UN Women [to 31 May 2014]
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In Rwanda, Executive Director gains insight into greenhouse agriculture Kinazi, Rwanda
Posted on May 30, 2014
UN Women partners with Terimbere Mutegarugori, a cooperative bringing together 93 women from various backgrounds to enable them to financially support themselves and their families. This group is just one of 11 cooperatives that are supported through the Imali Project, meaning “wealth.” Currently, the groups are being given seed money and training in income-generating activities, particularly the increase of tomato and mushroom production.

Remarks by John Hendra at a side event on “Gender equality, women’s empowerment and the realization of youth rights: opportunities for the new urban agenda”
Posted on May 30, 2014
Remarks by John Hendra, UN Women Deputy Executive Director Policy and Programme, at a side event on “Gender equality, women’s empowerment and the realization of youth rights: opportunities for the new urban agenda”, organized by the ECOSOC Integration Segment: Sustainable Urbanisation, New York, 28 May 2014.

Speech by Lakshmi Puri at an International Meeting ahead of the G77 Summit
Posted on May 29, 2014
Keynote address by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at the International Meeting ahead of the G77 Summit: “Women’s Proposals for a New World Order”, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 29 May 2014.

Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the “Honour Killing” of Farzana Parveen in Lahore, Pakistan
Posted on May 29, 2014
In a statement on the “Honour Killing” of Farzana Parveen in Lahore, Pakistan, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka calls for justice for this crime that is “utterly without honour”.

Joint Press Statement on peace and stability in the Central African Republic
Posted on May 27, 2014
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, AU Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, Bineta Diop and the ECCAS Special Representative in the Central African Republic (CAR), emphasize that women’s rights, participation and leadership are vital to peace and stability in the CAR.