Other UN Gender-Related News
The following gender-related news headlines from other UN entities are pulled from the UN Gender Equality News Feed, provided courtesy of Womenwatch.
- UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet addresses Parliamentarians in Australia (23.08.12)
Source: UN Women - World Bank eAtlas of Gender (23.08.12)
Source: World Bank - Bolivia: Men get familiar with child, maternal nutrition, and health (23.08.12)
Source: WFP - Australia announces $6.7 million for UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (23.08.12)
Source: Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs - UN official urges more support for women business leaders in Asia-Pacific (22.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - UN: Investing in women entrepreneurs and business leaders is smart economics (22.08.12)
Source: UNESCAP - Create UNAOC 2012 Challenge: An international competition for app and game developers (22.08.12)
Source: UNAOC - Report of the UN Secretary-General: Trafficking in women and girls (A/67/170) (22.08.12)
Source: UN - Report of the UN Secretary-General: Measures taken and progress achieved in follow-up to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (22.08.12)
Source: United Nations - Care of dependents must be shared between state and families (22.08.12)
Source: ECLAC - Programmes in Bhutan, Colombia, Indonesia and Rwanda awarded UNESCO International Literacy Prizes (22.08.12)
Source: UNESCO - Mali: Shea tree empowers women (21.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - UNESCO is looking for initiatives promoting women's role in Free and Open Source Software (21.08.12)
Source: UNESCO - World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2012 (17.08.12)
Source: UN OCHA - DPRK: Right food gives confidence to pregnant women (17.08.12)
Source: WFP - Young women find voices – and inner leadership – in Bosnia and Herzegovina (16.08.12)
Source: UN Women - World not on track to provide education for all: Ban Ki-moon (16.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - Rice farming provides livelihood to elderly woman in Madagascar (16.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - UN rights expert to focus on exploitation of children in Guatemala (16.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - Wheat flour from Russia helps nourish women and children in DPR Korea (16.08.12)
Source: WFP - Parvati's story: 10-year-old from New Delhi teaches parents to read and write (16.08.12)
Source: The World Bank - Statement By WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin on air drops for refugees In South Sudan (15.08.12)
Source: WFP - Basketball star Pau Gasol supports education for all in Africa (15.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - Women at the heart of Africa's development: "Barefoot Engineers" bring light to remote villages in Tanzania (15.08.12)
Source: UN Women - Kenya set to form a National Women's Police Association with the support of UN Women (15.08.12)
Source: UN Women - ECLAC will present to the region Its proposal on structural change for equality (15.08.12)
Source: ECLAC - One million sign to end violence against women in Pakistan (14.08.12)
Source: UN Women - UNAIDS: Women everywhere have the right to informed consent (14.08.12)
Source: UNAIDS - UN Women Watch needs your feedback! Take a quick online survey. (14.08.12)
Source: UN Women Watch - No flag needed to uphold universal values, UN Secretary-General says at World Congress of Global Partnership for Young Women (13.08.12)
Source: United Nations - Ban: Leadership of young women crucial to advance development worldwide (13.08.12)
Source: United Nations - Wounaan women lead recovery from deadly floods (13.08.12)
Source: UNDP - Girl Effect Challenge - Expression of Interest Deadline Extended (13.08.12)
Source: Girl Effect - UN envoy on sport for peace praises 'exemplary' Summer Olympics (13.08.12)
Source: United Nations - World Humanitarian Day: Youth to the rescue (10.08.12)
Source: UNFPA - UN Deputy special envoy cites a number of positive developments in Haiti (10.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - Questions and Answers on the "Cash for Work project" (10.08.12)
Source: ILO - The power of youth – Celebrating International Youth Day (10.08.12)
Source: UNICEF - International Youth Day, 12 August 2012 (10.08.12)
