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War, peace and the power women wield
September 11, 2023
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Babu Wilma is not your typical lola. She wasn’t home knitting or baking cookies for […]
UN Women supports South-East Asian countries improve financing for women and security policies
September 11, 2023
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Jakarta, Indonesia – To build peaceful and secure environments for women, governments must not only […]
ASEAN Member States and Partners Reaffirm Commitments to Implement the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security at High-Level Dialogue Hosted by Indonesia
July 7, 2023
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7 July 2023, Yogyakarta, Indonesia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its […]
UN Women Viet Nam conducts training on gender-responsive budgeting for the development of a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security in Viet Nam
June 13, 2023
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UN Women Viet Nam conducted a two-day training on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) to equip government […]
Take Five: “Where women are active and playing a leading role, peace is sustainable and democracy lasts”
March 16, 2023
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Amina Rasul is President of the Philippines Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) and Chair […]
Viet Nam to Study National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security in Jordan and the United Kingdom
March 6, 2023
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6 March 2023, Hanoi, Viet Nam – A delegation from Viet Nam is visiting Jordan […]
Take Five: “Women are more suitable actors in the prevention of terrorism and violent extremism”
April 22, 2022
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Interview by Yoomi Jun How was a gender perspective brought into the development and implementation of […]
Take five: “We need to strengthen women’s voices, leadership and access to decision-making in promoting peace”
April 11, 2022
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Dewi Rana is director of Lingkar Belajar Untuk (Libu Perempuan), or Learning Circle Association for Women, […]
UN Women supporting female former combatants in the Philippines as agents of peace
March 23, 2022
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Author: Maricel Aguilar Manila, the Philippines – The Philippines Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed […]
Take five: “Women are beginning to push back against misogynistic ideologies”
March 20, 2022
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Interviewed by Yoomi Jun Alexandra Phelan is the deputy director of the Monash Gender, Peace and Security […]
Indonesia holds Peace Festival to reaffirm its commitment to Women, Peace and Security
February 2, 2022
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Jakarta, Indonesia — The Government of Indonesia has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting and empowering women […]
UN Women: Strengthening Gender-responsive Disaster Management
January 28, 2022
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Recognizing that gender mainstreaming is important in disaster management, the AHA Centre has partnered in […]
Joint Press Release ASEAN, Canada, UN Women jointly launch 5-year programme to advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda
February 24, 2021
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Jakarta/Ottawa/New York, 24 February 2021 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Canada and UN Women […]
