stakeholders were invited to discuss a proposed solution from the private sector leveraging AI and other technology to address all forms of violence against women and girls.
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Maryse Guimond, Représentante spéciale d’ONU Femmes en Palestine
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Women of Lebanon are Leaders of Change
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The Arab Scout Organization and UN Women organize the Working Together photo competition to contribute to SDG5: Achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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Women’s full and equal participation at all levels of society is a fundamental human right. During times of conflict, women’s participation in resolving conflict and negotiating peace is especially important to ensure that women’s rights are protected, experiences are recognized, and that peace lasts.
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This ad campaign casts a spotlight on the legal gaps that must close as one of the prevention measures needed to end violence against women and girls — which since the onset of the pandemic has become as urgent as ever.
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History of the struggle for women’s rights and gender equality in Lebanon
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Women are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all of their human rights and to be free from all forms of discrimination.
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Periods. Menstruation. Monthlies. Call it what you want. But there’s a whole lot to talk about.
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The women enrolled in the UN Women’s Oasis programme in the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps share their stories of escape from conflict and their journeys to becoming the empowered women they are today.
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A sudden or gradual change in appearance or behaviour can be an indicator that abuse or neglect has occurred (or may still be happening). Learn more about the signs of relationship abuse.
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A sudden or gradual change in appearance or behaviour can be an indicator that abuse or neglect has occurred (or may still be happening). Learn more about the signs of relationship abuse.
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A sudden or gradual change in appearance or behaviour can be an indicator that abuse or neglect has occurred (or may still be happening). Learn more about the signs of relationship abuse.
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A sudden or gradual change in appearance or behaviour can be an indicator that abuse or neglect has occurred (or may still be happening). Learn more about the signs of relationship abuse.
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“Turning promises into action” is UN Women’s global report on gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It makes an urgent call to step up efforts to end discrimination against women and girls everywhere. This infographic puts a spotlight on where the global community stands on gender equality under each of the 17 SDGs, and ends with a call to action on ways to make women and girls count going forward.
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Today, 50 per cent of refugees uprooted from their homes from conflict, persecution or natural disasters are women and girls. This translates to more than 11 million refugee women and girls. During times of crisis, their specific needs and voices are often neglected. Here are just some of the objects that give women and girls agency and secure their health, dignity and rights.
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Explore women’s activism from generations past and present.