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Let's put gender stereotypes where they belong ----> 🗑️ Trash
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What does it mean to act for #GenderEquality?
🎨For Mélissa Massol, creator of this artwork, it means standing up for our rights.
“It’s up to all of us to help people find the place they desire & deserve in society,” Mélissa says.
❤️ Like if you agree!
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It's International Day of #FamilyRemittances!
According to data, migrant women earn less than migrant men on average, but remit a greater proportion of their earnings and at more regular intervals.
👇Find out more.
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This #DesertificationandDroughtDay puts the global spotlight on women’s land rights.
Join the discussion on advancing gender equality and land restoration!
⏰Friday 16 June 10AM–1PM EDT with , and more
💻Follow LIVE: unwo.men/airx50OQ1u5
#HerLand
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Just launched: Knowledge Hub on Addressing Sexual Harassment in the .
UN Women developed this Hub to bring together key resources and tools, including reporting sexual harassment in the UN system.
Access the Hub on the link 👇
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The world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030.
To get on track and achieve the #GlobalGoals, we need:
☑️ Bold commitment
☑️ Increased investments
☑️ Sufficient policy intervention
Learn more: unwo.men/kUGW50OMalE
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My message at #COSP16:
We need an intersectional approach to development. This is why UN Women works with organisations of persons with disabilities to pioneer programming that is gender-responsive AND disability-inclusive.
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The findings in 's new Gender Social Norms Index illustrate how far we still are from reaching gender equality.
👉Explore and #CheckYourBias now: unwo.men/KixO50OMcFx
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📣Starting soon!
#COSP16 side event: The impact of disability strategies
⏰ 1:15-2:30 PM EDT
📺 Livestream: unwo.men/7FiY50ON1Kk
Join us and learn more about the impact of international and national disability strategies. With
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The rights of persons with disabilities are human rights.
All development programming must be inclusive of these rights, and gender-responsive.
This week at #COSP16, UN Women is co-hosting a number of side events: unwo.men/LgGY50OMj7M
Join us there!
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"Do not be scared. Raise your voice and seek help. Even if it seems impossible, there is always a way out."
This is the advice to all women and girls from Salma, a survivor of domestic violence from Lebanon.
👉 Read her story: unwo.men/ojzm50OtFoV
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen
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Education is not a privilege. It is a fundamental RIGHT.
Yet nearly 130 million girls are out of school globally.
This puts them at a risk of violence, exploitation, and early marriage.
👉Find out more in the Gender Snapshot report: unwo.men/6ebZ50OBe8W
#SDG5 #GenderData
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Leaders, artists, scientists & more. Women pioneers have been pushing for #GenderEquality and rights across Europe & Central Asia.
🤩See how pays homage to their inspiring legacies: unwo.men/1J9z50OC5uO
🎨Art by: Tina Chertova & Nataša Konjević
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In #Kyrgyzstan, data journalism is being harnessed as a powerful tool to improve data accessibility & use.
From an illustrated quiz to a cartoon video, journalists are turning data into action for the advancement of gender equality: unwo.men/kiia50OIGEg
#WomenCount
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#WorldOceansDay reminder:
There is no planet B.
And without the leadership, knowledge, and participation of women and girls in climate response today, it is unlikely that solutions for a sustainable planet will be realized tomorrow.
Do you agree?
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“It will soon become impossible to undo the damage.”
🌊This #WorldOceansDay, let's hear from Avani Awasthee, an Indian climate activist & polar explorer: unwo.men/Qhg050OJ9P4
Via #GenerationEquality
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Women play a critical role in global food production.
Yet, there are 150 million more food-insecure women than men in the world - that's more than eight times higher than just five years ago.
We need gender equality to build a #ZeroHunger world.
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Feminist!
It really shouldn’t be such a scary word.
Here’s how to raise feminist kids: unwo.men/8f1B50OzMJX
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UN Women supports governments to strengthen laws, policies, and institutions, to treat all people equally regardless of their gender.
Check our Strategic Plan to learn more: unwo.men/Su0E50OBfh6
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“When developing #AI tools, they must be built with a focus on #GenderEquality and inclusivity,” says Jeevanee Kariyawasam, an activist working to combat online gender-based violence in Sri Lanka.
Read more👉 unwo.men/TT4U50OC6vI
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Despite losing her house due to Cyclone Freddy, Gogo Annie Mtcholo finds solace and safety in Ming'ambo camp in Malawi.
Read what she has to say: unwo.men/kOYt50OCa4v
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When looking at #ClimateChange through an intersectional feminist lens, we can see the risks are acute for marginalized groups of women and girls.
On #WorldEnvironmentDay, learn about how climate change impacts these intersecting inequalities: unwo.men/NloB50OCgWi
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On #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s be inspired by Wangari Maathai and her legacy.
💚 An environmentalist, and women’s rights activist, she was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Diverse sexual orientations and gender identities have always existed.
Respect and protections for the #LGBTIQ+ community have a shorter history.
This #Pride, say:
❌No to violence.
❌No to discrimination.
❌No to injustice.
#PrideMonth
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For some women and girls the most dangerous place can be their own home.
In 2021, 56% of female homicide victims were murdered by their intimate partner or a family member.
Violence against women and girls can and must be prevented!
👉 Find out how:
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. welcomes the European Union's 🇪🇺 accession to the #IstanbulConvention, aimed at preventing, prosecuting and eliminating violence against women and domestic violence.
Read more here:
unwo.men/L9vR50OEj06.
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The Netherlands is one of the top funding partners of UN Women and the largest Government donor to .
Your support enables UN Women to deliver on its mandate and promote #SDG5 globally.
#FundingGenderEquality
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#ParentsDay reminder:
🌟Support equality
🌟Defy stereotypes
🌟Share the care at home
🌟Teach their kids about respect
🌟Empower them to resist the patriarchy
🌟Encourage others to build an equal future.
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Representation matters. 🏛️
Yet, only 26.5% of members of parliament are women globally.
It's time to work towards gender parity! 🙋♀️
Are you with us?
Read more: unwo.men/fF4N50OBcWv
#WomenInPolitics
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Violence against women takes many forms.
It can be
❌physical
❌sexual
❌emotional
❌public or private
❌on- or offline
❌perpetrated by a stranger or an intimate partner.
Learn more: unwo.men/N2FS50OzWB8
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On the International Day of Peacekeepers, we honor the courage & contributions of peacekeepers serving under the UN flag.
We recognize the essential role of female peacekeepers & call on all to urgently boost gender equality in peacekeeping.
#PK75
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