UN Women [to 20 February 2016]
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Date: 19 February 2016
Pakistan’s Fiza Farhan appointed Member of the UN’s first-ever High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment

Women’s Situation Room to contribute to a peaceful electoral process in Uganda
Date: 17 February 2016
The official opening of the Uganda Women’s Situation Room was held on 15 February 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. The Women’s Situation Room is an early warning and rapid response mechanism against violence arising before, during and after elections.

“Youth must be at the centre of achieving the 2030 Agenda” — Lakshmi Puri
Date: 17 February 2016
Remarks by UN Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at the Youth Annual Assembly of the United Nations on 17 February, in New York.

Strengthening the capacity of networks of women with disabilities on humanitarian action
Date: 16 February 2016
Women leaders with disabilities from the Network of African Women with Disabilities (NAWWD) representing 10 African countries, and refugee women with disabilities met in Nairobi, Kenya from February 11-12 to participate in the workshop “Enhancing the Network’s Humanitarian Advocacy at Regional and Global Events”.

“Sport has huge potential to empower women and girls” — Lakshmi Puri
Date: 16 February 2016
Remarks by Ms. Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at “The Value of Hosting Mega Sport Events as a Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainable Development Tool” event on 16 February, 2016.