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Contents:
* The 2019 Madeleine K. Albright Development Lecture by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
* UN Women statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
* Press Release: HeForShe at the World Scout Jamboree, Youth Leading the Way
* UN Women to host Facebook Live with actor and activist Geena Davis ahead of “This Changes Everything” premiere
* In rural Kyrgyzstan, Coding Caravan encourages girls’ leadership and entrepreneurship
* Creating spaces of empowerment and leadership for women key to achieve an inclusive 2030 Agenda, says President of the UN General Assembly during visit to Jordan
* In the words of Milica Gudović: “Economic empowerment is crucial, not only for survivors, but for any woman”
* Trafficked: Three survivors of human trafficking share their stories




** The 2019 Madeleine K. Albright Development Lecture by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women ([link removed])
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Aug 02, 2019 04:25 pm
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In her 2019 Madeleine K. Albright Development Lecture, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka considers where the breakthroughs have been in gender equality, and to point out where we have opportunities for targeted action, and investments that will bring us closer to substantive equality and change that will last.
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** UN Women statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples ([link removed])
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Aug 02, 2019 11:27 am
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UN Women joins all indigenous peoples everywhere, especially indigenous women and girls, in commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year’s theme of “Indigenous Languages” challenges us to ensure that indigenous women and girls have a voice—quite literally—in the diverse political, civil, social, economic and cultural spaces that they occupy.
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** Press Release: HeForShe at the World Scout Jamboree, Youth Leading the Way ([link removed])
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Aug 01, 2019 08:00 pm
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World Scouting, in partnership with HeForShe – the global solidarity movement for gender equality, invites international Scouts to commit to gender equality, engaging over 40,000 Scouts at the 24th World Scout Jamboree.
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** UN Women to host Facebook Live with actor and activist Geena Davis ahead of “This Changes Everything” premiere ([link removed])
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Aug 01, 2019 05:48 pm
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On 5 August, UN Women will broadcast a Facebook Live conversation with Academy Award-winning actor and activist Geena Davis, ahead of the premiere of the film, This Changes Everything, beginning at 2 p.m. (EDT).
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** In rural Kyrgyzstan, Coding Caravan encourages girls’ leadership and entrepreneurship ([link removed])
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Aug 01, 2019 11:41 am
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In rural Kyrgyzstan, the first ever Technovation Coding Caravan for girls has taught more than 600 girls the basics of computer programming. Launched in Talas Province, the caravan reached Issyk-Kul, Naryn, Jalal-Abad, Batken, and Osh provinces this spring.
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** Creating spaces of empowerment and leadership for women key to achieve an inclusive 2030 Agenda, says President of the UN General Assembly during visit to Jordan ([link removed])
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Jul 29, 2019 03:52 pm
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The President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly visited the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 21-24 July. Commending Jordan’s efforts in response to the refugee crisis, she also noted the government's awareness and commitment to work towards attaining Goal 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment. In collaboration with UN Women, she had the opportunity to meet vulnerable Syrian refugee women and girls as well as Jordanian women leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities to promote women’s empowerment.
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** In the words of Milica Gudović: “Economic empowerment is crucial, not only for survivors, but for any woman” ([link removed])
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Jul 29, 2019 01:04 pm
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Milica Gudović is an activist of the Citizens Association for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and All Forms of Gender-Based Violence (ATINA). Here she speaks about the work of ATINA which is supported by UN Women with funding from the European Union. With vocational training and business skills, the organization helps survivors of trafficking to reintegrate into society, become independent and and earn an income. ATINA also provides psychosocial support, legal aid and safe-houses for the survivors of trafficking.
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** Trafficked: Three survivors of human trafficking share their stories ([link removed])
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Jul 29, 2019 11:06 am
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On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, three women survivors tell us their stories. Their words are testament to their incredible resilience and point toward the urgency for action to prosecute perpetrators and support survivors along their journeys to restored dignity, health and hope.
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