UN Gender Focus

A group of teen advocates for girls rights perform a skit on the barriers women and girls face in social life, school, and the workforce during the

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UN Gender Focus: Girl power and combating global crises

17 October 2018

For this latest edition of our UN Gender Focus podcast, we’ll be hearing from some of the young women who came through the doors of UN Headquarters earlier this month, to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child.

UN News’s Natalie Hutchison, looks at how much “girl power” is likely to be fueling the global workforce of the future.

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Zahara, as part of the #GirlsTakeover campaign, took over the role of UNFPA executive director.

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Zahara takes charge: UN helps today’s girls become the leaders of tomorrow

11 October 2018

UN Gender Focus

What would a Ugandan teenager like to do if she got to run one of the UN’s key agencies for a day?

For this latest edition of our UN Gender Focus podcast, from UN News, you’re about to find out.

18-year-old Zahara had a tough upbringing, fending for herself as the youngest of six, finally battling her way to become a youth advocate for girls’ empowerment.