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Gender Equality

No man will reach full potential unless women reach theirs, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ says on Day of Eliminating Violence

Unless the international community tackles violence against women, the world will not eradicate poverty or reach any of the other Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres said in his message today for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

2018-04-22T11:47:47-04:0025 Nov 2017|Goal 5: Gender equality, News|

Women are looking for opportunities in business, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ forum told

Despite overwhelming challenges women face at the workplace, ¡°they are not helpless,¡± they will follow their dreams, work to the hardest and achieve their business goals, was a core message on day two of a United Nations forum on sustainable development.

Security Council debate on ¡®women, peace and security¡¯ spotlights prevention and gender equality links

At the Security Council today, a senior United Nations official called on Member States, regional organizations and civil society for greater partnership to boost women¡¯s participation at all levels and help ensure Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ peace efforts are stronger and more sustainable.

2018-04-22T11:49:12-04:0030 Oct 2017|Goal 5: Gender equality, News|

Ending child marriage in West and Central Africa could take 100 years, warns Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF

Unless progress is accelerated, ending child marriage in West and Central Africa will take more than 100 years, with far-reaching, life-altering consequences for millions of child brides and crippling impact on the region's prosperity, the United Nations children's agency has said.

2018-04-22T11:49:47-04:0025 Oct 2017|Goal 5: Gender equality, News, Youth|

Safe, effective family planning is key to ’empowering people, developing nations’ ¨C Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

If the demand of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe and effective family planning was met, it would reduce an estimated 100,000 maternal death and avert 67 million unintended pregnancies, the United Nations population agency today said.

Ahead of Father’s Day, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF cites critical role fathers play in early childhood learning

A majority of children aged between three- and four-years-old in 74 countries, or about 40 million, have fathers who do not play or engage in early learning activities with them, according to a new study released today by the United Nations Children's Fund (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF).

Guterres: ‘The clear objective of our time is parity’ rooted in women’s empowerment

Gender parity at all levels ¨C political, cultural, economic and social ¨C is a ¡°central objective¡± and must be based on women's empowerment, Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres told women's rights activists and civil society representatives today during a town hall-style discussion at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

2018-04-22T11:54:22-04:0017 Mar 2017|Goal 5: Gender equality, News|
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