WPS-HA Compact: International Youth Day

5 members of #YoPuedo in Colombia explain the challenges and opportunities for young women working for peace, security and humanitarian action. #GenerationEquality

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Caribbean Artists Indrani and Nelly Stharre Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, Barbadian artist Indrani and Dominican Reggae Soul Queen Nelly Stharre perform an excerpt of one of Stharre's original songs to demonstrate the power of positive music to empower women and strengthen their inner power. (Producer: UNIFEM; Year of Release: 2010)

Soca Artist TC Says NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, soca artist TC stresses the importance to unite and end violence against women.(Producer: UNiTE, UN Women; Year of Release: 2010)

Caribbean Artists Masud Sadiki and TC Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, Caribbean artists Masud Sadiki and TC talk to each other about violence against women.(Producer: UNiTE, UN Women; Year of Release: 2010)

Caribbean Artists Kiokya Cruickshank & Patrice Roberts Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, singer Kiokya Cruickshank, a native of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, together with soca artist Patrice Roberts, a Trinidad and Tobago national who has captured national and regional attention, encourage women to be strong and love themselves. (Producer: UNIFEM; Year of Release: 2010)

Guatemala: Farmers' Association Leader Confirms Need To Empower Rural Women

Date: Monday, 14 October 2013

Doña María Elena Pop, leader of the Pocomchí Farmers' Association in Guatemala, speaks about the importance of supporting women's associations and highlights the work of United Nations agencies in this area. Her association has already benefited from a joint project involving UN Women and the Rome-based agencies, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The project, Accelerating Progress Towards the Economic…

Cone Sul: Direitos Econômicos para as Mulheres (Parte 2)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Os países do Cone Sul têm distintas realidades econômicas. No entanto, quando a questão é mulheres e mercado de trabalho, eles têm algumas coisas em comum. As mulheres têm menos empregos estáveis, recebem menores salários e geralmente trabalham no setor informal. Além de ter o seu trabalho desvalorizado, elas enfrentam uma dupla jornada para conciliar a vida profissional com os papéis de donas de cada e cuidadoras. Nas cinco partes da série, a TV Brasil Internacional avalia as realidades…

Giving Voice to Women: Violence against Women in the Southern Cone (Part 4)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

A co-production by TV Brasil International and UN Women, this five-part series looks at the challenges women face in standing up to violence in the home and on the streets within the Southern Cone region. It looks at efforts underway to make cities safer for women and provides technical advise on how to combat the issue. This series was broadcast on TV Brasil International and TV Brasil (open TV) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. (Producers: TV…

Cone Sul: Direitos Econômicos para as Mulheres (Parte 4)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Os países do Cone Sul têm distintas realidades econômicas. No entanto, quando a questão é mulheres e mercado de trabalho, eles têm algumas coisas em comum. As mulheres têm menos empregos estáveis, recebem menores salários e geralmente trabalham no setor informal. Além de ter o seu trabalho desvalorizado, elas enfrentam uma dupla jornada para conciliar a vida profissional com os papéis de donas de cada e cuidadoras. Nas cinco partes da série, a TV Brasil Internacional avalia as realidades…

Cono Sur: Derechos Económicos para las Mujeres (Parte 2)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Los países del Cono Sur tienen diferentes realidades económicas. Pero cuando la cuestión es mujeres y mercado laboral, tienen algunas cosas en común. Las mujeres tienen empleos menos estables, reciben salarios menores y generalmente trabajan en el sector informal. Su trabajo no es sólo infravalorado, sino que ellas enfrentan una doble jornada para conciliar su vida profesional con sus papeles de amas de casa y cuidadoras. En esta serie de cinco capítulos, TV Brasil Internacional evalúa las…

Cone Sul: Direitos Econômicos para as Mulheres (Parte 5)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Os países do Cone Sul têm distintas realidades econômicas. No entanto, quando a questão é mulheres e mercado de trabalho, eles têm algumas coisas em comum. As mulheres têm menos empregos estáveis, recebem menores salários e geralmente trabalham no setor informal. Além de ter o seu trabalho desvalorizado, elas enfrentam uma dupla jornada para conciliar a vida profissional com os papéis de donas de cada e cuidadoras. Nas cinco partes da série, a TV Brasil Internacional avalia as realidades…

Sistren Theatre Collective - Jamaica (UN Trust Fund grantee)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

In Jamaica, women and girls face violence not only in private but also in the public sphere, where interpersonal conflicts often escalate into gang wars. The Sistren Theatre Collective uses participatory learning techniques that blend education, life skills building, community mobilization, and the arts to empower women, girls, and young men, and influence communities to take action against violence.

Cone Sul: Direitos Econômicos para as Mulheres (Parte 3)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Os países do Cone Sul têm distintas realidades econômicas. No entanto, quando a questão é mulheres e mercado de trabalho, eles têm algumas coisas em comum. As mulheres têm menos empregos estáveis, recebem menores salários e geralmente trabalham no setor informal. Além de ter o seu trabalho desvalorizado, elas enfrentam uma dupla jornada para conciliar a vida profissional com os papéis de donas de cada e cuidadoras. Nas cinco partes da série, a TV Brasil Internacional avalia as realidades…

Giving Voice to Women: Violence against Women in the Southern Cone (Part 5)

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

A co-production by TV Brasil International and UN Women, this five-part series looks at the challenges women face in standing up to violence in the home and on the streets within the Southern Cone region. It looks at efforts underway to make cities safer for women and provides technical advise on how to combat the issue. This series was broadcast on TV Brasil International and TV Brasil (open TV) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. (Producers: TV…