United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM): Working for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. more  et aussi  lea más

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  • 05.05.08

    Ahead of Donor Conference, Sudanese Women Express Grave Concerns about Women’s Situation and Lack of Funding

    New York – Oslo: Ahead of the second Sudanese Donors’ Consortium, to be held tomorrow and on Wednesday in Oslo, Norway, Sudanese women today ... more 

  • 05.05.08

    Wilton Park Conference Preview - Women Targeted or Affected by Armed Conflict: What Role for Military Peacekeepers?

    Tuesday 27 – Friday 30 May 2008 By invitation only: WP914th WILTON PARK CONFERENCE in cooperation with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), New ... more  lea más

  • 02.05.08

    UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Issues Annual Call for Proposals

    The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, managed by UNIFEM on behalf of the UN system, issued its 2008 global annual ... more 

  • 22.04.08

    UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman, Leading UN Officials Call for Millions to Raise Their Voices against Violence against Women

    UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman today called for millions of people to raise their voices against violence against women. "I know that there are ... more 

  • 17.04.08

    New Film Series Takes on Culture of Silence on Violence against Women

    This is an unfortunate anniversary. Fourteen years ago, in April 1994, news got out that ethnic violence in Kigali was spreading throughout Rwanda. Since then, ... more 

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    Gender Equality and Aid Effectiveness Discussion Papers

    Gender Equality and Aid Effectiveness Discussion Papers

    These discussion papers draw on multi-stakeholder consultations on gender equality and aid effectiveness led by UNIFEM since November 2005. The consultations have brought together representatives from government, donor agencies and civil society to explore strategies to ensure that aid effectively delivers for gender equality in the context of nationally determined development planning and programming processes. more

  • May 2005

    Fraud Alert – UNIFEM Vacancy Announcements

    UNIFEM is aware of fictitious job vacancy announcements that are being circulated through the Internet, the purpose of which is to get people to register for a training and send in a fee. This is a scam. more

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