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UN Women is the United Nations entity for gender equality and women's empowerment.
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“My message to every parent: Get your girls educated.”
Ramat Khan is a community educator with UN Women’s Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning Programme in Rajasthan, India.
Read her story👉 unwo.men/wp3s50LgKeA
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'Women human rights defenders must be front and centre in our work ahead.'
👉 Read full statement from Sima Bahous Sima Bahous at the United Nations Security Council's Open Debate on #UNSCR1325 : unwo.men/53iN50LgZ0f
#WomenPeaceSecurity
'Solidarity between women can be a powerful force of change.'
Today we remember Nawal El Saadawi, born #OnThisDay in 1931. She was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, and psychiatrist.
Her legacy will continue to inspire women & girls to speak out and support one another.
Women’s participation in peace processes is about:
✔️Creating solutions that reflect the needs of all people in conflict-affected settings.
✔️Dismantling systems that permit & promote violence.
Read more: unwo.men/VtHP50LfBaI
#UNSCR1325 #WomenPeaceSecurity
Gender equality is a global public good.
Australia works to ensure women’s empowerment is at the centre of all policy decisions.
#FundingGenderEquality
Women human rights defenders' individual and collective action has been pivotal in:
✔️Addressing discrimination & inequality.
✔️Advancing civil, political, economic, social & cultural rights.
Source: UN Human Rights
#UNSCR1325 #WomenPeaceSecurity
Did you know?
In 2021, 32% of peace agreements included provisions referencing women, girls and gender.
This is a 6% increase from 26% in 2020.
👉 Check the 2022 report on #WomenPeaceSecurity : unwo.men/66zW50LgHiS
#UNSCR1325
'From Iran to Tigray to Ukraine to Afghanistan & more, women human rights defenders risk their lives every day.
They should be cherished by everyone. Instead, they are increasingly under attack.'
- Sima Bahous Sima Bahous at the United Nations Security Council's Open Debate on #UNSCR1325
Compromising on women's participation in decision-making or visibility in peace processes does not keep them safer.
Consistent, explicit political support for activists & their work is key to preventing attacks against them.
👉New United Nations report: unwo.men/pfJe50Lg7cJ
#UNSCR1325
👏Happy birthday Vice President Kamala Harris Kamala Harris!
Thank you for speaking out on women’s health, safety, and well-being. 👏
42,000 individuals benefited from our partnership with UN Development to advance women’s & girls’ access to justice.
As part of this partnership, check our new #WomenPeaceSecurity Guidance Note co-sponsored by UN Women & the #GlobalFocalPoint for the Rule of Law unwo.men/bS2A50Lfpj4
'I used to have a job, I used to study … Unfortunately, all this is now gone.' - Shiwa, activist.
We spoke to Afghan women about the situation in #Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021. This is what they had to say.
RT to amplify their voices.