Source: UN Women Watch - Keeping young people at the heart of development (10.08.12)
Source: UNFPA - UN Women welcomes first reparations order issued by International Criminal Court (09.08.12)
Source: UN Women - Promoting sustainability in a humanitarian crisis: IFAD in northern Mali (09.08.12)
Source: IFAD - Message on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples - 09 August 2012 (09.08.12)
Source: UNFPA - Indigenous women working together, raising the volume (09.08.12)
Source: UN Women - Delivering support to pregnant women in Syria crisis (09.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - South Sudanese women taking the lead in local peace building (08.08.12)
Source: UNICEF - Women in EU public sector face higher risk of losing jobs (08.08.12)
Source: ILO - Conflict continues to take toll on civilians in Afghanistan (08.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - UNFPA encourages Indian mothers to value baby girls (08.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - New website improves access to data and statistics on gender (07.08.12)
Source: The World Bank - International Youth Day 2012 Google+ Hangouts (07.08.12)
Source: UN DESA - UNFPA supports modern birthing centres in Ifugao Province, the Philippines (07.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - In Sierra Leone, women candidates prepare their political platforms (07.08.12)
Source: UN Women - International Day of the World's Indigenous People (9 August) (07.08.12)
Source: United Nations - Gender and urban planning (UN-HABITAT publication 2012) (06.08.12)
Source: UN-HABITAT - Complexities of Contraception in the Philippines (06.08.12)
Source: UNFPA - A step forward against HIV abuses (06.08.12)
Source: UNDP - Does gender equality and violence against women and girls matter to youth? Join Say NO - UNiTE discussions on Twitter and Facebook (06.08.12)
Source: Say NO-UNiTE - Female teaching recruits are agents of change in rural Nigeria (03.08.12)
Source: UNICEF - In Ethiopia, more HIV-positive mothers deliver babies free of the virus (03.08.12)
Source: UNICEF - Writing women into the budget: FYR Macedonia welcomes its first strategy on gender-responsive budgeting (03.08.12)
Source: UN Women - Allow moms to breastfeed at work: ILO (03.08.12)
Source: ILO - Campaign to mobilize one million dads against gender-based violence kicks off in Kenya (03.08.12)
Source: Say NO - UNiTE - Beyonce joins global aid organizations to highlight World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2012 (03.08.12)
Source: UNOCHA - UN Women Executive Board President visits Haiti (02.08.12)
Source: UN Women - Gender: Still some way to go (Opinion piece by Michelle Bachelet for the OECD Observer) (02.08.12)
Source: OECD Observer - Delivering Support to Syrian Women as the Crisis Worsens (02.08.12)
Source: UNFPA - In Benin, a 17-year-old girl pays a heavy price for not being registered at birth (02.08.12)
Source: UNICEF - NEPAL: Tailoring technology for female farmers (02.08.12)
Source: IRIN News - Video: I am Meena (02.08.12)
Source: UNICEF - PHILIPPINES: Conditional cash for better maternal health (01.08.12)
Source: IRIN News - UN Women establishes Civil Society Advisory Group in Pakistan (01.08.12)
Source: UN Women - Palestine refugee girl's story receives international award (01.08.12)
Source: UNRWA - Somali Assembly passes new constitution; protects right to abortion to save mother's life, bans FGM (01.08.12)
Source: UN Radio - Gender-related events, August 2012 (01.08.12)
Source: UN Women Watch - Philippines: ILO, UNICEF and WHO hail significant increase in breastfeeding rates (01.08.12)
Source: ILO - High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law, 24 September 2012 (01.08.12)
Source: United Nations - Ethiopia: HIV+ Mother Pulls Family Back from Brink (01.08.12)
Source: WFP - Women in EU public sector face higher risk of losing jobs (31.07.12)
Source: ILO - Frank discussion of sex, women's socioeconomic realities needed to address HIV in Jamaica (31.07.12)
Source: UN Women - Study finds women hit hard by EU civil service cutbacks (31.07.12)
Source: UN Radio - New bridge improves livelihoods for Cambodian villages (31.07.12)
Source: UN Radio - New ITC-ILO Workshop - Mainstreaming gender equality: concepts and instruments (31.07.12)
Source: ITC-ILO - Addressing Violence against Women is Fighting HIV/AIDS (31.07.12)
Source: UN Women
