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Civil society and youth from the Arab States review Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Dec 06, 2019 01:08 pm
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Over 70 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and youth advocates from across the Arab States region met in Amman, Jordan on 26 and 27 November, to conduct a parallel review and discussion on the progress and lessons learned in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action , in the lead up to the Arab States High-Level Conference on the Beijing+25 Review.
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Arab States region looks ahead to 25th Anniversary of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Dec 06, 2019 11:36 am
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Following a comprehensive and inclusive regional review process that has spanned nearly 12 months, on 28 November governments, civil society organizations, and youth representatives from across the Arab States region met to agree on a set of priorities and strategies to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in light of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
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Infographic: Human Rights of Women
Dec 05, 2019 07:00 pm
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Women are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all of their human rights and to be free from all forms of discrimination.
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In the words of Chinyere Eyoh: “I could not become one more statistic”
Dec 03, 2019 02:12 pm
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Chinyere Eyoh is the Executive Director of Sexual Offences Awareness and Victims Rehabilitation Initiative (SOAR), Nigeria, which received a grant from the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. She spoke to UN Women about what motivated her to start the organization.
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Asia-Pacific countries adopt declaration to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment
Dec 02, 2019 02:13 pm
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Ministers and high-level officials from 45 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have committed to intensify priority actions towards realizing women’s rights and fundamental freedoms for an equal future. The Asia-Pacific Declaration on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+25 Review was adopted after intense negotiations at a three-day Ministerial Conference, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific this week.
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Asia-Pacific UN Ministerial Conference opens with urgent call for change to make gender equality a reality
Dec 02, 2019 02:02 pm
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Over 500 Ministers, senior policymakers, UN officials, civil society, youth and private sector representatives from across Asia and the Pacific region today gathered in Bangkok to chart out priority actions to support accelerated progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The three-day Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+25 Review, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and UN Women
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