UN Women [to 23 May 2015]
http://www.unwomen.org/

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Selected Press Releases
“We must make a concerted effort to remove all barriers to education for girls and adolescents”– Yannick Glemarec
Date : May 22, 2015
Statement by UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director, Yannick Glemarec, at the World Education Forum 2015 high-level statements and closing ceremony, on 21 May, in Incheon, Republic of Korea.

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New Gender Alert highlights the need to ensure leadership roles for women in post-earthquake Nepal
Date : May 19, 2015
According to a new Gender Alert on the crisis, the participation and leadership of women and girls in the assessment, planning and implementation of the humanitarian and early recovery response is crucial to ensuring the needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls are identified and addressed.

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“Gender equality must remain a top priority in order to close the health equity gap worldwide”– Lakshmi Puri
Date : May 19, 2015
Statement by the UN Women Deputy Executive Director Ms. Lakshmi Puri, at the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly, “Women and Health: 20 years of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action” held on 19 May, in Geneva, Switzerland