UN Women  [to 16 February 2014]
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African Union gender equality ministers adopt common position on the post-2015 development agenda
Posted on February 12, 2014
During the Africa Regional Preparatory and Consultative Meetings ahead of the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) next month, African ministers and senior officials discussed the priority theme, “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls”, and adopted an outcome message with strong recommendations. More

Call for Applications: 2014 SEED Awards seek innovative projects on gender equality and women’s empowerment
Posted on February 12, 2014
UN Women joins the European Union, the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, the Government of Flanders, the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the international law firm Hogan Lovells in supporting the SEED Awards 2014 More

Tunisia’s new Constitution: a breakthrough for women’s rights
Posted on February 11, 2014
Following the revolution and months of protests starting in 2011, Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly adopted a new Constitution on 26 January 2014, considered a harbinger of change for gender equality in the Arab States. More

Gender inequality addressed by the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Posted on February 11, 2014
Promoting equality, including social equality, gender equality and women’s empowerment was one of three key topics on the agenda for the eighth session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals, which met last week at UN Headquarters to discuss the post–2015 development agenda. More