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As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, governments have adopted by consensus a powerful Political Declaration to respect, protect, and champion the rights, equality, and empowerment of women and girls.
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The Thematic Working Group (GTG) recently held its highly anticipated retreat on February 10, 2025, marking a significant milestone in the group's ongoing commitment to advancing women’s empowerment within the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Libya. This retreat provided an opportunity to reflect on the group’s accomplishments in 2024, address challenges, and outline priorities for the year ahead.
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UN Women co-chairs the Gender Theme Group (GTG) of the Tunisia UN Country Team (UNCT), together with UNFPA. UNCT Gender Theme Groups are inter-agency bodies mandated to provide strategic support to strengthen gender mainstreaming efforts, ultimately achieving greater results for women and girls.
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This call for proposals, announced in the framework of the project Advancing Syrian Women's Participation in the Political Process at all levels is co-funded by the European Union, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway...
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UN Women seeks to partner with two local NGOs to support the implementation of INAP II, with a focus on advancing the Kurdistan Regional Action Plan for UNSCR 1325 through the Duhok localized plan.
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The overall goal of this Call for Proposals (CfP) is to increase the resilience of crisis affected women and girls in Northwest Syria, including by addressing humanitarian needs of the internally displaced population there, through the provision of gender‐responsive and inclusive humanitarian services.
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Closing remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN headquarters, 27 March 2024.
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Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Generation Equality side event at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN headquarters, 14 March 2024.
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UN Secretary-General's remarks at the Townhall Meeting with Civil Society on the occasion of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
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In the Middle East, Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, women and girls bear the brunt of conflicts and of wars they did not start.
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The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session.
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Cairo and Beirut – A remarkable milestone has been achieved as the Young Women Peacebuilders Programme proudly commemorates the successful graduation of the 2023 cohort.
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UNWomen is looking to partner with an NGO to support the implementation of 2 sectoral plans at the governorate level for the Governorates of Ninewa and Thi Qar.
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For girls across the world, digital technology holds both power and potential. Digital literacy, online safety, and cybersecurity skills, especially for adolescents, are an essential part of modern life. 19-year-old Dilanaz Guler is a Turkish, Generation Equality Adolescent Girl Leader.
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Bahrain is a country steeped in rich history and culture, and the artistic talents of its youth are a testament to its vibrant cultural heritage. For International Women’s Day 2023, the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) presented a digital art exhibition in Bahrain showcasing the works of young Bahraini artists, in partnership with UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States.
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UN Women is looking to partner with a local NGO to strengthen the capacities of the Iraqi government and CSO’s in advocacy, awareness raising, documentation, communication and ensure their active and effective engagement in the implementation of INAP II.
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UN Women plans to engage a Responsible Party as defined in accordance with these documents. UN Women now invites sealed proposals from qualified proponents to provide the requirements as defined in the UN Women Terms of Reference.
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The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session.
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Between 30 and 31 January 2022, Member States of the League of Arab States (LAS) endorsed the Arab Declaration issued by the Arab Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) on Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes.
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Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, world leaders issued today a strong pledge for women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life and the elimination of violence at the closing of the 65th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65), as the countdown for the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico (29 - 31 March) begins.