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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
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
UNIFEM launches global action platform to end violence against Women
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) today launched the global advocacy initiative Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women, which will stimulate, count and showcase actions on ending violence against women. The innovative platform will spotlight global efforts and demonstrate the groundswell of support and actions on the issue.
UNIFEM, 6 November 2009
> Press release
> www.saynotoviolence.org
Latin America making important progress towards development, UN official says
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has spotlighted the slow global progress towards reducing gender inequality and violence against women on the first day of a three-day official visit to Chile.
UNDP, 4 November 2009
> UNDP newsroom
> UN News Centre
Women's development core component of economic growth
Women's access to economic and financial resources is critical not only for the achievement of gender equality, but also for sustainable economic development. That is the focus of the 2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development launched today.
UN Radio, 26 October 2009
> News story
> 2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development
UNESCO Forum on Gender Equality - "Beijing: 15 Years On"
Within the framework of the Forum on Gender Equality, UNESCO's Bureau of Strategic Planning is organizing a Round Table entitled "Beijing: 15 Years On", on 19 October at UNESCO headquarters. Live webcast starting 6 pm (Paris time).
UNESCO, 19 October 2009
UNESCO honours five exceptional women scientists
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and cosmetics giant L’Oréal today announced the names of five exceptional women scientists, selected by a panel headed by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, who will receive major awards.
UNESCO, 15 October 2009
Rural women around the world deprived of their human rights, say UN chief
Women living in rural areas in many parts of the world face severe deprivations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a message on the International Day of Rural Women calling for greater support of their rights.
UN News Centre, 15 October 2009
> News story
> Secretary-General's message
> Womenwatch special feature
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Facing a changing world:
women, population and climate
Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda
2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance
Say NO–UNiTE to End Violence against Women