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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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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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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.
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On the 17th of September, UN Women together with the governments of Iceland and Tanzania, will mark the midpoint moment for Generation Equality to bolster its agenda for gender equality acceleration at a critical time for women’s rights. Generation Equality is the world’s leading initiative to boost investment and implementation of gender equality. It brings together organizations from all corners of society to catalyze progress, push for change and take bold actions together.
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At an event that brought together more than 350 representatives from Member States, UN organizations, academia and civil society, the Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched a third call for funding proposals to support the meaningful participation of uniformed women in UN peace operations.
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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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They will be astronauts: Mariana Ospina and Ingrid Guacheta are two of the 31 girls in the She's an Astronaut program who traveled to NASA to learn about space. Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we share their story so that they can continue to be an inspiration for all of us.
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UN Women—together with the European Commission, Belgium, France, Mexico, as well as in partnership with Cartooning for Peace—is organizing a global comic and cartoon competition to mark the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which set out how to remove the systemic barriers that hold women back from equal participation in all areas of life. Submission deadline: 14 March 2021.
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Child Marriage and Early Unions are complex phenomena related to gender inequalities, violence, poverty, school dropout, adolescent pregnancy, inadequate legal frameworks and policies that deprive girls and adolescent girls of both present and future opportunities.
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In the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, the United Nations, represented by Maria-Noel Vaeza, regional director of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean, called upon countries to ensure essential services for victims-survivors of violence, increase funding to women's organizations, put in place action plans to prevent violence and to disseminate information on services.
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As the Beijing Platform for Action turns 25, high-level meeting to accelerate implementation efforts for advancing women’s rights
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We are looking back and going forward this month, celebrating the power of the women’s movement, and calling for nothing less than bold, decisive actions to secure women’s rights as human rights, once and for all. These are some voices of activists who were at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, in 1995, and those who were shaped by it for a lifetime.
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As part of the preparation for the Generation Equality Forum, a global meeting focused on the achievement of gender equality and with a leading role for civil society, the call for the selection process of the youth leaders of the Coalitions for Action of Generation Equality has been announced.
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La crisis de salud mundial sin precedentes que estamos enfrentando está afectando todos los rincones de la sociedad y cambiando vidas y medios de subsistencia. En todo tipo de crisis y épocas de necesidad, desde el cambio climático hasta situaciones de conflicto armado o inestabilidad política, la población de jóvenes y las organizaciones dirigidas por jóvenes siempre han reaccionado de inmediato y respondido a las necesidades de los...
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As the situation surrounding COVID-19 evolves, the number of people around the world affected by this disease continues to increase. In light of this crisis, the Generation Equality Forum will be postponed until the first half of 2021. The new dates will be announced in the coming months.
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In light of the current global COVID-19 situation, the timelines of the convening of the Generation Equality Forum are being reviewed.
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Change isn’t just about big headline moments, legal victories and international agreements: the way we talk, think, and act every day can create a ripple effect that benefits everyone. As we usher in the new decade and take stock of global progress on women’s rights, join us, as Generation Equality, in getting to gender equality through these simple everyday actions.
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