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UN Women strongly condemns the Taliban’s latest discriminatory decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan. We stand in full solidarity with our colleagues, and all women who everyday put their lives at risk to serve their country and we salute their dedication, professionalism, and bravery. We re-assert their inalienable, fundamental human rights as enshrined in the UN Charter. We will not replace our female workforce with men.
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CSW67 closing statement: Game-changing Agreed Conclusions for a more equal and connected world for women and girls
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UN Women's Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean spent this March 8, International Women's Day, and part of the following day in Bogota, Colombia, where she met with women and organizations that promote gender equality and women's empowerment daily in that country and the region.
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El 67º período de sesiones de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer (CSW67), la mayor reunión anual de las Naciones Unidas dedicada a la igualdad de género y al empoderamiento de las mujeres, tendrá lugar del 6 al 17 de marzo de este año bajo el tema: “Innovación y cambio tecnológico, educación en la era digital para lograr la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de todas las mujeres y niñas”.
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En la era digital, la explosión tecnológica ha ido de la mano de un cambio igual de revolucionario en nuestra forma de pensar y hablar sobre la tecnología. Las nuevas herramientas digitales dan lugar a palabras y expresiones novedosas, así como a marcos conceptuales distintos para entender cómo influyen estas herramientas en la sociedad y cómo interactúan con ella. Nos enfrentamos a formas de crueldad inéditas y exacerbadas, lo que ha hecho que se popularicen términos como desinformación o "doxing". También se han acuñado conceptos como los derechos digitales y la gobernanza de los datos, surgidos del empeño de que la tecnología actual esté en consonancia con nuestra visión de un futuro mejor.
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and PATH, a Washington non-profit corporation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance gender equality and health equity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Care is essential for all people in their daily lives. Depending on factors such as age, health condition, physical condition, or circumstances, people demand a different level of care and are more or less able to provide it to others. Thus, a person requires care to become autonomous during childhood, then probably in adulthood, he/she will have to take care of the new generations, and perhaps in old age, he/she will require care again.
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In the year that has passed since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan, we have seen daily and continuous deterioration in the situation of Afghan women and girls. This has spanned every aspect of their human rights, from living standards to social and political status. It has been a year of increasing disrespect for their right to live free and equal lives, denying them opportunity to livelihoods, access to health care and education, and escape from situations of violence.
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UN Women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented today the document Remunerated Domestic Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 crisis,
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On the margins of the annual UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security in New York, at a side event on 30 October, survivors, leaders and experts came together to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
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Regional consultations for Latin America and the Caribbean in the lead up to the 63rd UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) started on 11 December in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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A guide to the global gender equality agenda at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 73), who will be there and what’s at stake
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On the eve of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, UN Women is calling for dedicated resources to deliver on commitments, and transformative financing to end gender inequality by 2030. High ambition, backed by stepped-up action to make the right investments, puts that goal within reach for all women and girls.
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Valencia Club de Fútbol (CF) and UN Women announced their partnership in support of UN Women’s mandate to promote and support gender equality across the globe. For the first time ever, UN Women will collaborate with a professional sports team. The organization’s logo will be featured on the back of the Valencia CF players’ jerseys when they play in European competitions such as the Champions League