Category Archives: United Nations

Civil society input for UN Women – Beyond 100 days

In the last blog we talked about the Vision and 100 Day Action Plan of UN Women.  This week we look beyond the 100 days, to the consultation process which will feed input into UN Women’s Strategic Plan to be … Continue reading

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UN Women’s Vision and 100 day Action Plan

In the last blog, we presented the seven priority areas of the new United Nations’ gender entity that began operation 1st of January. This week, we continue with details from the first meeting of its Executive Board, where IFUW was … Continue reading

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UN Women Agency opens its doors

The new United Nations’ gender entity, UN Women, opened its doors on 1st of January 2011 and officially began its work towards gender equality and the empowerment of women. This is the positive result of the determined efforts and hard … Continue reading

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Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is observed each year on 10 December.  This year’s theme “Speak Up, Stop Discrimination”, recognizes human rights defenders worldwide who work to end all forms of discrimination. Acting alone or in groups within their communities, every day … Continue reading

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International Day of Peace

The United Nations International Day of Peace yesterday was dedicated to young people. It started with the ringing of the Peace Bell from UN Headquarters by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. To mark the day, millions of people around … Continue reading

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