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More women in the Pacific region are also getting involved in coaching, match officiating, and leadership roles within the rugby community. One programme aiming to contribute to these efforts by supporting boys and girls’ involvement in the sport is Get into Rugby PLUS, supported by UN Women through the Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women […]
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Women and girls around the world are facing significant threats, from wars and conflicts to devastating climate change, widening economic inequalities, and pushback on their rights and freedoms. These threats were at the top of the agenda of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the main UN platform to assess progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for […]
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A UN Women and the International Olympic Committee programme in Brazil and Argentina empowered girls in sport with advocacy skills to identify barriers and propose solutions. A cohort of 15 young women from Brazil and another 30 from Argentina recently completed the “OWLA Participate” programme.
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In 2015, UN Member states universally adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, encompassing three core elements: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. Together, these interconnected principles form the basis of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provide a blueprint for progress across all areas of life. Gender has its own Goal, SDG 5—with […]
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Maryse Guimond, UN Women Special Representative in Palestine, spoke at the noon briefing at the UN from Jerusalem about her visit to Gaza in June.
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Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.