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2 July 2010 - Joint Statement by Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) on the occasion of the establishment, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
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Santo Domingo, 22 June 2010 - UN-INSTRAW is pleased to announce
the launching of a three-week virtual dialogue to strengthen the
analysis and replication of good practices in the area of gender and
disarmament, demobilization & reintegration (DDR).
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The International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and the Center for Arab Women Training and Research (CAWTAR), in collaboration with the United Nations Information Center in Tunis (UNIC), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and United Nations Development Fund for Women, are organizing an awareness workshop targeting media professionals and female politicians around the theme “Women, Politics, Media and Communication” in Hammamet, March 30-31 – April 1st 2010. To learn more, please visit the complete press release in English, French or Arabic. |
Establishment of a New Composite Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment:Key Messages, Background and Current Status
In September 2009,
the General Assembly adopted a resolution that “strongly supports the
consolidation ……into a composite entity”. All parts of the United
Nations, its subsidiary organs, entities and programmes support the
establishment of a new Composite Entity, which will sharpen the focus
and impact of the gender equality activities of the entire United
Nations system.
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[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 11 March 2010] Women are the new
face of migration, migrating independently in larger and larger
numbers. Six case studies from four continents show that migrant women
face different difficulties and make different gains. All of the
studies show the need to overcome obstacles to gender equality to reach
women’s full empowerment and for the origin and destination countries
to be able to link migration and development.
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