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Literacy has empowering effect on women, UN officials say
Top United Nations officials called today for more funding and advocacy to improve literacy rates among the world's women, who comprise two out of every three adults who cannot read or write.
UN News Centre, 8 September 2010
> Women's empowerment as focus of World Literacy Day
> Governments are urged to make literacy accessible to women
> Joint Press Statement: UNESCO and UN HABITAT for International Literacy Day, 8 September 2010
UN voices outrage at mass rape by rebels in eastern DR Congo
The United Nations is dispatching a senior staff member to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as senior officials express outrage at the recent rape and assault of more than 150 civilians by rebels based in the remote and troubled east of the country.
United Nations, 24 August 2010
> UN News Centre
> UN Radio
Responding to the Humanitarian Emergency in Pakistan
UNIFEM (part of UN Women) works to ensure that gender concerns are fully integrated into relief and recovery operations in Pakistan, following the floods that have affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
UNIFEM (part of UN Women), 20 August 2010
Joint Statement by Heads of UN Entities for the Launch of the International Year of Youth
This year, 12 August marks a crucial date for young people and societies around the world. Today, we celebrate the launch of the International Year of Youth, under the theme Dialogue and Mutual Understanding.
United Nations, 12 August 2010
> International Year of Youth
Sexual violence is a new frontline: Margot Wallstrom
There can be no security without women's security and rape is not a lesser evil on a hierarchy of war time horrors.
This warning comes from Margot Wallstrom, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
UN Radio, 10 August 2010
> Press Conference by Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
UN ambassador Nicole Kidman spotlights needs of women in post-quake Haiti
Actress Nicole Kidman, wrapping up a visit to Haiti today in her role as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, stressed the need to tackle gender-based violence and support initiatives that advance women's livelihoods as the country rebuilds after the January earthquake.
UN News Centre, 1 August 2010
> Women in Haiti (At a Glance)
World organizations team with UN Secretary General in new effort to save lives of millions of women and children
Today several of the world’s largest institutions that are critical to serving the needs of women and children are pledging their commitment to work jointly with the United Nations Secretary General and others in a new global effort to save the lives of more than 10 million women...
UNAIDS, 19 July 2010
> AIDS 2010 XVIII International AIDS Conference
UN report looks at labour inequalities for Latin American and Caribbean women
Women in Latin America and the Caribbean are still discriminated against in the labour market and receive lower wages than men for the same work, according to a new United Nations report which also points to women in the region spending more time on unpaid domestic or care work.
UN News Centre, 14 July 2010
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Young Women’s Forum at the World Youth Conference 2010
León, Mexico, 24 August 2010
CEDAW: 46th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
New York, USA, 12 - 30 July 2010
Eleventh session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Brasilia, Brazil, 13 - 16 July 2010
Global Open Day for Women and Peace
Worldwide, 7 -11 June 2010
54th
Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
UN Headquarters, New York, USA, 1-12 March 2010
15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000)
CSW 54 - View archived videos >>
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International Women's Day: "Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all"
Worldwide, 8 March 2010
Observance at
UNHQ New York: 3 March 2010
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The End is in Sight - Annual Report for the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010
Gender Equality for Smarter Cities: Challenges and Progress