UN Women [to 28 February 2015]
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“For women’s leadership to thrive, and for change to happen, all of us need greater courage and decisiveness” – UN Women Executive Director
Date : February 27, 2015
In her opening address at the “High-level Event on Women in Power and Decision-making”, held on 27 February, in Santiago, Chile, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka urged bolder action to fulfil the commitments made at the World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 to increase women’s representation in leadership positions in all important sectors of society.

During Brazil’s Carnival, parade-goers promote respect for women
Date : February 26, 2015
Using an explosion of colour and audacious costumes to tell the story of brave women everywhere, the traditional samba school of Mangueira paid tribute to the women who fight every day to overcome gender inequalities in their parade. It is one of several national events for UN Women’s global Beijing+20 “Empowering Women – Empowering Humanity: Picture It!” campaign.

The potential that technology has to open up the world for women and girls – Executive Director
Date : February 25, 2015
Opening address by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at Mobile Learning Week 2015: “Leveraging technology to empower women and girls”, 24 February, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Fund for Gender Equality issues call for proposals
Date : February 23, 2015
Innovative civil society initiatives seeking to spur women’s economic and/or political empowerment are invited to apply for funding.