UN Women [to 21 November 2015]
http://www.unwomen.org/news/stories
Selected Press Releases

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UN Women and WFP unveil expansion of ‘Oases’ safe spaces in Za’atari refugee camp
Date: 11 November 2015
UN Women and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have joined forces to support refugee resilience in Za’atari refugee camp. Nearly 80,000 of the Syrians who have escaped the conflict in Syria have sought shelter at Jordan’s largest refugee camp, Za’atari, where UN Women and WFP are working together to provide economic empowerment programmes for women and girls.

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“Through sport we can teach some of life’s biggest lessons about equality” — Executive Director
Date: 11 November 2015
Address by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the International Olympic Committee Women in Sport Commission Annual Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on 10 November.

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UN Women Deputy Executive Director calls on G7 countries to step up their commitments to women’s economic empowerment
Date: 10 November 2015
Remarks by Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Lakshmi Puri at the International Conference “Economic Empowerment of Women – Unlock the Potential” in Berlin on 9 November.

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“Violence against women and men should not be inevitable” — Executive Director
Date: 09 November 2015
Speech by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Colloquium on Violence, Intervention, and Agency at Yale University on 6 November