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@UN_Women
One new life should not mean the death of another.
We call on global leaders to improve maternal health everywhere.
#GenerationEquality
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@UN_Women
Speak up & #ActForEqual when someone crosses the line.
Every time, everywhere.
Let’s not allow silence to be compliance to a culture of violence. #GenerationEquality
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@UN_Women
❌Hot flashes
❌Chills
❌Thinning hair
❌Anxiety
❌Insomnia
These are some of the symptoms women experience during menopause.
On #WorldMenopauseDay, let us normalize talking about this period in a woman's life.
Are you with us?
1104
@UN_Women
Collecting safe drinking water shouldn’t mean risking #COVID19 infection, or missing out on going to school or take on paid employment for women and girls.
1105
@UN_Women
The world's oceans are in crisis. Including women in leadership can help protect and rebuild communities affected by climate change.
1106
@UN_Women
Women are feeling less safe in public spaces during #COVID19.
Violence against women outside the home restricts women’s mobility, limiting their access to employment, essential services & leisure activities.
ℹ️ unwo.men/MgYM50GXhAX #16Days #WomenCount
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@UN_Women
This #16Days of Activism, hear the voices of survivors, and learn about the transformative programmes that make a real difference to end gender-based violence.
Start to #OrangeTheWorld here: unwo.men/7u7V50GXvbV
1108
@UN_Women
During the 24-hours of #GenerationEquality at #CSW66, the Global Alliance for Care gathered alongside diverse advocates to highlight that tackling #ClimateChange & building resilient societies is dependent on the development of sustainable care systems: unwo.men/iN8850InbpW
1109
@UN_Women
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/iJqb50Jxc5E
1110
@UN_Women
A quarter century after the Beijing World Conference on Women, political leaders, corporate executives & activists convened again to address gender equality.
At the #GenerationEquality Forum in Paris they committed $40 Billion. via @nytimes #ActForEqual
nytimes.com/2021/06/30/us/…
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@UN_Women
As 2021 comes to a close, take a look back at some of the major moments for gender equality & women’s rights from the past year! #ThisHappened
unwo.men/OQ1a50HjUVa
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@UN_Women
Taking an intersectional feminist approach to current crises can help us build back better, stronger, resilient and equal societies.
Here's how: unwo.men/i25f50HCOP5
1113
@UN_Women
In addition to saving their own lives, women in #Ukraine often have to protect the lives of their children and other family members.
Increased insecurity, sexual violence, and food shortages are making life even harder for women and girls.
This war must end now.
1114
@UN_Women
"We have the opportunity to put women and girls at the centre of our planning and action and to integrate gender perspectives into global and national laws and policies."
@unwomenchief Sima Bahous on #IWD2022
1115
@UN_Women
"If we do not make a purposeful attempt to create green jobs & blue jobs and empower women, we will never be able to address climate change."
@anita_bhatia1 at #COP27 side event on #ClimateChange in the Arab States and women's employment.
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@UN_Women
45% of girls & women aged 15-49 who are married cannot make their own decisions about their Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights! The #GenerationEquality Forum Action Coalition is here to change that!
Learn more on Intl Women's Health Day: unwo.men/buGo50EWMt0
#ActForEqual
1117
@UN_Women
Check out the progress and remaining challenges for women in a range of areas, from politics, to literacy, to wages and media representation.
unwo.men/VFGm50Gj16Z
1118
@UN_Women
'I used to have a job, I used to study … Unfortunately, all this is now gone.' - Shiwa, activist.
We spoke to Afghan women about the situation in #Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021. This is what they had to say.
RT to amplify their voices.
1119
@UN_Women
Droughts can destroy crops, soils, flora and fauna, intensify food scarcity, and worsen the situation of women and girls, particularly in already fragile places.
Find out more on #DesertificationandDroughtDay: unwo.men/MJXX50FbRez
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@UN_Women
1 in 3 women experience violence in their lifetime.
A failure to end violence against women poses a risk to climate change mitigation, adaptation & resilience.
We cannot address the climate crisis without ending violence against women. #SDGs #OrangeDay unwo.men/hwBq50I4QWW
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@UN_Women
Here are 7 #WomenInScience you should know who changed the world! unwo.men/K4ph50HbL5N
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@UN_Women
In addition to experiencing displacement and lack of security, refugee women are often exposed to sexual violence and at a risk of being trafficked for sexual exploitation.
Policies that ensure their safety and protection are vital to guarantee their rights.
#WorldRefugeeDay
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@UN_Women
17 August marks the end of Executive Director @phumzileunwomen’s tenure at UN Women. Join us in giving thanks for her dedication these past eight years to making gender equality a reality for all those around the world.
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@UN_Women
Are you a feminist in the making, or have been in the fight for women's rights a long time?
No matter what, you're welcome in the movement for an equal future!
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@UN_Women
Today we remember Wilma Rudolph, born #OnThisDay in 1940, who persisted in the face of adversity and never gave up on her dream to be the fastest woman in the world. #WomeninSport via @Olympics
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