UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa Regional newsletter of February
The highlights of this month
- UN Women Executive Director calls for an end to harmful cultural practices against women and girls
- Male African leaders join the HeForShe campaign
- Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General of the East African Model United Nations sign up as HeForShe Champions
- Tanzanian Women and Youth Empowered to Strengthen their Leadership
- Zanzibar Electoral Commission Moves on Policy for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
- Malawi passes the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Bill, 2015
- UN Women Malawi trains government and civil society representatives in Gender Responsive Budgeting
- UN Women launches South African Civil Society Advisory Group
- Shaping the next generation of STEM leaders, TechWomen visit South Africa
- Executive Director urges accelerated action to end Female Genital Mutilation
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Bibliographic information
Geographic coverage:
Africa
Burundi
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Ethiopia
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Rwanda
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Eswatini
Somalia
Sudan
South Sudan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Subject areas:
Decision-making
Ending violence against women and girls
Gender equality and inequality
Gender equality and women’s empowerment
Leadership and political participation
Political empowerment
Training
Women’s movements
Resource type(s):
Newsletters/magazines
UN Women office publishing:
East and Southern Africa Regional Office
Publication year
2015
Number of pages
7
Publishing entity/ies:
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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