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WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE

Contents:

From where I stand: “Equality between men and women…is a moral imperative”
Ask an activist: Why are women lacking land rights in Tanzania and what can be done about it?
Press release: IIX and UN Women partner to empower millions of women through innovative finance
From where I stand: “My dream is to open the first baby photography studio in Palestine”
Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the conviction of Bosco Ntaganda by the International Criminal Court
Editorial spotlight: High-level Political Forum 2019

From where I stand: “Equality between men and women…is a moral imperative”

Jul 12, 2019 08:25 am

Taher Sellami, a young entrepreneur and business student, is striving to use innovative technologies to drive social change in Tunisia and worldwide.

Ask an activist: Why are women lacking land rights in Tanzania and what can be done about it?

Jul 11, 2019 08:18 am

Elizabeth Maro Minde is the Managing Director of Kilimanjaro Women Information Exchange Community Organization in Tanzania, a grantee of UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality. Minde and her organization provides legal counselling and representation to marginalized women in rural communities. She spoke to UN Women during the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women about the issue of land rights.

Press release: IIX and UN Women partner to empower millions of women through innovative finance

Jul 10, 2019 02:54 pm

With the shared goals to close the funding gap for advancing gender equality and the dedicated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, IIX and UN Women will collaborate on a series of activities including the development of financial instruments that leverage public funding to unlock greater private capital for women; the engagement of new actors to increase investments that are sensitive to gender issues; and a commitment to measure social and economic outcomes for women beneficiaries. The partnership, announced at a signing ceremony in New York today, aims to unlock billions in capital for millions of women.

From where I stand: “My dream is to open the first baby photography studio in Palestine”

Jul 09, 2019 04:41 pm

Doaa Eshtayeh, from Nablus, Palestine, found her talent and passion in photography and has made it her profession. Doaa is the main provider for her family, thanks to the support she received through a UN Women project that helped her develop her skills and buy the equipment she needed.

Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the conviction of Bosco Ntaganda by the International Criminal Court

Jul 08, 2019 06:36 pm

UN Women welcomes the conviction of Bosco Ntaganda by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 8 July 2019 for crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 and 2003. The former rebel leader was found guilty on 13 counts of war crimes and 5 counts of crimes against humanity, including rape, sexual slavery, displacement of civilians, and enlisting and conscripting child soldiers under the age of 15 and using them to participate actively in hostilities.

Editorial spotlight: High-level Political Forum 2019

Jul 08, 2019 01:05 pm

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the main UN process for the review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York from 9 – 18 July.

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