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WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE

Contents:

Op-ed: Every G7 country should have a feminist foreign policy
Strengthening resilience, investing in passion: Zonta International Foundation and UN Women empower women across Jordan
Ask an activist: How is Hollywood faring on gender equality and representation of women on screen and why does it matter?
Publication of the report of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council
In Rwanda, weaving baskets and brighter futures

Op-ed: Every G7 country should have a feminist foreign policy

Aug 23, 2019 11:14 am

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, President/CEO of Women Deliver Katja Iversen, and Co-founder of the White Ribbon Campaign Michael Kaufman urge countries to ditch archaic and discriminatory laws and promote empowerment

Strengthening resilience, investing in passion: Zonta International Foundation and UN Women empower women across Jordan

Aug 21, 2019 02:04 pm

From 28-31 July, on their first official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, four members of a delegation headed by Susanne von Bassewitz, President of Zonta International Foundation, gained first-hand insight into UN Women’s work and witnessed the opportunities that are being provided to women through continuous support from the Zonta International Foundation.

Ask an activist: How is Hollywood faring on gender equality and representation of women on screen and why does it matter?

Aug 21, 2019 11:05 am

UN Women spoke to Academy-Award winning actor and activist Geena Davis, who the Executive Producer of This Changes Everything, a feature-length documentary just released, uncovering what is beneath the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry.

Publication of the report of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council

Aug 20, 2019 11:07 am

The G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council releases today its Recommendations for advancing Gender Equality and the empowerment of girls and women and Call to Action.

In Rwanda, weaving baskets and brighter futures

Aug 19, 2019 10:32 am

To support livelihoods of women in Kigeme Refugee Camp, UN Women funded the Women Opportunity Centre, supported by the Government of Sweden. The Centre provides women a safe space, trainings and a showroom for their products to improve their livelihoods at the camp and beyond.

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