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UN Women Executive Board Convenes in New York
The First Regular Session of the UN Women Executive Board 2012 will be held from Tuesday 24 to Wednesday 25 January. The agenda of this session includes the election of Bureau members of the Executive Board for 2012; and the Board’s consideration of the report on the operational activities of UN Women to be presented by Ms. Bachelet.
Michelle Bachelet Statement at 2012 First Regular Session of UN Women Executive Board
"I will place a special emphasis in 2012 on advancing women’s political participation and economic empowerment" - our Executive Director Michelle Bachelet.
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One Year On: UN Women Widens Donor Base, Strengthens Partnerships
UN Women commemorates its first anniversary this month with 114 governments contributing to core funds in 2011, resulting in a 73 percent increase in core funding compared to the combined budget of its former four predecessors the year prior. The organization is also working on strengthening partnerships with the private sector and civil society.
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ACWC and United Nations: Stamping out Violence against Women and Violence Against Children in ASEAN together
(17 January 2012, Manila, the Philippines) — The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) convened a two-day Consultative Meeting on prevention and elimination of violence against women and violence against children.
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Leadership in Communities: Thai Women Preparing for Natural Disasters
(Pathum Thani, Thailand) UN Women, is working with the NGOs Chumchon Thai Foundation, the Friends of Women Foundation, and government partners, to support women’s leadership in such community-based disaster management response and recovery efforts, in the aftermath of the Thailand’s worst floods.
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Rural Women Learn Modern Irrigation Technology in China
Rural women in Qingtongxia, China attended this year a training on water management as part of the UN Women project: “Improving Gender Equality in Qingtongxia, China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, through Women’s Empowerment in Water Management.
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Progress launched in the Philippines
8 December 2011, Manila – In partnership with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs , Ateneo Human Rights Center, UN Women presented the first major Report with a focus on women’s access to justice.
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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.
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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