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 World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development
This new report finds that women's lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions. The World Bank
 Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice
Justice remains out of reach for millions of the world’s women, a flagship report by UN Women warns.
Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice is UN Women’s first major report, following the organization’s launch in early 2011. UN Women
 Prevent, Combat, Protect: Human Trafficking
A joint UN commentary on selected articles of the EU Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims, this report provides practical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the transposition and implementation of the EU instrument. OHCHR, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, ILO
 Gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: Differentiated pathways out of poverty
This publication discusses key issues related to gender equality and rural employment in the context of poverty reduction. It presents various policy responses, empirical data and good practices.
FAO/IFAD/ILO
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 Gender Equality, UN Coherence, & You
Online course to raise awareness of gender issues and dynamics, developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women.
 Video: Livestock, life and livelihoods among women and men in East Africa
This film provides an overview of the contribution of livestock to livelihoods in rural communities, particularly for women. Stories from Ethiopia and Kenya show how poor men and women use and accumulate livestock to pull themselves out of poverty and food insecurity. A film by the IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative, under the Multidisciplinary Fund on Gender and Food Security (MDF) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
 Video: Closing the Gap between Men and Women in Agriculture
Produced by FAO, this video explores how the world cannot eliminate hunger without closing the gap between men and women in agriculture. With equal access to productive resources and services, such as land, water and credit, women farmers can produce 20 to 30 percent more food, enough to lift 150 million people out of hunger. Watch video: English | Spanish | French | Chinese | Russian. Learn more about the issue at www.fao.org/sofa/gender.
 Video: Gender and Rural Microfinance — A Learning Route in Uganda
FAO in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and PROCASUR launched an initiative to strengthen women's access to micro financial services. The objective of this activity was also to target practitioners of the rural microfinance industry and assist them with generating effective microfinance programs for both women and men.
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American girls raise awareness and money to fight child marriage in four countries
Every day, girls as young as five years old are robbed of their childhood because they cease being girls and become brides. However, thousands of American girls between the ages of 13 and 18 who are outraged after learning about child marriage are working to fight it. These girls are raising awareness and funds to help the UN Foundation's Girl Up campaign support programmes in four countries: Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, and Guatemala.
UN Foundation, UN Radio, 25 May 2012
Egyptian women cast votes and rally for their country's future
"Even if I am not going to live for very much longer, I am voting for the future of my grandchildren." So states one elderly lady as she waits in front of a polling station in Cairo, voicing the hope and resolve of a nation going to the polls. Over 50 million voters are eligible for Egypt's 2012 presidential elections, the first since the country's inspiring revolution, and of them, 23 million are women. Recent UN Women's analysis has shown that 90.3 per cent of women surveyed are willing to participate in the upcoming presidential election.
UN Women, 24 May 2012
UN independent rights expert urges Gabon to combat trafficking of children
A United Nations independent human rights expert has urged Gabon to adopt measures to tackle trafficking in children from West and Central African States, and address traditional and cultural factors that exacerbate the problem. The Special Rapporteur stressed that current Gabonese laws provide protection only to victims of trafficking who are under the age of 18, and that some forms of abuse – including labour and sexual exploitation, slavery and removal of body organs – are not covered.
UN, 24 May 2012
Appointed to new term, WHO head recommits to goal of better health for most vulnerable
Appointed to a new term at the helm of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), the agency's head Wednesday underlined her commitment to improving the health of women and the people of Africa, as she pursues other priorities, such as enhancing health systems and combating non-communicable diseases.
WHO, 23 May 2012
Nepal: Women demand end to sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is an everyday issue for women in Nepal, particularly in urban areas. Although exact numbers are unavailable, activists say the problem is on the rise and are demanding change. Women dressed in short skirts and leggings carried signs demanding change toward sexual harassment in public spaces and in the workplace.
