Theme/Women and gender issues – Page 9

Faith, Feminism Go Hand-in-Hand, Secretary-General Tells Inaugural Women’s Assembly, Advocates Interreligious Dialogue as Key to Building Peace

10 Nov

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks for the opening of the first Assembly on Women, Faith and Diplomacy: “Keeping Faith and Transforming Tomorrow”, held today:

Amid COVID-19, Women’s Rights, Leadership on Peacemaking More Urgent Than Ever, Secretary-General Says in Video Message for Launch of Namibian Centre

31 Oct

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message on the launch of Namibia’s International Peace Centre, held today:

Amid Rising Violence against Women, Girls, Spotlight Initiative Investing $4 Million to End Scourge in Guyana, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Country Programme Event

31 Oct

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s video message on the occasion of the Spotlight Initiative high-level launch event for the Guyana country programme titled “Sustainable Development Goals Decade of Action — End Gender-based Violence and Family Violence for Unity, Equality and Dignity in Guyana”, held today:

Stressing Constant Increase of Global Military Spending Must End, Secretary-General Warns Gains in Achieving Women, Peace, Security Agenda Too Slow, Easily Reversible

30 Oct

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the high-level event of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network “20 Years after United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: Leadership and Concrete Action to Realize the Women, Peace and Security Agenda”, held today:

Zambian Peacekeeper to Receive 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award, 3 November

30 Oct

The United Nations Department of Peace Operations announced that Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia, currently serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will be named the 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year.

Women’s Leadership Not ‘a Favour’, but Essential to Peace, Security Agenda Progress for All, Secretary-General Tells Security Council

29 Oct

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ briefing to the Security Council on women, peace and security, today:

Speakers Call for Expedited Action to Empower, Protect Women in Conflict Zones, as Security Council Marks 20 Years since Adoption of Landmark Resolution

29 Oct

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the head of the United Nations gender equality entity, briefers from the field and Security Council members called for expedited empowerment and protection of women in conflict situations, during a video-teleconference Council meeting today, on the twentieth anniversary of the Council’s landmark resolution 1325 (2000).

Gender Digital Divide Wide for Rural Women, Secretary-General Notes, in Message for International Day Observance

15 Oct

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Rural Women, “Building Rural Women’s Resilience in the Wake of Covid-19”, observed today:

Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Success of Female-Led National Anti-Pandemic Responses, in Remarks to Women Leaders in Global Health Conference

15 Oct

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as delivered at the Women Leaders in Global Health Conference, today:

Ending Domestic, Gender-Based Violence ‘a Driver’ towards Achieving 2030 Agenda, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Pacific Regional Spotlight Initiative Event

12 Oct

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Spotlight Initiative High-Level Launch Event for the Pacific Regional Programme “Together to End Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence in the Pacific”, today: