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Gender Issues Gain Momentum at Climate Talks in Germany (News)

Tuesday 16 June 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
"Communication lines with Mother Earth have become complicated. Our practices of thousands of years are becoming difficult," implored an indigenous man from Bolivia, on behalf of his government's delegation, as Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) met (...)

Discurso de Ines Alberdi en el Encuentro de Mujeres Parlamentarias (Discurso)

Monday 15 June 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Discurso por Inés Alberdi,

Mujeres en la Politica: America Latina y el Caribe Tienen que Avanzar en Equidad de Genero (Informe de prensa)

Monday 15 June 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Madrid - America Latina y el Caribe necesitan establecer mas y mejores politicas para garantizar la equidad de genero, aun cuando la participacion de las mujeres en la politica y otros sectores ha mejorado en los ultimos anos. Con un promedio de 20% de mujeres diputadas y 6% de alcaldesas, (...)

UNIFEM-supported Foundation in Argentina Awarded for Fight against Corruption (News)

Thursday 11 June 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
The Permanent Assembly of Human Rights in Argentina has awarded its Dignity Prize to Monique Altschul, head of the Women and Equality Foundation, for her sustained achievements in the fight for women's rights. Altschul's efforts to organize women against corruption have been supported in part (...)

'El Progreso de las Mujeres en el Mundo' Lanzado en Paraguay (Noticia)

Tuesday 9 June 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Ya lanzado en mas de 40 ciudades en el mundo, el informe bienal de UNIFEM, El Progreso de las Mujeres en el Mundo 2008/2009, fue presentado en Asuncion la semana pasada. El acto ocurrio durante la XXI REM (Reunion Especializada de la Mujer del Mercosur) y conto con la presencia (...)

UNIFEM Receives Funds from UN Spouses Committee to Protect Women and Girls in Afghanistan (News)

Wednesday 3 June 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
On 2 June UNIFEM was among the three recipients to receive funds from the UN Spouses Bazaar for Women in Conflict Areas that raised more than US$34,000 in mid-May. UNIFEM received a third of the proceeds, which will go to a non-governmental organization that protects women and girls in (...)

UN-Habitat and UNIFEM Join Efforts to Make Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls (News Release)

Wednesday 3 June 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, and the Executive Director of UNIFEM, Mrs. Ines Alberdi, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join efforts to make cities and towns free from violence against women and girls. UN-HABITAT is joining UNIFEM's new flagship (...)

UNIFEM Statement at the 2009 Annual Session of the UNDP/ UNFPA Executive Board (Speech)

Thursday 28 May 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Speech by Executive Director Inés Alberdi, UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Meeting, 2009 Annual Session

Gender Accountability in Decentralization (News)

Tuesday 26 May 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
As decentralization gains pace in Rwanda, the Government has instituted District Performance Contracts - commonly known as Imihigo - between the President of the Republic and the districts. With support from UNIFEM, a newly established Gender Monitoring Office (GMO) has taken on the gender (...)

UNIFEM Saddened by the Passing of Helvi Sipilä, UN Stalwart and Champion of Women's Rights (News)

Friday 22 May 2009 by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
UNIFEM is saddened by the passing of Helvi Sipilä on 15 May 2009 in Helsinki, Finland, at the age of 94. A Finnish national, Ms. Sipilä was a global figure and champion of women's rights who worked throughout her career to advance women's empowerment. "Ms. Sipilä's leadership and work is (...)

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