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* Media Advisory: UN Women at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly: putting women’s leadership at the centre of the COVID-19 recovery
* Closing remarks by Under-Secretary-General, Acting Executive Director of UN Women and Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten, at the second regular session of the UN Women Executive Board
* I am Generation Equality: Madhura Das Gupta, business leader and advocate for women’s economic justice and rights
* Press release: UN Women unveils new feminist roadmap for economic recovery and transformation
* Press release: Being amongst the most affected by the earthquake, women’s and girls’ meaningful participation and leadership are crucial to an effective and successful humanitarian response in Haiti
* Press release: Photoville exhibition spotlights women peace activists and women’s role in peacemaking
* In Focus: 76th Session of the UN General Assembly
* Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia to the UN High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan
* Gender equality and the UN General Assembly: Facts and history to know
* Secretary-General appoints Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan as Executive Director of UN Women
* Media advisory: launch of UN Women’s Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice




** Media Advisory: UN Women at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly: putting women’s leadership at the centre of the COVID-19 recovery ([link removed])
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Sep 17, 2021 01:54 pm
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Through side-events, intergenerational and intergovernmental conversations, UN Women is building upon the momentum of the Generation Equality Forum and celebrating the Generation Equality Action Coalitions as they take urgent action towards gender equality.
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** Closing remarks by Under-Secretary-General, Acting Executive Director of UN Women and Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten, at the second regular session of the UN Women Executive Board ([link removed])
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Sep 16, 2021 08:00 pm
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"UN Women's role in promoting the empowerment of women and girls and ensuring that their rights are safeguarded has never been so critical as it is in this moment. The solidarity and commitment that you brought to this session will be essential in ensuring that UN Women can carry out its essential mandate on the road ahead," said Acting Executive Director Pramila Patten.
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** I am Generation Equality: Madhura Das Gupta, business leader and advocate for women’s economic justice and rights ([link removed])
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Sep 16, 2021 10:36 am
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Madhura Dasgupta Sinha has more than 25 years of banking and leadership experience, and is now the CEO and Founder of Aspire For Her, which motivates young women to enter and stay in the workforce. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, with only 22.3 per cent of Indian women in the labour force and less women in leadership roles, India’s gender pay gap has increased this year. Aspire For Her is a Generation Equality Ally, a new communications and advocacy initiative under UN Women’s flagship campaign in India. UN Women spoke with Dasgupta Sinha on the occasion of Equal Pay Day, 18 September 2021.
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** Press release: UN Women unveils new feminist roadmap for economic recovery and transformation ([link removed])
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Sep 16, 2021 08:47 am
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Learning from past mistakes, “Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice” presents a vision to tackle intersecting jobs, care and climate crises.
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** Press release: Being amongst the most affected by the earthquake, women’s and girls’ meaningful participation and leadership are crucial to an effective and successful humanitarian response in Haiti ([link removed])
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Sep 15, 2021 11:46 am
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Following the 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14, UN Women Haiti and CARE International, in partnership with the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Women's Rights, the General Directorate of Civil Protection, and the Humanitarian Country Team’s Special Gender Task Force, developed a Rapid Gender Analysis that aims to provide humanitarian actors with recommendations to address the needs of women and girls to ensure their rights and needs are at the...
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** Press release: Photoville exhibition spotlights women peace activists and women’s role in peacemaking ([link removed])
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Sep 15, 2021 09:14 am
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The United Nations Department of Peace Operations, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, UN Women and in partnership with New York City’s flagship photography festival, Photoville, is launching a photo exhibition highlighting the work of women peace activists as seen through the eyes of women photographers.
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** In Focus: 76th Session of the UN General Assembly ([link removed])
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Sep 14, 2021 01:32 pm
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The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 76) will open on 14 September, with the High-level General Debate taking place from 21 to 27 September under the theme “Building resilience through hope - to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainability, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the United Nations".
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** Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia to the UN High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan ([link removed])
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Sep 14, 2021 11:10 am
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"We must stand in solidarity with Afghan women as we define and implement our collective humanitarian response. Daily, we see new violations of women’s human rights which left to continue unchecked will jeopardize decades of progress", said UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia.
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** Gender equality and the UN General Assembly: Facts and history to know ([link removed])
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Sep 14, 2021 09:24 am
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The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the world’s largest yearly meeting of world leaders. It’s an action-packed week of deliberations, speeches, side events and even celebrity sightings. Ahead of the 76th UNGA session (14 – 28 September 2021), we take a look at the history of gender equality and the General Assembly.
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** Secretary-General appoints Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan as Executive Director of UN Women ([link removed])
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Sep 13, 2021 12:37 pm
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with Member States and the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women), announced today the appointment of Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan as Executive Director of UN Women.
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** Media advisory: launch of UN Women’s Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice ([link removed])
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Sep 13, 2021 11:25 am
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UN Women is launching a new flagship report, “Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice”, which calls for governments to ensure the COVID-19 recovery shapes a more gender equal and sustainable world.
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