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UNIFEM Currents – March 2008
The March 2008 issue of UNIFEM's electronic newsletter reports on the outcome of the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which focused on “financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women.” It also provides an update of UN activities to combat violence against women. read issue archives
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Ahead of Donor Conference, Sudanese Women Express Grave Concerns about Women’s Situation and Lack of Funding (News Release, 05.05.08) • eng -
Wilton Park Conference Preview - Women Targeted or Affected by Armed Conflict: What Role for Military Peacekeepers? (Event Announcement, 05.05.08) • eng • spa -
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Issues Annual Call for Proposals (News, 02.05.08) • eng - UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman, Leading UN Officials Call for Millions to Raise Their Voices against Violence against Women (News Release, 22.04.08) • eng
- New Film Series Takes on Culture of Silence on Violence against Women (News Release, 17.04.08) • eng
- Nueva Titular de UNIFEM Destaca Retos para Promover Igualdad de Género (Noticia, 10.04.08) • spa
- Inés Alberdi Appointed as UNIFEM Executive Director (News Release, 08.04.08) • eng
- Gender-Responsive Budgeting Newsletter (News, 03.04.08) • eng
- Kigali Conference Calls for More Women at All Levels of Peacekeeping Operations (News, 01.04.08) • eng
- UNIFEM Currents – March 2008 (News, 31.03.08) • eng
- Sierra Leone: UN Raises Awareness of Laws to Curb Violence against Women (News, 27.03.08) • eng
- Icelandic National Committee for UNIFEM Donates US$1.1 Million to UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (News, 17.03.08) • eng
- Marking International Day, Top UN Officials Urge Greater Investments in Women (News, 08.03.08) • eng
- Austrian National Committee for UNIFEM Donates 10,000 Euro to UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (News, 06.03.08) • eng
- More than 125,000 Chinese Add Names to Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 06.03.08) • eng
- International Women's Day 2008 (Statement, 05.03.08) • eng • spa
- Senegalese President, Cabinet Ministers Sign UNIFEM's Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 04.03.08) • eng
- UNIFEM and Avon Announce Partnership to End Violence against Women and Advance Women's Empowerment: Company Contribution Benefits UN Trust Fund (News Release, 04.03.08) • eng
- UN Agencies Rally to End Female Genital Mutilation within a Generation (News, 27.02.08) • eng • fra
- Financing an End to Violence against Women: Key to Financing Gender Equality (Speech, 27.02.08) • eng
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By Type – News – News Releases – Op-Eds & Features – Speeches and Statements – UNIFEM Currents
By Subject Area – Governance, Peace & Security – HIV/AIDS – Human Rights – Millennium Development Goals – Violence Against Women – Women, Poverty & Economics
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