Tag: UN Women
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Digital Violence Against Women: UN Women’s 16 Days Campaign for Safer Online Spaces
The Growing Threat of Digital Violence Digital violence against women and girls is rising at an alarming pace. It spans harassment, doxxing, stalking, revenge pornography, and hateful abuse that follows women into the online world and, increasingly, into their offline lives. As smartphones and social media become ubiquitous, the risk compounds: a single cruel post,…
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Digital Violence Escalates as Half the World Lacks Legal Protection
Digital Violence: A Growing Crisis That Affects Half the World’s Women The digital era promised connection, empowerment, and opportunity for all. Instead, millions of women and girls face escalating online abuse that crosses borders, languages, and platforms. A landmark reminder from UN Women during the 16 Days of Activism highlights a stark reality: nearly half…
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Digital Violence Against Women: Advancing Equality
Introduction: The rising threat of digital violence Digital violence is intensifying worldwide, turning online spaces into sites of control, humiliation, and harm for millions of women and girls. While the digital era promised unprecedented connectivity and empowerment, the reality for many is a daily struggle against harassment, doxxing, doxxing, stalking, and abuse that can spill…
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Pakistan Advances Gender-Responsive Peace: National Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security
Introduction: A Landmark Step for WPS in Pakistan Pakistan took a significant stride toward gender-responsive peace and security by hosting its first National Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in Islamabad. The event, organized by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) in collaboration with the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and…
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National Dialogue Advances Gender-Responsive Peace and Security in Pakistan
Overview of the National Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security The first-ever National Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in Pakistan marks a milestone in integrating gender equality into national security strategies. Convened in Islamabad by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) in partnership with the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW)…
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National-driven progress: Pakistan’s inaugural dialogue on Women, Peace and Security
Introduction: A landmark step for Women, Peace and Security in Pakistan The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), in collaboration with the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and UN Women, has convened Pakistan’s first-ever National Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in Islamabad. This milestone event signals a commitment to elevating women’s…
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Gender Equality Must Be Central to Global Climate Action, Says UN Women
UN Women makes a bold call as COP30 opens in Belém With world leaders gathering in Belém, Brazil for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), UN Women has issued a clarion call: gender equality must be central to all climate action. The agency argues that without a transformative, well-funded, and accountable Gender Action Plan…
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Why Gender Equality Must Drive Global Climate Action at COP30
Introduction: Putting Gender at the Heart of Climate Action As world leaders convene in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the call from UN Women is clear: gender equality must be central to climate action. The organization is advocating for a transformative, well-funded, and accountable Gender Action Plan (GAP) that unites climate strategies with robust gender considerations.…
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Gender Equality Must Be Central to Global Climate Action, Says UN Women at COP30
UN Women Calls for a Transformative GAP at COP30 As delegates gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, UN Women is urging world leaders to place gender equality at the heart of climate policy. The organization argues that a transformative, well-funded, and accountable Gender Action Plan (GAP) is essential to ensure that climate action advances not…
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Hania Aamir Appointed UN Women National Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan
Hania Aamir Appointed UN Women National Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has designated actor and youth icon Hania Aamir as its National Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan. The appointment marks a significant step in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment across the country,…