On 100th International Women’s Day, UN warns that discrimination still endures
One hundred years after more than a million women poured out onto the streets around the world on the first International Women’s Day, the United Nations used the anniversary today to warn that despite the gains made much remains to be done to eliminate gender discrimination.
United Nations, 8 March 2011
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On 100th International Women’s Day, UN warns that discrimination still endures
One hundred years after more than a million women poured out onto the streets around the world on the first International Women’s Day, the United Nations used the anniversary today to warn that despite the gains made much remains to be done to eliminate gender discrimination.
United Nations, 4 March 2011
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Civil Society Speakers in Women's Commission Say Girls Suffer Severe Gender Discrimination and Abuse, but Remain 'Crucial Constituents for Change'
Forced into early marriage and trafficked into sometimes life-threatening situations, girls around the world suffered some of the most severe forms of gender discrimination and abuse, civil society representatives told the Commission on the Status of Women...
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), 3 March 2011
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Science and technology offers great opportunities for rural women’s empowerment
As the 55th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) unfolds in New York, FAO urges world leaders to ensure that rural women are fully included in the design, testing and use of agricultural technologies and innovations.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 28 February 2011
Education is Gateway to Unlocking Women’s Potential, Commission Hears, Nearly 70 Speakers Describe Initiatives Forged by Governments
Speakers Say Education's Unique 'Multiplier Effect' is Powerful Driver of Development, Decisive Catalyst in Promotion of Peace, Equality...
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), 25 February 2011
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UN celebrates birth of powerful new agency for women and girls
Luminaries from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, the media, music and film are joining the United Nations today as it celebrates the birth of a powerful new agency giving voice to women and girls worldwide.
UN Women, 24 February 2011
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Focus placed on education as UN women’s commission begins annual session
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today underscored the importance of education in raising the status of women in society and called for greater investment in measures to ensure gender equality, deploring the fact that two-thirds of illiterate adults across the world are female.
UN News Centre, 22 February 2011
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Women make up majority of world's poor: UN official
Women are overrepresented among the world's poor who lack access to basic social services according to Michelle Bachelet, the Executive Director of UN Women.
UN Radio, 17 February 2011
'City of Joy' assists and empowers survivors of sexual violence in DR Congo
As part of its campaign against rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations and its partners this week opened a centre in the eastern city of Bukavu to provide a safe haven and training programmes for survivors of sexual violence.
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 14 February 2011
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Greater action needed to include women in peacekeeping – UN study
Ten years after the Security Council called for greater involvement of women in peacebuilding, United Nations peacekeeping missions have a mixed record and need to deploy greater efforts to reach the goal, according to a study launched today.
UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), 8 February 2011
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Over 6,000 Communities Across Africa Abandon Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Over 6,000 communities have chosen to abandon the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), according to a joint United Nations programme designed to eliminate this practice, and the number is growing.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 6 February 2011
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Three million girls at risk of female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation has no health benefit and violates the human rights of girls and women.
World Health Organization (WHO), 4 February 2011
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UN Trafficking Fund announces new grant opportunities for NGOs as donations near US$ 1 million
The first steps toward the establishment of a UN-led 'Small Grants Facility' for victims of human trafficking were taken today in a move aimed at strengthening on-the-ground assistance to survivors of this brutal crime. A public call will be made over the coming months through the UNODC website.
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 3 February 2011
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