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UN Security Council Resolution 1889

Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 1889 on October 5, 2009 on the occasion of an open debate marking the 9th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), the Security Council reaffirmed its commitment to the women, peace, and security agenda. Resolution 1889 aims to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of 1325. The […]

UN System Observances for International Women’s Day 2012

Table of Contents 1 About 2 UN Institutions Observances 2.1 United Nations 2.2 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2.3 UN Women 3 See also 4 References 5 External links About The UN has celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March since 1975. The Day is traditionally marked with a message from the […]

UN Women EmpowerWomen

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 News 3 History 4 Goals 5 Partners 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Background On 23 September 2013, with support from the Government of Canada launched the Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment at (www.empowerwomen.org). The Knowledge Gateway is an open global community for women’s economic empowerment […]

UN Women Fund for Gender equality

The Fund for Gender Equality is a UN Women grant-making mechanism dedicated exclusively to the economic and political empowerment of women worldwide. Since its launch in 2009, the Fund has delivered grants of USD 56.5 million to 96 grantee programmes in 72 countries. Each programme supports women, especially those who are marginalized, with what they need and […]

UN Women snapshot: indigenous women

supports the efforts of indigenous women who are bringing change in their communities worldwide through the Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF), which it administers on behalf of the UN system. Visual on Indigenous Women by UN Women by UNWomen. Explore more infographics like this […]

UN Women Watch

Table of Contents 1 About UN Women Watch 2 UN System Observances for International Women’s Day 2014 3 Special online features 4 Links About UN Women Watch UN Women Watch, an inter-agency standing committee of the United Nations Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE), is a unique and comprehensive web-based gateway to information […]

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UN-INSTRAW

UN-INSTRAW is a United Nations entity mandated to develop research and training programmes that contribute to the empowerment of women and the achievement of gender equality worldwide. Table of Contents 1 Areas of Activity 2 History 3 Objectives 4 Issues 4.1 Gender, peace and security 4.2 Gender and migration 4.3 Political participation 4.4 Financing for […]

UN-INSTRAW and CAWTAR project publications

“Knowledge Management: a way to women’s empowerment” Although women’s rights is a highly developed research topic, a major gap remains, which is the relative lack of statistical and qualitative researches on the numbers and profiles of women in positions of leadership in the economic sector, the use of ICTs by women, women politicians and the […]

UNECE Gender Statistics Database

The UNECE Gender Statistics database presents sex-disaggregated social data. It provides country profiles on gender aspect for population, family and households, work and economy, education, public life and decision making, health, crime and violence. Most of the available data have been supplied by National Statistical Offices through the network of Gender Statistics Focal Points. Recent […]

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Table of Contents 1 Mission Statement 2 The UNESCO Institute for Statistics 3 Objectives 4 The Institute’s current work program 5 Resources 5.1 Fact sheets 5.2 Interviews 5.3 Articles 5.4 Publications 6 References 7 See also Mission Statement The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the statistical branch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]

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