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@UN_Women is the #UN entity for #genderequality & women’s empowerment. Tweets are from the Liaison Office to the EU, in Brussels.

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UN Women in Brussels
9 days
📣Join @unwomenEU & @ODI_Europe for its 3d #GenderTalks on transformative impact of the Women, Peace & Security Agenda: 👉w/ #WPS experts from 🇪🇺EU @NATO & @SFCG_EU 👉w/ a deep-dive into the complex situation in Afghanistan. 🗓️9 Sept-4PM-5.30PM Register
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@unwomenEU
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Child marriage is 🚨 A human rights violation ❌ A harmful practice It’s time to #ENDChildMarriage .
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Tackling gender stereotypes and shifting social perceptions around gender roles is at the core of the #EU4GenderEquality programme funded by the 🇪🇺 and implemented by @UN_Women & @UNFPA . Have a look at how this rugby team breaks gender stereotypes 👇
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UN Women
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We strongly condemn the murder of Rebecca Cheptegei, the third elite runner to be murdered in Kenya. All suspects were intimate partners of the athletes. No impunity for perpetrators. The trend of #femicide must be stopped. Statement by @unwomenafrica
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More women are competing at the #Paralympics than ever before! #Paris2024 will have a record 235 medal events for women 🤩 Let's support #WomenInSport ! Are you with us?
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UN Women in Brussels
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👀 Over 50% of women of reproductive age cannot make their own informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health This #WorldSexualHealthDay , let's remind ourselves to speak up for women's bodily autonomy! 📢 🎨Art: Ronan Lynam
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@ODI_Europe
ODI Europe
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📆Join us for next in our series of #GenderTalks with @unwomenEU where researchers, practitioners & policymakers will discuss the transformative impact of the Women, Peace & Security Agenda. Register 👉
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The world has a #GenderEquality problem, and Artificial Intelligence can mirror the gender bias in our society. So does #AI benefit women and men equally? 🧐 👇 Watch the video 👉 Learn more:
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@unwomenEU
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Gaiotree Roy lives in Joldhaka, Rangpur in northern #Bangladesh . She actively contributes to preventing gender-based violence and child marriage in her community. Learn more about her story 👉 @unwomenasia
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📢Data journalism can be a game-changer when it comes to advancing gender equality. 👉Check out @unwomeneca 's story to learn how data journalists in #Kyrgyzstan innovate to tackle gender inequalities: #WomenCount
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UN Women in Brussels
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"We must continue to engage & put our political will & financial support behind Afghan women & girls. Now is the time to double down on our efforts." Alison Davidian @unwomenafghan 👉Read the Gender Country Profile: Supported by the #EU 🇪🇺
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UN Women
11 days
The de facto authorities in #Afghanistan have enacted a law that bans women’s voices in public, among many other oppressive measures. These measures must be IMMEDIATELY reversed. We stand in unwavering solidarity with Afghan women & girls. Our statement:
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In diversity there is beauty and there is strength! It is time to end discrimination, celebrate diversity, and stand up for human rights. 💙
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Things were not easy for Uma Maheswary and her husband when they returned to #SriLanka after the country’s long civil conflict ended in 2009 and settled in Eluthoor village Mannar District in Northern Province 👉 Read more: @unwomenSriLanka @unwomenasia
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📚Education is a fundamental human right. At the current rate of progress, 110 million girls & young women will remain out of school in 2030. This puts them at risk of violence, exploitation, and early marriage. Learn more:
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The #Rohingya crisis is now in its 8th year in Bangladesh. Gender equality must be front and centre of the response in Cox’s Bazar. Let us: ✔️Provide lifesaving protection services ✔️Build resilient livelihoods ✔️Strengthen women’s leadership 📷Oxfam/Istiak Karim
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#MentalHealth Fact: Depressive and anxiety disorders are about 50% more common among women than men. Women who have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence are particularly vulnerable to developing a mental health condition. Source: @who #MentalHealthDay
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