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 Facing a changing world:
women, population and climate
The new "State of World Population 2009" report by UNFPA shows how people, especially empowered women, could make a difference in the fight against climate change.
UNFPA, 2009
 The Global Assessment on Women's Safety
UN-HABITAT's new publication fills a void in information-sharing between organisations and community bodies, many of which conduct innovative work to promote safety and security for girls in cities, but are largely unaware of each others efforts.
UN-HABITAT, 2009
 Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda
This new WHO report provides the latest and most comprehensive evidence available to date on women's specific needs and health challenges over their entire life-course.
WHO, 2009
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Women are major agents for progress in climate change, development goals – Ban
Women, among the first victims of climate change and enduring social ills, must also be seen as principal agents for change both in curbing global warming and in attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to improve the lot of humankind, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
UN News Centre, 1 December 2009
> News story
> Special feature on Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change
Women’s Rights Are at the Core of Addressing the AIDS Pandemic
“The advancement of gender equality must be at the core of the response to the pandemic. We know that women’s vulnerability to HIV is closely connected to gender discrimination and the continued violation of women’s rights. Empowering women will enable them to negotiate safer sex and protect themselves from HIV infection.”
UNIFEM, 1 December 2009
> News story
> World AIDS Day 09
UN officials urge intensified efforts to eliminate violence against women
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led a chorus of United Nations officials today in calling on the international community to make greater efforts to tackle the global pandemic of violence against women and girls.
UN News Centre, 25 November 2009
Ban launches new Network of Men Leaders to combat violence against women
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked the 10th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by launching a Network of Men Leaders, a major new initiative bringing together current and former politicians, activists, religious and community figures to combat the global pandemic.
UN News Centre, 24 November 2009
> News story
> UN TV
> UN Radio
Training on Gender and Land Governance Draws to a Close
UN-HABITAT and the Global Land Tool Network last week held a three-day workshop to test a new training course on improving gender equality and grassroots participation in land governance.
UN-HABITAT, 23 November 2009
> News story
> Gendering Land Tools
Women Central to Efforts to Deal With Climate Change, Says New UNFPA Report
Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludes The State of World Population 2009, released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
UNFPA, 18 November 2009
> Press release
> UNFPA Report "State of World Population 2009"
> UN TV: Unifeed | 21st Century
Making cities safer for women
UN-HABITAT recently launched two new publications aimed at making cities safer for women. The books were released at the 2nd Metropolis Women International Network Forum in Seoul.
UN-HABITAT, 16 November 2009
> News story
> The Global Assessment on Women's Safety
> Women's Safety Audits: What Works and Where?
WHO calls for action beyond the health sector to improve the health of girls and women
Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age, a new WHO report has found.
WHO, 9 November 2009
> News story
> Report "Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda"
> UN Radio: Women and Health
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Worldwide, 25 November 2009
International Day of Rural Women
Worldwide, 15 October 2009
Security Council Open Debate on Women and Peace and Security
New York, USA, 5 October 2009
> 2009 Report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2009/465)
> Womenwatch special feature
CEDAW: 44th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
New York, USA, 20 July - 7 August 2009
53rd
Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
UN Headquarters, New York, USA, 2-13 March 2009
Priority theme: “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS”
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Say NO–UNiTE to End Violence against Women