World: Message of Michelle Bachelet Executive Director of UN Women on...
Source: UN WomenCountry: WorldThis International Women’s Day, I join women around the globe in solidarity for human rights, dignity and equality. This sense of mission drives me and millions of people...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Binga women in Zimbabwe make history on the Zambezi River
Source: UN WomenCountry: Zimbabwe“I used to sell fish under the trees, and carry fish on my head. I would wake up at 4am to walk a long distance to buy fish from the fishermen. Now I sleep and wake up...
View ArticleLiberia: Lighting up lives: Training women to become “barefoot” solar engineers
Source: UN WomenCountry: Liberia, Malawi, South Sudan, UgandaAn illiterate grandmother from a small village in Malawi, Stella, found it hard to imagine the future that lay ahead when she arrived at the...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Circles of life: Community groups in Zimbabwe turn early warnings...
Source: UN WomenCountry: ZimbabweFor years Beauty, 52, carried out menial tasks in return for food in Mashonaland East, a rural district in Zimbabwe. She couldn’t sell at the city market because it was...
View ArticleBurundi: ONUFEMMES : Visite princière aux femmes burundaises
Source: UN Development Programme, UN WomenCountry: BurundiEn marge des cérémonies marquant le 50ème anniversaire de l’indépendance du Burundi, le Prince Philippe héritier au trône du Royaume de...
View ArticleWorld: Women and girls key to meeting the challenges of sustainable...
Source: UN WomenCountry: Cook Islands, WorldExecutive Director Michelle Bachelet | Speeches and Statements Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.I am very happy to be here today with you in Rarotonga. I...
View ArticleWorld: Gender perspectives on water and food security
Source: UN WomenCountry: WorldRemarks by Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at the Closing Plenary Session of the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 31 August 2012.Ladies and...
View ArticleTimor-Leste: Working like a slave, eating like a king
Source: UN WomenCountry: Timor-LesteVeronica Casimira, a Timorese farmer, arrives at the community meeting with freshly-picked bananas in a a basket on top of her head. She is met by many friends, most...
View ArticleWorld: UN launches new programme to empower rural women and girls
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, UN Women, World Food ProgrammeCountry: WorldUN Women, FAO, IFAD and WFP: empowerment of women in rural areas...
View ArticleWorld: L’ONU lance un nouveau programme pour rendre plus autonomes les filles...
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, UN Women, World Food ProgrammeCountry: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda,...
View ArticleWorld: ONU Mujeres, la FAO, el FIDA y el PMA: el empoderamiento de las...
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, UN Women, World Food ProgrammeCountry: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, WorldNueva...
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World: Annual Report 2011-2012
Source: UN WomenCountry: WorldFOREWORDBy UN Women’s first anniversary at the start of 2012, we could look back on a year of accomplishment.It was a year of rapid progress but also challenges, both...
View ArticleUnited Republic of Tanzania: Pooling resources for local development:...
Source: UN WomenCountry: United Republic of Tanzania“You need to join forces if you want to stand strong,” explains Batuli Massawe, a 46-year-old mushroom farmer who has become a respected entrepreneur...
View ArticleEthiopia: New Horizons: Ethiopian women join efforts to escape poverty
Source: UN WomenCountry: Ethiopia“I didn’t know whether I would have work from day-to-day. In a good week I earned 20 Ethiopian Birr (around 1 USD). It was not even enough to buy food for my son,”...
View ArticleEthiopia: In Ethiopia, rural women improve their lives, befriending budgets
Source: UN WomenCountry: Ethiopia“Before, women’s perspectives were not taken into account in the planning and budgeting process,” says Melkam Embiale, representative of the women of Yefag kebele...
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World: Realizing women's rights to land and other productive resources
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN WomenCountry: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, WorldWomen’s access to, use...
View ArticleRwanda: “I bought a mattress and health insurance” – rural Rwandan farmer
Source: UN WomenCountry: RwandaThrough Farmer Field Schools, more than 350 farmers have learned about nutrition, modern agricultural techniques and business skills while creating cooperatives and...
View ArticleRwanda: « J’ai pu acheter un matelas et souscrire une assurance santé pour...
Source: UN WomenCountry: RwandaEn six mois d’école pratique d’agriculture, plus de 350 agricultrices et agriculteurs ont suivi une formation sur la nutrition, les techniques agricoles modernes et ont...
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World: UN Women Annual Report 2013-2014
Source: UN WomenCountry: WorldUN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate...
View ArticleWorld: Women’s key role in agricultural production emphasized
Source: UN WomenCountry: WorldAfrican leaders called for greater investment in women in order to increase agricultural production and improve livelihoods, at a three-day Sharefair on Rural Women’s...
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