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Message of Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women on the occasion of Human Rights Day, New York in 10 December 2011..

 

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Circle Painting ‘Joining hands to end violence against women and girls in Viet Nam’

In celebration of the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE, the United Nations in Viet Nam, the Youth Union, CCIHP, CSAGA and partners organized a ceremony - Circle Painting ‘Joining hands to end violence against women and girls in Viet Nam’ in Hanoi Children’s Palace on 24 November.

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‘Love Journey’ social media contest opens online site for submissions

The Love Journey, a social media campaign aimed at preventing gender-based violence through interaction with youth, will begin accepting idea submissions on December 4 from individuals at www.htyt.vn. The campaign will promote discussions and activity amongst youth on the attitudes and behaviours of caring and respectful relationships, and will link romantic love and friendship with gender equality and non-violence.

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UN Women Viet Nam ‘Greening the Blue’

21 November 2011, Ha Noi – As part of Greening the Blue initiative UN Women staff have developed an office wide pledge as a part of a larger greening effort by the UN in Viet Nam.

 

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Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

Making international aid work better for people and development will be on the agenda of the OECD/DAC Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, from 29 November to 1 December 2011 in Busan, South Korea. At this conference, UN Women will be involved in a number of events to position gender equality in aid discussions.

• The OECD/DAC Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
• Gender and Aid Effectiveness - Brief for National Delegates to Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
  

Gender response policy, programme discussed

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) cooperated with UN Women to hold a dialogue forum on establishing and implementing a gender response policy and programme in Hue City on November 28th-29th. Addressing the forum, attended by 80 delegates from cites and provinces nationwide, a representative of MoLISA affirmed the Vietnamese Government has been improving gender equality laws and implementing policies and programmes on gender-related issues and women’s progress. Delegates discussed the achievements and challenges of gender and gender equality, and shared information from a gender equality study jointly conducted by the Vietnamese Government and the United Nations.

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• Thong Tan Xa Viet Nam/ Viet Nam Plus
• Nhan Dan - People's Daily
• Phap Luat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh p8 - Ho Chi Minh City Law; Lao Dong & Xa Hoi p2 - Labour & Society)
  

Asia-Pacific UNiTE hosts t-shirt design exhibit for the 16 days of activism

The Asia-Pacific UNiTE team put together an exhibition in the ESCAP building in Bangkok to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November. The exhibit features selected t-shirts from across the global that were submitted as part of the global UNiTE t-shirt design competition, produced by young men aged 18-25 to highlight the need to stop violence against women and girls.

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Today and Every Day:Tackling Violence against Women and Girls in Asia Pacific

United Nations, Bangkok, 25 November 2011 — Today we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which aims to direct the world’s attention to the urgent priority of ending the pandemic of violence against women and girls. It also marks one year since the launch of Asia-Pacific UNiTE, the regional component of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s global campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women..

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UN Women Executive Director Outlines Policy Agenda to End Violence against Women

Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director outlines a policy agenda of 16 concrete steps to End Violence against Women: Prevention, Protection and Provision of Services Key.

Download 16 steps [ ar, en, es, fr, ru, zh ] to End Violence against Women.

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Gender and Aid Effectiveness

At the end of November 2011, over 2,000 delegates from international donors, governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and academia will gather in Busan, South Korea, to debate making aid more effective at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4), the tri-yearly meetings launched by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
In addition to reporting on the success of past efforts, HLF4 delegates will consider how to cope with new challenges in making aid more effective. These challenges include declining funding from the countries that have traditionally provided aid, and the emergence of new donors and investors who have not yet pledged to follow key principles of aid effectiveness (national ownership, donor coordination, transparency, consultation with civil society, and the promotion of human rights and environmental sustainability).

• Gender and Aid Effectiveness - English
• Gender and Aid Effectiveness - Vietnamese
  

UN Women Partners with One Day on Earth; Captures Gender Issues on Camera

On 11 November 2011, UN Women joins 20,000 filmmakers worldwide to capture the human experience in a 24 hour period. This collaborative effort  is part of the second annual One Day on Earth initiative aimed at forming a geo-tagged shared film archive that covers wide-ranging issues related to the MDGs, from poverty to human rights.

