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Under the Global Affairs Canada-funded Build Back Equal Project, UN Women MCO Caribbean Deputy Representative Isiuwa Iyahen supported the launch of an initiative to facilitate working mothers’ and women attendees care for their children at Dominica’s premier Creole Festival - Ti Vilaj Kwéyòl - in partnership with Melissa Poponne Skerrit, the Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development.
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Hoy, en la segunda ocasión en que el mundo conmemora el Día Internacional del Cuidado y el Apoyo, celebramos los esfuerzos que se están realizando en todo el mundo, desde Brasil, Chile, Colombia y Panamá, que acaban de aprobar leyes por las que se establecen Sistemas Nacionales de Cuidados, hasta Kenia, que utiliza los datos de su primera Encuesta Nacional sobre el Uso del Tiempo para fundamentar el desarrollo de su política nacional de cuidados.
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– The Haitian political landscape reached a new milestone last month with the launch of the National Symposium on Women’s Engagement in the Political Transition. This event, organized by the Ministry for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights, under the high patronage of the Prime Minister, in partnership with UN Women and UNFPA, seeks to strengthen the political participation and leadership of women in the electoral transition period, by emphasizing the harmonization of the efforts of all partners to work against gender-based violence, including electoral violence against women.
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The Alliance of Civil Society Organizations for Peace and Women’s Empowerment, known as “L´ALLIANCE” (AOSCPAFH, for its acronym in French), inaugurated its headquarters in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, July 31st, with the participation of government actors including a delegate of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Gender and the Citizen’s Defender’s Office, the private sector, civil society, UN agencies, and other international organizations with presence in Christ -Roi, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Hayli Játiva: a young Ecuadorian woman creating innovative solutions by combining her cultural heritage and artificial intelligence
UN Women supports mobility efforts in Haiti to protect women and girls against gender-based violence
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As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen gender-responsive initiatives across Haiti, within the framework of the Spotlight Initiative, funded by the European Union, UN Women provided equipment and materials to ten departments in the Haitian National Police's Gender Cells.
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Un reciente informe de ONU Mujeres muestra las alarmantes condiciones en las que viven y la falta de seguridad a la que se enfrentan 300.000 mujeres y niñas desplazadas en Haití, agravadas por la actual inestabilidad política, la escalada de la violencia de las pandillas y la temporada de huracanes que amenaza aún más a la isla caribeña.
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Japan, UN Women, Agua Pura para el Mundo (Pure Water for the World), and the Fundación Alivio para el Sugrimiento (Relief of Suffering Foundation) have inaugurated the Journeys (Trayectos) programme in Honduras. The programme aims to guarantee the rights of women in mobility during their transit through Central America. Funded by the Government of Japan and implemented in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama, Journeys seeks to close critical gaps in women's leadership and ensure their equitable access to protection amidst unprecedented human displacement in the region.
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More people than ever will go to polls in 2024, when 113 countries have never had a woman at the helm, and only 26 countries are led by a woman today.
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El 19 de junio, Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia Sexual en los Conflictos, las Naciones Unidas en Haití lanzan un nuevo llamado a la acción para prevenir mejor y poner fin a la violencia sexual que afecta de manera desproporcionada a las niñas y mujeres haitianas.
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While women are more at risk of the impacts of climate change and disasters than men, they are also positive agents of innovative solutions for resilience futures in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), futures where both nature and people can thrive.
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En este Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, celebramos el liderazgo y la acción colectiva de las mujeres para proteger nuestro planeta. Desde la histórica Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (Río de Janeiro, 1992) y la Cuarta Conferencia Mundial sobre la Mujer (Beijing, 1995), la comunidad internacional se ha mantenido firme en que la plena participación de la mujer en la gestión del medio ambiente y el desarrollo es esencial para un futuro saludable y sostenible.
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UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous conducted a five-day mission in Chile, where she met with government officials, women from civil society groups, and partners to strengthen strategic alliances, ignite public discourse towards the Regional Gender Equality Agenda, and galvanize action for financing gender equality and the economic empowerment of women and girls in the country and in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have assumed unique leadership roles in areas such as climate action, disaster risk reduction, and the protection of the world’s oceans. These small islands hold countless opportunities for resilience-building that can propel their progress and achievements towards sustainable development.
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The government of the province of Córdoba (Argentina) received the visit of María Noel Vaeza, UN Women's regional director for the Americas and the Caribbean, to facilitate joint actions to promote gender equality, with emphasis on the prevention of gender-based violence, political leadership and women's participation in STEM. Additionally, for the first time, UN Women chose Cordoba as the venue for its annual 2024 regional retreat, which brought together representatives and program and communication specialists from across the region.
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A significant gathering in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, brought together Caribbean leaders and key stakeholders to ensure women play a central role in responding to regional common challenges. The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Caribbean National Action Plan Convening, co-hosted by Our Secure Future and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), took place from May 13th to 15th, 2024.
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The theme of this year’s International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia[1], ‘Leave No One Behind: Equality, Freedom and Justice for All’, underscores the urgent need to address the persistent discrimination, violence, and marginalization faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons worldwide.
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On April 5, 2024, representatives of the Government of Panama, embassies, United Nations agencies, and civil society organizations met in Panama City to launch Journeys. This event, attended by 65 people, marked a significant beginning for the initiative, generating extensive media coverage and a warm welcome from the Government of Panama.
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UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous will be conducting a four-day visit to Chile, where she will be engaging with government representatives, women’s civil society organizations, and the United Nations System to strengthen support and galvanize solidarity for women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean. The meetings undertaken during the mission will underscore Chile’s progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment while providing an opportunity to share recommendations on how UN Women’s work can be strengthened in the region.
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From April 10 to April 13, 2024, UN Women's Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda embarked on her first official mission to the Americas and Caribbean region, which began in Panama. This visit not only marked a significant first in her tenure but also highlighted the region's active advancements in gender equality and intersectional inclusion with a focus on women from rural environments, indigenous women, afro-descendant women, and women with disabilities.