UN Women [to 28 June 2014]
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Press Release: Calling on global citizens, UN Women unveils Beijing+20 campaign in New York City

Remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson at the launch of the Beijing+20 campaign
Posted on June 27, 2014
At the historic Apollo Theatre in New York, UN Women yesterday launched a year-long campaign to spark global dialogue and actions on women’s rights and gender equality. The Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it! campaign commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing which set a path-breaking agenda on women’s rights in 1995.

Trinidadian women gain ground at the ballot box
Posted on June 27, 2014
With support from UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, the Network of NGOs in Trinidad and Tobago is training women to be more effective in running for election. They seek to learn the rules, use the rules and change the system.

“Women are environmental leaders and actors” – Lakshmi Puri
Posted on June 25, 2014
Opening statement of UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at the High-Level Gender and Environment Forum, 23 June 2014, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Executive Director statement Security Council briefing on CAR
Posted on June 24, 2014
In a statement at a Security Council briefing on the Central African Republic on 24 June, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka highlighted the “alarming and distressing” situation in the war-torn country. She announced that, for the first time, UN Women and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations will offer specialized training to all troop-contributing countries before they deploy, which will focus on prevention of conflict-related sexual violence.