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Salseros Say ‘No’ To Violence Against Women

From 4-6 November 2011, in support of the Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, salsa Bangkok Fiesta brought together more than 400 salsa dancers from around the world.

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Year 2011

• Two years, many steps forward
• Engaging Women in Mediation and Conflict Prevention to Advance Peace and Democracy
• Award for the Country Representative of UN Women Viet Nam
• Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment is Key to Correcting Imbalance Sex Ratio at Birth
• UN Women Applauds Nobel Peace Prize Award for Women Leaders
• The Coca-Cola Company and UN Women Form Global Partnership to Accelerate Women’s Economic Empowerment
• Central Retail Corporation CEO Signs to Support UN Women’s WEPs
• UN Women facilitates “Open Days on Women, Peace and Security” with CSOs in the Philippines
• Message from Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women
• Regional Launch of the UN Women Flagship Report, “2011-2012 Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice”
• Justice Still Out of Reach for Millions of Women, UN Women Says
• UN Women’s 2011-2012 Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice
• Investing in women’s leadership is essential to transform the regional AIDS response, UN Women says
• UN Women Releases Flagship Report Progress of the World’s Women
• UN Women Executive Board Endorses Strategic Plan
• Handbook for National Action Plans on Violence against Women
• UN Women Executive Board Annual Session
• Thai PM Signs His Personal Pledge to End Violence Against Women and Supports UN Women’s Regional Programme on Migration
• Growing Core Contributions to UN Women
• UN Women East and Southeast Asia Newsletter April 2011
• Thailand: A Nation Says NO
• Women`s Human Rights in Regional Human Rights Systems: A review of experiences from Europe and the Africa
• Women's Leadership Vital to a More Just and Equitable World
• Rule of law and development
• UN Women Head Raises Alarm on Insecurity Facing Somali Refugee Women and Girls in Kenya
• UN Leaders Raise Alarm on Plight of Somali Refugees in Kenya
• Empowering Women to Change the World: What Universities and the UN Can Do
• US Secretary of State and Executive Director of UN Women Discuss Women’s Leadership Roles in Emerging Democracies
• Create4theUN: Make an ad that says No Violence against Women
• Safe Community Initiative – finding community solutions to violence against women in Aceh
• Brunei Media Reports on UN Women’s presence at the ISB Borneo Global Issues Conference
• Women’s Day Centenary Celebrated
• Time to make the promise of equality a reality
• Women need to be “at the table” to promote peace and security in the region, says top UN Asia-Pacific official
• Gender and HIV story from Viet Nam
• Launch of UN Women 24 Feb 2011 - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, United Nations Headquarters, New York
• UN Women Brochure
• Mainstreaming Gender through the Work of the Agencies and Envisaged Collaboration with UN Women
• Executive Director Michelle Bachelet Outlines Work of UN Women
• UN Women Executive Director Unveils Vision and 100-Day Action Plan
• UN Women Executive Board Meeting

Year 2010

• Asia-Pacific UNiTE – launch of the regional component of the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, 25 November 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.
• Win for first Asia-Pacific case under CEDAW Optional Protocol
• Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325 on 'Women, Peace, and Security'
• Secretary-General Announces Michelle Bachelet as Head of UN Women
• On The Move – Regional Consultation on Women Migrant Workers and Launch of New Website
• UN Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women
• UNIFEM (now UN Women), Ministry of Justice and Central Group of Companies Partner on Advocacy Campaign to End Voilence
• Healthy Sexuality: The Story of Love
• From the individual to the institutional: Support for girls education in Timor-Leste
• The Role of UN Women in Asia and the Pacific Region’, Gender Perspectives Volume II, Issue 2 December 2010, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
• Royal Princess of Thailand receives award for her outstanding engagement on ending violence against women and girls from UNIFEM (now UN Women)

