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@UN_Women
1 million Ukrainians – the vast majority women & children – have fled. Another 160,000 people have been internally displaced.
@unwomeneca reports from the border between #Ukraine and Moldova and outlines UN Women's response: unwo.men/bjn150IaA2V
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@UN_Women
Do you intervene when you witness sexism and harassment?
Do you speak up for gender equality and for human rights? Call for more women in leadership roles?
Then you are one of the #GenerationEquality defenders of women’s rights! Check it out: unwo.men/r5oe50Fn5eU
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@UN_Women
We stand in solidarity with the women of #Ukraine:
🕊️human rights defenders
🕊️ activists calling for peace
🕊️ civil society organizations
🕊️ civil servants
🕊️ frontline workers providing humanitarian support
🕊️ women & families compelled to leave their homes to seek shelter.
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@UN_Women
Together we can end discrimination based on:
➡️Sex or gender
➡️Age
➡️Disability
➡️Sexual orientation
➡️Race and ethnicity
➡️Place of birth
➡️Religion
More on #HumanRightsDay: unwo.men/67B850H6KIm #16days
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@UN_Women
The simple fact of being an indigenous woman or girl means that she is at least 3 times more likely to experience violence.
Let’s not allow silence to be compliance. #WeAreIndigenous
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@UN_Women
The #16Days of Activism ends today, but we can turn it into 365 days of action!
Here’s some advice from activists on everyday actions for everyone to help end violence against women: unwo.men/FoFW50H77jH
#OrangeTheWorld #StandUp4HumanRights
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@UN_Women
There is no planet B.
We need urgent #climateaction and policies to reduce plastic use, protect wildlife and implement sustainable and responsible practices 🐬🐋🐠
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@UN_Women
Women take on 3 times more unpaid care and domestic work than men.
✅ Start building an equal future with us by sharing the care at home!
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@UN_Women
The future is better with women at the table.
Women leaders have been underrepresented, undervalued and undermined for far too long.
Claim your space: unwo.men/Hahb50JUrvB
RT if you agree!
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@UN_Women
Magdalena Andersson has been elected Sweden's first ever female prime minister.
Let's celebrate #WomenInPolitics who are making history!
@SwedenUN @SweMFA
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@UN_Women
How are you making HERstory?
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@UN_Women
Feminist activists around the world take action every day to build an equal future for all.
Which #GenerationEquality hero are you?
un-women.medium.com/which-generati…
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@UN_Women
Can chocolate help women's empowerment?
On #WoldChocolateDay, meet the indigenous women of Guatemala who are diversifying their incomes & building resilience with the help of a joint @UN programme that’s empowering #ruralwomen.
🍫 unwo.men/2Yj650Fqcc7
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@UN_Women
Kick-off #WorldSpaceWeek with Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly to space! 🚀 #WomenInScience
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@UN_Women
🎈Happy birthday @Malala 🎉
Thank you for speaking up for girls' right to education & gender equality.
#MalalaDay
unwo.men/N3BM50JR1p3
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@UN_Women
“My message to every parent: Get your girls educated.”
Ramat Khan is a community educator with UN Women’s Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning Programme in Rajasthan, India.
Read her story👉 unwo.men/wp3s50LgKeA
@unwomenasia
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@UN_Women
We need to make toxic masculinity a thing of the past. #ActForEqual
1319
@UN_Women
#NobelPrize in Literature laureate and #PulitzerPrize winner, Toni Morrison was born #OnThisDay.
Today, we remember her legacy as a brave activist, feminist writer, and inspiring figure in literature whose works will transcend the test of time.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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@UN_Women
Today, we remember Mary Shelley, born #OnThisDay in 1797, who was an English novelist, best known for writing Frankenstein.
Her work was a pioneer and continues to inspire us all. #HERstory
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@UN_Women
The fight for women’s rights has been a long journey.
On #WorldPhilosophyDay, learn from Mary Wollstonecraft, an English social philosopher and pioneering advocate of women’s rights in the 1700s.
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@UN_Women
#Trans people, particularly trans women, are more likely to experience hate-based violence than their peers, facing serious risks to their safety in public spaces. Streets should be safe for everyone – trans women included! 🏳️⚧️ #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR @free_equal
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@UN_Women
Collecting safe drinking water shouldn’t mean risking #COVID19 infection or missing out on going to school for women and girls.
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@UN_Women
There is no planet B.
We need urgent action and policies to reduce plastic use, protect wildlife and implement sustainable and responsible practices.
#UNWorldOceansDay #ActForEqual
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@UN_Women
A woman’s payday shouldn’t be a reminder of an unjust world.
Take a closer look at the gender pay gap and what can be done to close it: unwo.men/ipLN50GOILF
@UN_Women
UN Women is the United Nations entity for gender equality and women's empowerment.