UN Women [to 30 May 2015]
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Selected Press Releases
Joint statement on renewed attacks against the civilian population, especially women and children, in the widening armed conflict in South Sudan
Date : May 29, 2015
Joint statement by UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng and the UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh.

Women take the reins to build peace in Colombia
Date : May 28, 2015
The voices of women as experts, survivors and negotiators have been included in a peace process with an unprecedented gender perspective, with the support of UN Women and other partners. It aims to end one of the longest-running internal armed conflicts in the world.

Press release: Valencia Club de Fútbol and UN Women kick off partnership to promote gender equality
Date : May 26, 2015
Valencia Club de Fútbol (CF) and UN Women announced their partnership in support of UN Women’s mandate to promote and support gender equality across the globe. For the first time ever, UN Women will collaborate with a professional sports team. The organization’s logo will be featured on the back of the Valencia CF players’ jerseys when they play in European competitions…

Gender Equality Bulletin Special Issue – Nepal, one month on…
Date : May 26, 2015
One month on from the devastating earthquake in Nepal, the UN’s Inter-cluster Gender Task Force in Response to the Nepal Earthquakes takes stock of the situation – both looking back and moving forward – in its first Gender Bulletin Special Issue. The two-page Gender Equality Bulletin complements the Gender Alert by providing key up-to-date facts and figures, initiatives, progress, challenges, needs and opportunities related to gender equality and women’s empowerment as a result of the earthquake and in the context of the emergency response.