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Act for Equal
#ActforEqual is a new campaign to drive attention, excitement and action towards the upcoming Generation Equality Forum. Through the campaign you can show your support, take action for gender equality and help propel major commitments to the Action Coalition Goals. We can’t wait any longer for gender equality. It’s time to #ActforEqual. More
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The Generation Equality Forum
Get ready for the Generation Equality Forum, the most important global convening for gender equality actions and investment in a quarter-century. The Forum will kick-off in Mexico City in March and culminate in Paris this year. More
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CSW65 in Africa
The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021. In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation, and taking into account the latest guidance from the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Health Organization (WHO), CSW65 will take place in a hybrid format with mostly virtual meetings. More
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COVID-19: emerging gender data
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold human suffering and is likely to heighten gender-based inequalities around the world. UN Women is working with partners to bridge the gender data gap and deliver a more accurate picture of the gender dimension to the response so that it can be more effective for women and girls. For gender-related data on COVID-19 visit this page. More
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Generation Equality
Join UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign to accelerate gender equality actions and mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most visionary agenda for women’s rights and empowerment everywhere. The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to all forms of violence against women and girls, women’s leadership and access to health. More
African Women Leaders Network National Chapters: Driving Women’s Leadership in Africa
Latest news
- Press Release: Registration opens for Generation Equality Forum in Paris
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- Placing gender at the center of security sector reforms in Nigeria
- I am Generation Equality: Immaculate Akello, climate change activist and lawyer standing up for rural women in Northern Uganda
- I am Generation Equality: Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, economist, gender and youth activist
Connected girls create brighter futures
In a statement for the International Day of Girls in ICT, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said: "Today, and every day, we recognize that digital power must be in the hands of girls." More
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#ActForEqual - Join Generation Equality
Act For Equal! Join Generation Equality and show people everywhere that, together, we’re standing up for gender equality.
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UN Women COVID-19 Response - Cameroon
As part of the COIVID-19 Response UN Women supports Religious Leaders, Women and Youth Groups - Cameroon
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Women on the frontlines of COVID-19
During crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, women make essential contributions as leaders and frontline responders. Millions of women in the health and social sector work tirelessly every day to care for all of us. Today, we thank you.