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Period Poverty – why millions of girls and women cannot afford their periods
Millions of women and girls worldwide still cannot afford menstrual products or access water and sanitation facilities to ...
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LGBTIQ+ communities and the anti-rights pushback: 5 things to know
State and non-state actors in many countries are attempting to roll back hard-won progress and further entrench stigma, ...
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Artificial Intelligence and gender equality
The world has a gender equality problem, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) mirrors the gender bias in our society. Although ...
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Period poverty costs too much, take action to end it
Every month, more than two billion people[1] around the world menstruate. Although a natural and healthy process, ...
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‘Women peacekeepers are stronger than you think’ – Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Rubana Nowshin Mithila
As the United Nations prepares to mark the International Day of the UN Peacekeepers (29 May), paying tribute to the dedication and sacrifice made by peacekeepers around the world, UN Women spoke to ...
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Speech: Seize opportunities, rise beyond challenges, recommit and push forward, boldly
My thanks to Mozambique for convening us around the crucial agenda of women, youth, peace, and security. On November 1 st last year, UN Women published a story about a 34-year-old psychotherapist in ...
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UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) awards grants to initiatives demonstrating that violence against women and girls (VAW/G) can be systematically addressed, reduced, and, ...
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Invitation for expressions of interest for the ACT Global Civil Society Platform on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
As part of the Advocacy, Coalition Building and Transformative Feminist Action (ACT) to End Violence Against Women Programme, UN Women is in the process of identifying a Responsible Party for the ...