UN Women [to 6 February 2016]
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Date: 05 February 2016
Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
[see Week in Review above for more detail]
Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the establishment of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board to contribute to peace talks
Date: 03 February 2016
A snapshot of UN Women’s work in response to the crisis in Syria
Date: 02 February 2016
During the ongoing conflict in Syria, UN Women has been actively working to highlight the distinct needs of women and girls, including protection and resilience, and promote their role as meaningful participants in conflict-resolution, peacebuilding and eventual recovery and development.
Ahead of CSW, Latin American and Caribbean countries prioritize gender equality goal
Date: 02 February 2016
Ministers, officials and authorities of national women’s machineries from Latin America and the Caribbean met from 26–28 January in Santiago, Chile, calling for full implementation of the commitments to gender equality and the empowerment of women within the Sustainable Development Goals.