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30 Jul 2010
Portraying our world through Gendered lens!
The journey towards gender equality was made more visually impactful with the submissions for the UNIFEM Caribbean photo competition launched under the theme "Picture This: UNIFEM Celebrates 30 years of Global Commitment to Gender Equality". University of the West Indies sociology and psychology graduate Benjamin Drakes copped first place and second place went to the entry from the Bureau of Women's Affairs of Jamaica
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30 Jul 2010
UNIFEM GOODWILL AMBASSADOR NICOLE KIDMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INÉS ALBERDI IN HAITI STRESS WOMEN'S EQUALITY AS CENTRAL FOR RECOVERY
Visit highlights critical need to integrate strategies to combat gender-based violence and increase women's economic opportunities
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19 Jul 2010
ACCELERATING PROGRESS IN THE RESPONSE TO HIV IS IMPOSSIBLE WHEN WOMEN ARE INVISIBLE IN DECISION-MAKING
Vienna - At the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, a new report by the United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM (part of UN Women) and the ATHENA Network launched today highlights that despite international commitments, HIV-positive women's participation and voices are largely missing from decision-making in the HIV and AIDS response that affect their lives.
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11 Jul 2010
Women's leadership potential not truly tapped
They account for more than half of the Caribbean's population; still women's leadership potential has yet to be truly tapped for governance in the public sector. UNIFEM Caribbean Programme Specialist Tonni Brodber made this observation while addressing the first participants in the Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Advancing Transformational Leadership for Gender Justice in the Caribbean training programme.
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07 Jul 2010
UNiTE-NCF Campaign Launch
The regional Artistes' response to the UNiTE campaign took a significant step forward recently, with the United Nations system in Barbados forming a partnership with Barbados' leading cultural entity, the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) to raise awareness of and increase momentum towards ending violence against women and girls.
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