Rural Women in Viet Nam Train for a Rainy Day
The Women’s Union building in Viet Nam’s Binh Dinh Province is afloat with music, as traditional songs about the province, the seasons, fishing and farming drift through its rooms. Yet those singing know that the life they celebrate is under threat.
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It Pays to Invest in Women’s Health
Michelle Bachelet has joined a prestigious reference group for a new Norwegian-led research project on the economic benefits of investing in women’s health. The research responds to the need for a better understanding of the ways in which investing in women’s health can contribute to economic growth.
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On the First Year Anniversary of the Arab Spring, Egyptian Women Continue to Call for Real Change
It has been one year since a wave of political change set Egypt on a challenging but promising path to reform. Yet, while women played a crucial role in bringing the transition about, many feel that they are yet to fully benefit from it.
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Report: Women’s Empowerment is Central to Global Sustainability
The UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability releases its report, “Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing.” The report contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy.
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Executive Director Michelle Bachelet Outlines Action Agenda to make Equality as UN Women Completes One Year
02 February 2012 - Calls for global mobilization and commitment to women’s rights as political and economic changes continue worldwide.
Press Conference with Executive Director Michelle Bachelet on One Year Anniversary of UN Women
To coincide with the one year anniversary of UN Women, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, the first Under-Secretary- General and Executive Director of the organization will speak at a press conference on Thursday 2nd February at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Historic Gain for Women in Pakistan as Women’s Commission Gains Autonomous Status
On 2 February, the Pakistan Senate unanimously approved the "National Commission on the Status of Women Bill 2012" to protect women’s rights against every kind of discrimination. The new bill strengthens the Commission by giving it financial and administrative autonomy through an independent Secretariat.
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UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet Attends the World Economic Forum
In Davos, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet participated, with Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in a panel on "Women as the way forward," the first major public session of the World Economic Forum focused on women's leadership.
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