Highlights
In focus: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2021, under the global theme set by the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE campaign: “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!” More
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Caribbean Women Count: The Ending Violence against Women and Girls Data Hub
Caribbean Women Count: The Ending Violence against Women and Girls Data Hub is a central repository of knowledge on the prevalence of the different forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner sexual violence from five countries (Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago) and barriers to accessing services in CARICOM. More
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Global Acceleration Plan
The Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality is a transformative roadmap designed by the Generation Equality Action Coalition leaders to advance concrete results in the six Action Coalition themes over five years. More
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Donate now to help women and girls in Haiti
The August 14th earthquake in Haiti left a growing death toll, thousands of people displaced, and tens of thousands in need of emergency assistance. UN Women is on the ground leading actions to ensure the rights of women and girls are at the centre of the response. More
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Act for Equal
#ActforEqual is a new campaign to drive attention, excitement and action towards the upcoming Generation Equality Forum. Through the campaign you can show your support, take action for gender equality and help propel major commitments to the Action Coalition Goals. We can’t wait any longer for gender equality. It’s time to #ActforEqual. More
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In Focus: Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health issue. It is a profound shock to our societies and economies, and women are at the heart of care and response efforts underway. UN Women is bringing up-to-date information and analysis on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response. More
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An Interactive Learning Portal for Parliamentarians. This portal is a joint-initiative of ParlAmericas and the UN Women Multi-Country Office - Caribbean. It is designed for self-guided learning and includes resources for in-person trainings. ParlAmericas gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Government of Canada used in developing this portal. The downloadable tools on this portal were developed by the UN Women Multi-Country Office - Caribbean More
Latest news
- Orange the Centre: UN Women, WFP and Barbados’ Limegrove Lifestyle Centre partner to #OrangeTheWorld : END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN NOW!”
- 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls - How Can you get Involved?
- All Young Women Leaders Parliamentary Sitting Debates Protection Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act
- CFP: Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on gender analysis of prevalence and administrative data produced in CARICOM on violence against women and girls (VAWG)
“Enough: We cannot stall progress any longer”
In her remarks to the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said: "If we want to see a tangible difference in the lives of women and girls and a paradigm shift in the way we confront peace and security issues, we need governments to step up." More ►
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Gender Dialogues: Redefining Resilience
REDEFINING RESILIENCE - This was the focus of the 2nd in the series of Gender Dialogues, the UN Women MCO Caribbean and Fiji quarterly discussion series. SIDS have their own peculiar vulnerabilities and characteristics, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The panellists discussed opportunities and strategies for building resilience in SIDS.
