UN Women [to 31 October 2015]

UN Women [to 31 October 2015]
http://www.unwomen.org/news/stories
Selected Press Releases

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“Our focus should not just be on what women can do. It is also on what men can do” — Executive Director
Date: 29 October 2015
Address by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the “Men on the Stand: Men’s roles in implementing UN Security Council resolution 1325” event in New York on 28 October.

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Yemeni women call for their inclusion in peace efforts
Date: 27 October 2015
When the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, briefed the UN Security Council on 23 October, he outlined the specific impact the civil conflict is having on women and mentioned UN Women’s efforts in the region. He also presented a letter prepared by Yemeni women, in which they call for an end to the violence and the inclusion of women voices in all peace efforts.