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** WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Contents:
* Editorial spotlight: Climate action with women
* UN Women Regional Goodwill Ambassador Jaha Dukureh receives Council of Europe North-South Prize 2018
* Media advisory: UN Women at the UN General Assembly 2019
* In Focus: 74th session of the UN General Assembly
* From Tanzania to Algeria, rural women are taking charge of their lives and livelihoods
* Closing remarks by Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Anita Bhatia, at the Second Regular Session of the UN Women Executive Board
* In the Bolivian Amazon, women are protecting the forest and empowering themselves
* Empowering Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil
* UN Women takes home Clio Gold Award and ADCOLOR MVP Award in 2019
* Speech: Preparing for a new decade of UN Women 2.0
* UN Women Executive Board convenes its second regular session 2019




** Editorial spotlight: Climate action with women ([link removed])
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Sep 13, 2019 04:27 pm
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As the United Nations prepares for the 2019 Climate Action Summit, the world we live in continues to be devastated by catastrophic storms, severe water crisis, drought, and record levels of emissions. Promoting women’s leadership in climate action is at the heart of UN Women’s efforts around the world.
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** UN Women Regional Goodwill Ambassador Jaha Dukureh receives Council of Europe North-South Prize 2018 ([link removed])
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Sep 13, 2019 01:42 pm
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UN Women's first Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, Jaha Dukureh, has today received the North-South Prize 2018 by the Council of Europe, recognizing her role in the fight to end female genital mutilation.
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** Media advisory: UN Women at the UN General Assembly 2019 ([link removed])
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Sep 13, 2019 12:37 pm
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Starting 17 September, world leaders will gather for two weeks at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) in New York, to discuss and work together on the most pressing global issues, from gender equality to climate change and progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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** In Focus: 74th session of the UN General Assembly ([link removed])
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Sep 13, 2019 12:22 pm
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The 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) is taking place at UN Headquarters from 17 to 30 September 2019, with the high-level General Debate starting on Tuesday, 24 September 2019. This year’s theme focuses on strengthening multilateral efforts to address climate action, poverty, sustainable development, and more.
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** From Tanzania to Algeria, rural women are taking charge of their lives and livelihoods ([link removed])
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Sep 12, 2019 10:30 am
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A recently organized learning visit brought two rural women’s collectives together to share strategies, insights and experiences. In the world of international development, such exchanges are termed “South–South cooperation”—exchange of ideas, experiences, and opportunities between entrepreneurs, communities, and experts from the Global South. “It enabled both organizations to monitor and analyse the impact of their projects on the quality of lives of women in Tanzania and Algeria, consulting each other on alternatives and progress in their livelihoods systems and value chains.”
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** Closing remarks by Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Anita Bhatia, at the Second Regular Session of the UN Women Executive Board ([link removed])
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Sep 11, 2019 11:41 pm
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On behalf of the Executive Director, Asa Regner and myself, may I reiterate thanks to you Madame President Pennelope Beckles for leading us through this session so effectively, and for your fantastic time management skills. We would also like to thank the Vice-Presidents for their work, and all the delegations for all the statements made over the past two days, which have contributed to such a rich exchange of views.
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** In the Bolivian Amazon, women are protecting the forest and empowering themselves ([link removed])
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Sep 10, 2019 02:48 pm
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While parts of the Amazon are in flames across Brazil and eastern Bolivia—from fires largely caused by burning to clear arable land—communities in northern Bolivia are protecting their forests through a series of economic empowerment projects.
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** Empowering Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil ([link removed])
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Sep 09, 2019 05:24 pm
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In Brazil, UN women is supporting vulnerable Venezualan migrant women though various services and training, including psychosocial assistance and cash support.
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** UN Women takes home Clio Gold Award and ADCOLOR MVP Award in 2019 ([link removed])
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Sep 09, 2019 03:42 pm
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The video series “Courage to Question” produced by UN Women and Google has been awarded ADCOLOR’s Most Valuable Partners (MVP) Award. Additionally, the campaign “Closer Than You Think”, produced by UN Women’s National Committee in Iceland has been awarded the Clio Gold Award.
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** Speech: Preparing for a new decade of UN Women 2.0 ([link removed])
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Sep 09, 2019 02:25 pm
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In her opening remarks to the second regular session of the UN Women Executive Board, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, looks ahead to 2020, and the commemoration of 25 years since the Beijing Platform for Action was adopted.
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** UN Women Executive Board convenes its second regular session 2019 ([link removed])
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Sep 09, 2019 10:14 am
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The UN Women Executive Board will convene for this year’s second regular session from today Monday 9 to Tuesday 10 September at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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