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UN Women is charged with advocating for the rights of women and girls, and focusing on a number of issues, including violence against women and violence against LGBT people. UN Women was established by a merger of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, established in 1976) and other entities and became operational in 2011. [3]
Short title: WIKIPEDIA15 Wikipedia Day 2016; Author: Erika Herzog: Software used: Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010: Date and time of digitizing: 12:34, 11 August 2016
INSTRAW started operations in 1979. Since 1983 its main offices were located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with a focus on the advancement of women through research and training. The institute was financed through contributions, which are mostly given by governmental organizations or private donors. In 2011, INSTRAW was merged into UN ...
Bolkovac's story was made into a film, The Whistleblower, starring Rachel Weisz as Bolkovac. It was released in 2010. It was released in 2010. Following a screening of the film, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a panel discussion on sexual exploitation and abuse in conflict and post-conflict situations.
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The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (Albanian: Misioni i Administratës së Përkohshme të Kombeve të Bashkuara në Kosovë, Serbian: Привремена административна мисија Уједињених нација на Косову, Privremena administrativna misija Ujedinjenih nacija na Kosovu; UNMIK) is the officially mandated mission of the ...
In conjunction with the emerging global women's movement, the UN and the CSW named 1976 through 1985 the United Nations Decade for Women. During this time, reproductive rights were included in the central action of the commission, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which entered into force in ...
United Nations Free & Equal is a global public information campaign led by the United Nations Human Rights Office. [1] The campaign advances equal rights and fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and intersex individuals around the world, and is actualized in association with UN offices, common society associations and, in certain countries, national and civil specialists. [2]