IRIN News, 23 May 2012
Better access to life-saving medicines can save millions of women and children
Although maternal mortality world-wide has dropped by nearly half over the past 20 years, millions of women and children are dying because they cannot access medicines and health supplies. A UN Commission meeting in New York on Tuesday wants to increase provision of life-saving medicines which stop women from bleeding after childbirth and which treat pneumonia and diarrhoea in children. It estimates this action could prevent up to six million deaths over the next three years.
UN Radio, 23 May 2012
Restoring hope for a young mother In Malawi
WFP nutrition support helps improve the health of children under five as well of pregnant women and nursing mothers. More than 29,500 children are benefitting from WFP's supplementary feeding programme at 338 government-run health centres across Malawi.
WFP, 23 May 2012
Tide is turning against female genital mutilation/cutting
For centuries, female genital mutilation or cutting has been practiced throughout much of Africa. But dealing as it does with a very intimate subject it was often spoken of, if at all, only in whispers. Today the movement against it is open, public and highly visible. And it is fostering change: FGM/C seems to be out in the open and on its way out.
UNFPA, 23 May 2012
Bhutan's first woman Gup: Paving the way for women leaders
When 28-year-old Namgay Peldon was elected as the Gup of Tashiding Gewog in Bhutan's Dagana district, she made history by becoming the first woman block leader since the country first went to the polls in 2008. Gewogs are official administrative units in Bhutan, each headed by a Gup. It hadn't been easy, but her victory has inspired other Bhutanese women to venture out and participate in the political and administrative affairs of the state.
UN Women, 23 May 2012
Temporary employment boosts early recovery from Fiji floods
A cash-for-work initiative, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from UN Women and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), is being implemented with the Government of Fiji to focus initially on market vendors in Rakiraki, one of the country's worst affected districts, located halfway between the capital Suva and the western town of Nadi.
ILO, UNDP, UN Women, 22 May 2012
UN Women and the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) sign a framework cooperation agreement
Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women – the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women – with the Secretary-General of Organisation Internationale de La Francophonie (OIF), Abdou Diouf, signed a framework cooperation agreement Monday 21 May aimed at mutually reinforcing the various initiatives and projects to promote women's rights in Francophone countries – especially with regard to the fight to end gender-based violence (GBV).
UN Women, 21 May 2012
India: Transforming poor rural women into successful business managers
The lives of 50,000 women in 500 hundred villages in three of the poorest districts of Uttar Pradesh have been transformed through a UN Development Programme (UNDP)-IKEA Foundation pilot initiative titled Swaayam, which started two years ago. The partnership seeks to empower women socially, economically and politically. Thanks to these successes, the pilot is now being expanded to reach 2.2 million women.
UNDP, 21 May 2012
Safety net with World Bank support helps poor people in Tanzania
The World Bank is helping Tanzania establish a safety net programme to improve the lives of 15 million people, over half of whom are women. Through cash for work projects and other programmes, people are earning money to support their families while rebuilding their communities.
The World Bank, 18 May 2012
Statement by UN Secretary-General on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the occassion of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2012. This year the day focuses on women and girls.
UN, 17 May 2012
Statement by ITU Secretary-General on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Statement by ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré on the occassion of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2012. This year the day focuses on women and girls.
ITU, 17 May 2012
UN Women announces members of Global Civil Society Advisory Group
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet on 17 May announced the members of her Global Civil Society Advisory Group that will facilitate regular consultations and dialogue between civil society and UN Women.
UN Women, 17 May 2012
International Day against Homophobia — Equal rights for everyone, whomever they love
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has renewed her call for States to confront prejudice towards lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) persons.
OHCHR, 17 May 2012
Maternal mortality estimates 2012
New maternal mortality estimates confirm that the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth is declining. Along with other indicators, this joint U.N. report validates the fact that we are making progress in saving mothers' lives, even if progress is slower than what is called for by the Millennium Development Goals.
UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, 16 May 2012
Treat the mother - save the baby
The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high. Now a new report suggests that paying more attention to their mothers' health, and focusing on certain damaging but treatable diseases, could be one key to tackling neonatal mortality.
IRIN News, 16 May 2012
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