Highlights
- Secretary-General Welcomes Conclusion of ‘Historic’ Session of Women’s Commission, Urges Action to Prevent, End All Gender-based Violence (15 March 2013) SG/SM/14874-WOM/1953
- Secretary-General Praises ‘Visionary’ Leadership of Michelle Bachelet, Following Announcement by UN-Women Chief of Departure (15 March 2013) SG/SM/14875-WOM/1954
- Adopting Agreed Conclusions, Commission on Status of Women Urges Global Action to End Pervasive Violence against Women, Girls (15 March 2013) WOM/1952
- Women’s Commission Concludes General Debate amid Calls to Challenge Invisibility That Perpetuates Violence against Older Women, Young Girls, Lesbians (14 March 2013) WOM/1951
- Commission on Status of Women Spotlights Successes, Challenges in Countering Negative Stereotypes, Unequal Power Relations (12 March 2013) WOM/1950
- Men, Boys Must Speak Out, Take Action to End Gender-Based Violence, Delegates Tell Commission on Status of Women (11 March 2013) WOM/1949
- Secretary-General, at Observance, Calls International Women’s Day Occasion for Setting Sights on Remaining Barriers to Gender Equality (8 March 2013) SG/SM/14856-OBV/1187-WOM/1948
- Marking International Women’s Day, Secretary-General Calls for Concrete Action to End All Violence against Women, Girls; Says ‘We Have Right on Our Side’ (8 March 2013) WOM/1947-OBV/1186
- Speakers at Commission on Status of Women Highlight Progress on Promoting Anti-Violence Strategies across All Spheres (7 March 2013) WOM/1946
- Secretary-General, at Women’s Empowerment Principles Event, Hails Growth of Gender Awareness Campaign into Global Movement for Change, Inclusion (6 March 2013) SG/SM/14853-WOM/1945
- Societies Must Be Willing to Examine Root Causes, Exacerbating Factors of Gender-based Violence, High-level Speakers Tell Women’s Commission (6 March 2013) WOM/1944
- Secretary-General Calls for Strengthened Commitment, More Resources to Help End ‘Global Disgrace’ of Violence against Women, Girls, at New York Event (5 March 2013) SG/SM/14846-WOM/1943
- Speakers in Commission on Status of Women Grapple with Reality of Risk, Prevalence, Severity of Gender-Based Violence, Mapping Better Response (5 March 2013) WOM/1942
- Ending Violence ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses as Commission on Status of Women Opens Session (4 March 2013) DSG/SM/657-WOM/1941
- Give Response to Sexual Violence Priority in Peace Activities, Secretary-General Instructs Senior Advisers in Message for International Women’s Day (4 March 2013) SG/SM/14843-OBV/1185-WOM/1939
- Commission on Status of Women to Focus on Ending Violence against Females during Fifty-seventh Session at Headquarters, 4–15 March (4 March 2013) WOM/1938
- UN-Women’s Director Tells Commission ‘This is Not Just One More Session, Not Just One More Year’, as People ‘Take to the Streets’ in Defence of Women’s Rights (4 March 2013) WOM/1940
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