United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM): Working for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality

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  • 17.10.08

    Stand Up and Take Action against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals

    UNIFEM is participating in the Stand Up campaign once again this year because gender equality and women’s empowerment are crucial to overcoming poverty and ... more 

  • 13.10.08

    Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Implementation and Accountability

    Speech by Inés Alberdi, 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, Third Committee, 13 October 2008. Agenda item 56(a): Advancement of Women. more 

  • 10.10.08

    France Says NO to Violence against Women

    On the occasion of a conference on women's security in conflict and post-conflict situations on 10 October in Brussels, the French Minister of State ... more 

  • 10.10.08

    European Union and United Nations to Push for Action to Effectively Address Violence against Women

    The French Presidency of the European Union and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) jointly call upon EU Member States today for ... more 

  • 02.10.08

    United Nations Capital Development Fund and United Nations Development Fund for Women Launch Joint Programme on Gender Equitable Local Development in Africa

    The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) signed today the Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) ... more 

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