women

UNIFEM Chief Noeleen Heyzer

States must make good on pledges to end violence against women, UN officials say

25 November 2002
Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, senior United Nations officials today called on governments to translate promises into action in order to stem the scourge.

UN missions plan campaigns aimed at fighting violence against women

23 November 2002
United Nations missions in East Timor and Sierra Leone have announced plans to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – marked on 25 November – with extended campaigns to raise awareness about the issue.

UN health agency urges action to halt violence against women

22 November 2002
Nearly half the women who die due to homicide are killed by their current or former husband or boyfriend, according to a new report by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), which is urging governments to take action to reduce domestic violence.
ESCWA's chief Mervat M. Tallawy

Empowering women through media explored at UN meeting in Beirut

12 November 2002
Women media experts and journalists meeting at the United Nations House in Beirut today began a four-day conference aimed at assessing how communications technology can serve to promote gender equality worldwide.

UN Population Fund launches push to fight pregnancy-related disability in Africa

1 November 2002
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today announced the launch of a two-year campaign to fight a debilitating pregnancy-related complication across sub-Saharan Africa.

UN-supported report says women have little access to peace negotiations

31 October 2002
While women are widely recognized as effective agents of peace, they still have little access to power and peace negotiations, two experts appointed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) said in a new report released today.

Security Council pledges steps to involve more women in peacemaking

31 October 2002
Two years after the United Nations Security Council adopted a landmark resolution aimed at increasing the role of women in peacemaking, the 15-member body today outlined further steps to achieve that end.

Annan urges Security Council to boost role of women in peacemaking

28 October 2002
Addressing the Security Council today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan made a strong pitch for greater attention to both the plight of women suffering in armed conflict as well as their potential role as peacemakers.

Annan offers concrete proposals to address devastation wrought by conflict on women

21 October 2002
Seeking to address the disproportionate impact of violent conflict on women and girls, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has submitted a series of concrete proposals aimed at protecting their rights to the Security Council for adoption.

Annan urges greater involvement of women in resolving conflicts and fostering peace

20 September 2002
Women, so often victimized by wars, should be given a greater role in ending them, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message to a gathering in Egypt of first ladies and other female officials.