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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and UN Women join forces for gender equality

Stuart Mitchell

  The agreement will provide a strong framework for UNODC and UN Women to work together to strengthen joint efforts in promoting gender equality and meeting the specific needs of women and girls when addressing the world drug problem; implementing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda; countering gender-based violence, organized crime, corruption, and terrorism; and strengthening crime prevention and building effective criminal justice systems. Recognizing the different ways in which women are affected by violence, corruption and other crimes is an essential step towards devising more effective strategies to achieve…

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International Women’s Day spotlights massive costs to GDP and innovation caused by the exclusion of women from the digital world

Stuart Mitchell

Under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, UN Women, the United Nations, and its partners and allies around the world celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2023, calling on governments, activists and the private sector to “power on” in their efforts to shape a safer, more inclusive, and more equitable digital world for all. A paradigm shift is needed to harness the potential of technology and innovation to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Today, a persistent gender gap in…

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International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”

Stuart Mitchell

The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. This theme is aligned with the priority theme for the upcoming 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-67), “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls”.   International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”       Image Under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, the United…

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Generation Equality leaders UN Women and IDLO call for centring survivors in gender-based violence response efforts

Stuart Mitchell

Survivors of gender-based violence face a myriad of challenges in pursuing justice and accessing other essential support services such as emergency health care and safe accommodation. Social norms and stereotyping that stigmatize or blame survivors, constraints within justice institutions and a general culture of impunity often stop women from reporting violence they have experienced and seeking the help they need. Recent research conducted by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Global Women’s Institute at George Washington University on Survivor-Centred Justice for Gender-based Violence in Complex Situations highlights just…

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Through Generation Equality, young activists hold the world accountable

Stuart Mitchell

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Day of the Girl, an occasion devoted to celebrating the girls and young women driving change around the world. From fighting against bias and discrimination to advocating for climate action, girls are at the forefront of some of the biggest battles of our time—pushing to make the future better not just for women but for everyone.   Participants of the Generation Equality Youth Consultation in Latin America and the Caribbean that met in Chile in January 2020. Photo: UN Women/Pablo Rojas…

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