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In the run-up to Tanzania’s general elections 31 October, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM (part of UN Women), will conduct workshops throughout September for women candidates in seven electoral zones to strengthen their election strategies. The trainings seek to empower women candidates by improving their skills in public ...

2010-08-24T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-24T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-24:en/stories/1159

Speech by Inés Alberdi, Young Women’s Forum, World Youth Conference, León, Guanajuato, Mexico, 24 August 2010.

2010-08-24T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-24T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-24:es/stories/1159

Discurso de Inés Alberdi,

2010-08-20T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-20T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-20:en/stories/1157

UNIFEM (part of UN Women) works to ensure that gender concerns are fully integrated into relief and recovery operations in Pakistan, following the floods that have affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Within the framework of international humanitarian response in Pakistan, UNIFEM leads the Gender Task ...

2010-08-19T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-19T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-19:en/stories/1156

A consultative meeting between UNIFEM (part of UN Women) and the Human Development and Gender Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was held in Abuja, Nigeria on 17 August, on a programme to end violence against women in the ECOWAS sub-region. The programme was initiated by ...

2010-08-16T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-16T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-16:en/stories/1153

The August issue focuses on a recent visit by UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman and Executive Director Inés Alberdi to highlight the urgency of addressing gender-based violence among earthquake-affected populations, and to stress the critical need to support long-term initiatives that advance women’s livelihoods as part of the rebuilding efforts. The issue also provides an ...

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2010-08-16T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-16T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-16:es/stories/1153

La edición de agosto se enfoca en la reciente visita a Haití de la Embajadora de Buena Voluntad de UNIFEM Nicole Kidman y la Directora Ejecutiva Inés Alberdi, en la que recalcaron la urgente necesidad de abordar la violencia de género en las poblaciones afectadas por el terremoto, y de ...

2010-08-12T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-12T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-12:en/stories/1152

Statement by Heads of UN entities, including UNIFEM (part of UN Women), Launch of the International Year of Youth, 12 August 2010.

2010-08-09T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-09T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-09:en/stories/1154

The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, presided over the launch of the Liberia Women Democracy Radio in Monrovia on 5 August – the country’s first radio station that is dedicated to raising the voices of women and increasing women’s access to information. The radio station also seeks to highlight ...

2010-08-06T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-06T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-06:en/stories/1151

UNIFEM (part of UN Women) works in various ways to support women’s participation as candidates and voters in the presidential and parliamentary elections in Tanzania on 31 October 2010. Following a mapping exercise, UNIFEM has identified key partners to work with on integrating gender concerns into the electoral process and ...

2010-08-02T06:00:00+01:00 2010-08-02T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-08-02:en/stories/1148

Within the framework of the Year of Peace and Security in Africa, the African Union (AU) in partnership with UNIFEM (part of UN Women) presented a photo exhibition during the 15th AU Summit in Kampala, Uganda in July. Under the theme “Make Peace Happen: Prevent Violence against ...

2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-30:en/stories/1146

The massive earthquake of January 2010 in Haiti is estimated to have left more than 200,000 people dead and 1.5 million homeless. The most affected cities are Port-au-Prince, Leogane, Petit Goave and Jacmel, which are characterized by widespread destruction of infrastructure and disruption of even the basic services, such as shelters, electricity, ...

2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-30:en/stories/1144

During a visit that concluded today, Inés Alberdi, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, part of UN Women) and UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman have called for the urgent need to address gender-based violence among affected populations, and stressed the critical need to support long-term ...

2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-30:fr/stories/1144

Au cours d’une visite qui a pris fin aujourd’hui, Inés Alberdi, Directrice exécutive du Fonds de développement des Nations Unies pour la femme (UNIFEM, faisant partie de ONU Femmes) et l’Ambassadrice de bonne volonté de l’UNIFEM Nicole Kidman ont souligné qu’il convenait de lutter avec urgence contre la violence ...

2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-30T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-30:es/stories/1144

Durante una visita que finalizó hoy, Inés Alberdi, Directora Ejecutiva del Fondo de Desarrollo de las Naciones Unidas para la Mujer (UNIFEM, parte de ONU Mujeres) y la Embajadora de Buena Voluntad de UNIFEM, Nicole Kidman, hicieron un llamado a atender la necesidad urgente de abordar la violencia de ...

2010-07-19T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-19T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-19:en/stories/1134

At the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, a new report by the United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM (part of UN Women) and the ATHENA Network launched today highlights that despite international commitments, HIV-positive women’s participation and voices are largely missing from decision-making in the HIV ...

2010-07-17T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-17T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-17:en/stories/1139

The second phase of a UNIFEM-supported project, “Promoting Gender Justice in Democratic Governance in Mali”, was launched in Bamako on 17 July, at an event attended by the Minister of Women’s Affairs, the Minister of Decentralization Affairs, and the Representative of the Spanish Government. Funded by Spain, the project will focus ...

2010-07-16T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-16T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-16:en/stories/1135

More than 800 delegates from over 30 countries participated in the eleventh session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean on 13-16 July in Brasilia, Brazil, organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The eleventh session of the ...

2010-07-12T06:00:00+01:00 2010-07-12T06:00:00+01:00 tag:unifem.org,2010-07-12:en/stories/1143

UNIFEM (part of UN Women) has partnered with the Man Up global campaign to activate youth to stop violence against women and girls. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, UNIFEM supported Man Up in convening a Young Leaders Summit in Johannesburg on 5-11 July, where ...