UN Women [to 13 June 2015]
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Selected Press Releases
Safe Cities critical for sustainability, as urban population rises
Date : June 11, 2015
Calling on governments, citizens, the private sector and media to come together and make safe urban spaces for women a reality, UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri delivered remarks at the opening on 10 June of a Safe Cities Global Stakeholders’ Planning Meeting being held in New Delhi, India until 12 June.

Workshop stresses the importance of financing for gender equality, post-2015
Date : June 10, 2015
Making gender equality and women’s empowerment a reality requires dedicated and consistent funding. Highlighting the key role that financing for gender equality will have for the future global development agenda, UN Women, in collaboration with the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO) and the European Commission (EC) convened a global workshop entitled “Increasing Financing for Gender Equality: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward,” from 3-5 June 2015 in Brussels, Belgium

UN Women presents its work on women and girls with disabilities
Date : June 10, 2015
On 9 June, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, UN Women and the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs co-hosted a panel discussion on “Women with Disabilities.” This event is part of the 8th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD which convenes annually to consider any matter related to the Convention’s implementation, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 11 June.

G7 leaders highlight women’s empowerment as a top priority
Date : June 9, 2015
The world’s leading industrialized nations cited women’s economic empowerment as a top global priority in a Joint leader’s declaration presented on 8 June at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany. They also voiced their support for the Women’s Empowerment Principles, practical guidance for businesses developed through a partnership between UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact. Leaders also committed to reduce the gender gap in workforce participation in their countries by 25 per cent by 2025.