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

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  • 02.10.08

    United Nations Capital Development Fund and United Nations Development Fund for Women Launch Joint Programme on Gender Equitable Local Development in Africa

    The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) signed today the Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) ... more 

  • 01.10.08

    UNIFEM Partners with US Retailer Marshalls on Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign

    In keeping with its efforts to raise awareness on violence against women, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) will partner with US ... more 

  • 26.09.08

    Denmark and UK Sign UNIFEM’s Say NO Campaign

    Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation, Ms. Ulla Tørnæs, signed UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women campaign on behalf of the Danish Government ... more 

  • 26.09.08

    Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation Joins UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign

    Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation Charles Michel signed on to UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women campaign at a ceremony held in ... more 

  • 25.09.08

    Religious Leaders of Different Faiths ‘Say NO to Violence against Women’

    Senior religious leaders of different faiths from Religions for Peace, the world’s largest and most representative multi-religious coalition, today pledged to help stop violence ... more 

UNIFEM Web Portals

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