Year 2009 and 2008

• Women Building their Future Gender Breakthroughs in Post-Tsunami Aceh
• Change Now - Say NO to Violence Against Women
• UNIFEM (now UN Women) Launches Publication on Best Practices in Domestic Violence Legislation
• Crafting a blueprint for change in Timor Leste
  
• UNIFEM (now UN Women) is part of the UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality in Viet Nam.
• We don’t have to be tough all the time
• Forum on Impact of Economic Crisis on Women Migrant Workers in Bangkok, 23-25 April 2009
• Celebrating International Women's Day 2009 "Unite To End Violence Against Women" Dili, Timor-Leste
• UNIFEM (now UN Women) China stresses the importance of Investing in Women and Girls on International Women’s Day 2009
• Regional Conference on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Societies
• Call for Proposals 2009 – UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
• UNIFEM (now UN Women) launched flagship Progress of the World’s Women report in Thailand. Report urges governments to do a better job of answering to women for commitments made
• 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women
• Timorese Parliamentarians Ask For More Gender Responsive Budgeting Trainings And Increased Gender Awareness Drive
• Over 3 million Thai people join UNIFEM (now UN Women) Say NO to Violence Against Women Campaign, HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador, hands over names to the UN
• Cambodia increases female representation in 2008 elections: First female Deputy Prime Minister
• ASEAN Workshop on Domestic Violence Legislation
• Gender Resource Centre will Enhance Equality for Parliamentarians in Timor
• HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand Agrees to be UNIFEM (now UN Women) Goodwill Ambassador and Says NO to Violence against Women
• Government of Timor-Leste Says NO to Violence against Women
• Judges from Thailand and Viet Nam visited the Philippines for Knowledge Sharing on Gender Equality and the Judiciary
• ASEAN Regional Workshop on Gender Equality Legislation
  Bangkok, Thailand; 13-15 February 2008
• ASEAN High-Level Meeting on Good Practices in CEDAW Reporting and Follow-up Vientiane, Lao PDR; 14-15 January 2008
• Gender and Development for Cambodia (GAD/C) awarded the UN Trust Fund grant (29KB - pdf)
• 2008 Call for Proposals of the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence Against Women

Year 2007

• “Workshop on Integrating CEDAW in Tertiary Curriculum in Southeast Asia,” 8-9 November, 2007, Bangkok
• Male Leaders in Timor-Leste Give Voice to Ending Violence Against Women
• UN congratulates Viet Nam on NA passage of domestic violence law
• UNIFEM (now UN Women) and the Thai government convene a regional forum on how men can do more to end violence against women, sharing good practice from Asia-Pacific.
• More women elected in Cambodia’s local government election
• Launch of the UN Joint Programme on the Implementation Of the CEDAW Concluding Comments in the Philippines
  Manila, 28 May 2007
• UNIFEM (now UN Women) to launch a project entitled “Strengthening Women’s Legal Rights in Aceh.”
• Series of training for Vietnamese judges and judiciary personnel, In Danang and Ho Chi Minh City

Year 2006

• New Poll Highlights Need for Better Understanding Among Thais of the Importance of Migrant Workers to Their Economy
• Women living with HIV in Phnom Penh set up their own cooperative for income generation in Cambodia
• Regional NGO Workshop Addressing Women Migrants Rights Through CEDAW
  • See also Conference Statement
• Investment in Proven Strategies Needed to End Violence against Women
• UNIFEM (now UN Women) announces grants in support of efforts to end violence against women
• ASEAN ministers share best practices in advancing women’s rights in national development planning
• In message for international day, Secretary-General calls for creation of environment ‘where violence against women is not tolerated
  
• Senior government officials from Southeast Asian countries pledge to use international treaty to assist women migrant workers
  
• First Ever Viet Nam NGO report to CEDAW is underway
• ASEAN and The United Nations Development Fund for Women - UNIFEM (now UN Women)
  
• International Women's Day Celebration, Exercising Power for Change
• Women in Political Decision Making
• International Women’s Week 2006: Women and the Coming Senator Election, Thailand

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