Women and gender issues | Meetings Coverage and Press

Women and gender issues | Meetings Coverage and Press

24 March 2016

WOM/2077
Concluding Session, Women’s Commission Agrees on Approach for Gender-Responsive Implementation of Sustainable Development Agenda

The Commission on the Status of Women, closing its sixtieth session today, approved a robust set of Agreed Conclusions that the top United Nations gender official said would pave the way for a gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

23 March 2016

WOM/2076
Governments Called Upon to Redouble Efforts towards Gender Equality, Empowerment, as Commission on Status of Women Concludes General Discussion

Civil society groups today urged Governments to redouble their efforts towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, as the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women completed its general discussion.

18 March 2016

WOM/2075
Confronting Gender Stereotypes, Closing Pay Gap Critical, Speakers Stress, as Commission on Status of Women Concludes Session’s Fifth Day

The sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women resumed its general discussion today with speakers emphasizing the need to tackle deep-rooted gender stereotypes and close the gender pay gap while keeping women’s empowerment at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals.

17 March 2016

WOM/2074
Continuing Session, Commission on Status of Women Takes Up Empowerment, Combating Gender-Based Violence

Entering the fourth day of its sixtieth annual session, the Commission on the Status of Women held two panel discussions focused, respectively, on the roles of partnerships and data collection for the achievement of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

16 March 2016

WOM/2072
As Ageing Population Rapidly Grows, Rights of Older Women Must Be Prioritized, Speakers Say on Commission Session’s Third Day

Women outnumber men in older age, particularly in the developing world, and designing relevant polices is a challenge that States must embrace, the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women heard today.

16 March 2016

DSG/SM/949-WOM/2073
Deputy Secretary-General, at Women’s Commission Event, Urges Joint Global Action to End Female Genital Mutilation, Child Marriage by 2030

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Commission on the Status of Women high-level event “The Time is Now!  Let’s End Harmful Practices against Women and Girls by 2030”, in New York today:

15 March 2016

SG/SM/17595-WOM/2070
Secretary-General, at ‘Every Woman, Every Child’ Event, Urges Support for Strategy to Improve Female, Adolescent Health

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Every Woman, Every Child high-level event co-organized with UN-Women, in New York today:

15 March 2016

WOM/2069
Speakers Condemn Gender-Based Violence, Including Rape as ‘Weapon of War’, in Commission on Status of Women Discussion

Describing national policies aimed at boosting the status of women and protecting their human rights, speakers today condemned gender-based violence — including the use of rape as a weapon of war or tactic of terrorism — as the Commission on the Status of Women entered the second day of its sixtieth annual session.

15 March 2016

SG/SM/17597-WOM/2071
Secretary-General, at Women’s Empowerment Principles Annual Event, Urges Bold Action by Participants to Ensure Gender Equality

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Women’s Empowerment Principles Annual Event, in New York today:

14 March 2016

SG/SM/17593-WOM/2068
Strongest Heroines Found in Toughest Conditions, Secretary-General Says, as Commission on Status of Women Begins Sixtieth Session

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York today:

14 March 2016

WOM/2067
As Women’s Commission Opens Session, Speakers Stress Key Role 2030 Agenda Can Play in Placing Equality, Empowerment at Heart of Sustainable Development Efforts

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon Governments, businesses and others around the world to step up efforts for gender equality, as he opened the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women which, over two weeks, will underscore the crucial role of women in implementing and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

7 March 2016

SG/SM/17579-AFR/3337-WOM/2064
Secretary-General, at Algiers Conference, Urges Greater Efforts to End Gender-Based Violence, Employ More Women in Peacekeeping

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Fifth General Assembly of the 2010 Kigali International Conference Declaration, in Algiers today:

5 March 2016

SG/SM/17576-WOM/2063
Women’s Rights Are Human Rights, Says Secretary-General in Message to Peace March

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, to the Women for Peace march, in New York today:

29 February 2016

SG/SM/17569-OBV/1582-WOM/2062
Devote Solid Funding, Courageous Advocacy, Unbending Political Will to Achieving Gender Equality, Secretary-General Urges in International Women’s Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Women’s Day, “From the Glass Ceiling to a Carpet of Shards”, to be observed on 8 March:

12 February 2016

SG/SM/17532-PKO/559-WOM/2060
Secretary-General Applauds First-Ever All-Female Police Unit for Exemplary Service after Nine-Year-Long Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

4 February 2016

SG/SM/17513-OBV/1578-WOM/2058
‘We Can End Female Genital Mutilation within a Generation’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Mark Global Zero-Tolerance Day for Harmful Practice

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on 6 February:

21 January 2016

SG/SM/17479-WOM/2057
Women’s Economic Empowerment Key to Unlocking Progress across Society, Secretary-General Tells Global Gender Parity Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Global Challenge Initiative on Gender Parity trustee meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, today:

28 December 2015

SG/SM/17436-WOM/2055
Secretary-General, Welcoming Accord on ‘Comfort Women’ Issues, Expresses Hope It Will Help Improve Ties between Japan, Republic of Korea

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

14 October 2015

SG/SM/17224-SC/12081-WOM/2052
Women Need Leadership Role in Peacebuilding to Defeat Gender-Based Violence, Armed Extremists, Secretary-General Says at Launch of Global Study on Issue

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the Global Study of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), in New York today:

13 October 2015

SG/SM/17222-SC/12077-WOM/2051
As Armed Extremist Groups Target Women, World Must Prioritize Their Protection, Leadership, Secretary-General Tells Security Council at Open Debate

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council at its open debate on women, peace and security, in New York today:











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