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Human Rights Treaty Bodies
2060th Meeting, 88th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations and human rights institutions
Audio Languages: Original, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
13 May 2024
Side Events
Localizing the SDGs: Women in Local Governance in India Lead the Way (CPD57 Side Event)
Side event highlighting the role and potential of Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) in accelerating the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment.
Audio Languages: English, Original
3 May 2024
Security Council
(resumed) Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control - Security Council, Open Debate, 9614th meeting
Women, Peace and Security: Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarisation and gender-responsive arms control.
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
26 April 2024
Security Council
Danai Gurira (UN Women Goodwill Ambassador) Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control - Security Council, Open Debate, 9614th meeting
Briefing by Danai Gurira, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, on Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control, during the open debate of the 9614th meeting of the Security Council.
Audio Languages: English, Original
23 April 2024
Security Council
Pramila Patten (SRSG-SVC) on Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control - Security Council, Open Debate, 9614th meeting
Briefing by Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, on Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control, during the open debate of the 9614th meeting of the Security Council.
Audio Languages: English, Original
23 April 2024
Features
Population Report - 5 Facts
A new UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has largely ignored the most marginalized communities. The report highlights the importance of tailoring programmes to the needs of communities and empowering women and girls to craft and implement innovative solutions.
Audio Languages: English
17 April 2024
News Stories
Follow British Lance Corporal Jemma Dickinson's peacekeeping journey | UN Peacekeeping
Ever wonder what a peacekeeper's first deployment looks like? Follow Lance Corporal Jemma Dickinson's journey from training to patrolling the buffer zone as a British peacekeeper serving with the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
Audio Languages: English, Original
1 April 2024
Meetings & Events
1) 17th plenary meeting (resumed) - Commission on the Status of Women, Sixty-eighth session (CSW68) Action and closing of CSW68. 2) 1st plenary meeting - Commission on the Status of Women, Sixty-ninth session (CSW69)
The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024 under the theme "Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective". Review theme: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
Audio Languages: English, Original, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
27 March 2024
Features
Breaking Barriers, Building Peace
"Breaking Barriers, Building Peace" is a landmark advocacy campaign on gender equality and women's participation in national security and defence sectors.
Audio Languages: English, Original
25 March 2024
Features
Canada: Changing the culture of masculine security institutions
In order to identify and remove barriers that may prevent women from contributing their full potential to the country's protection efforts, Canada established the Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture in April 2021. Led by a three-star General, the new structure seeks to nurture an inclusive culture across the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Audio Languages: English, French, Original
25 March 2024
Features
Central African Republic: Colonel Yangongo inspires Central African women and men
Meet Colonel Ghislaine Léa Yangongo, Secretary General of the Superior Council of the Military Condition in the Central African Army. Despite the challenges she has faced to climb the ladder in a highly patriarchal institution, the first-ever woman officer to graduate from military school in her country has paved the way for younger women to follow non-traditional career paths and promote inclusivity.
Audio Languages: English, French, Original
25 March 2024