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UN Women

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HeadquartersNew York City
New York
United States
Head Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Founders United Nations General Assembly
FoundedJuly 2010
Formation2 July 2010
Parent organizations United Nations
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About UN Women


The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women. UN Women became operational in January 2011.

Women's World Cup: Players put 'at risk' at qualifiers

Women's World Cup: Players put 'at risk' at qualifiers
Jun 20,2023 11:11 am

... " I just think it s an incredible way to smash the stereotypes that have persisted, " says Jennifer Cooper, Un Women s sport lead...

South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads'

South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads'
May 27,2023 8:21 pm

... Un Women reckons that worldwide have no safe, private toilet to go to...

Duchess of Edinburgh becomes first royal to visit Baghdad in Iraq

Duchess of Edinburgh becomes first royal to visit Baghdad in Iraq
May 23,2023 1:30 pm

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The last of Albania's 'sworn virgins'

The last of Albania's 'sworn virgins'
Dec 10,2022 12:30 am

... According to Un Women, women s participation in Albania s political and economic decision-making has with improvements in electoral codes and processes, even if it still remains limited, and the pay gap has not been properly addressed...

Are women getting angrier?

Are women getting angrier?
Dec 6,2022 9:30 pm

... Before 2020 there was slow progress on women s participation in the workforce, according to Ginette Azcona, a data scientist at Un Women...

The ‘gals' behind Samoa's first woman PM

The ‘gals' behind Samoa's first woman PM
Dec 10,2021 3:16 am

...There are fewer women in politics in the Pacific Islands than in any other part of the world, according to Un Women...

Harry Potter at 20: What the original cast did next

Harry Potter at 20: What the original cast did next
Nov 22,2021 4:11 am

... A passionate activist, the star s role as a Un Women s goodwill ambassador saw her named among Time Magazine s 100 most influential people in 2015...

Indian activists who helped change the face of modern Britain

Indian activists who helped change the face of modern Britain
Nov 15,2021 8:44 pm

... Despite having a limited education, she said they rubbed shoulders with " literary greats and English elites" while Singh s granddaughter Baroness Sandip Verma went on to sit in the House of Lords and is the Chair of the Un Women group...

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