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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Ban offers condolences over death of Delhi student, urges reforms to deter violence against women

30 December 2012
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expresses “deep sorrow” over the death of a young Indian woman who was gang-raped in a bus in the city of New Delhi earlier this month, according to his spokesperson.
UN Photo/Tim McKulka
UN Photo/Tim McKulka

At policy discussion, UN official highlights need for more effort to achieve gender equality

13 December 2012
Noting that women have not benefited equally from progress made in achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a senior United Nations official today highlighted the need for more to be done to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet.
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Women’s role in advancing peace and security must be supported – UN officials

30 November 2012
Top United Nations officials today highlighted the invaluable role of women’s organizations and civil society groups in preventing violence and resolving conflict, stressing that their contributions are vital to building a peaceful world and must be further supported.
Photo: UNAMA
UNAMA

On International Day, Ban leads UN call for action to end violence against women

25 November 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leading a United Nations call on world leaders to “make good” on pledges they have made to end violence against women, a scourge that affects millions of women and girls worldwide.
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet.
UN Women/Ryan Brown

UN launches initiative to highlight commitments to end violence against women and girls

20 November 2012
The United Nations agency tasked with advancing gender equality today announced a new initiative that will spotlight countries’ commitments to end violence against women and girls, seeking bold action and leadership to galvanize efforts to end the pandemic.
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Rashida Manjoo.
UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz

Croatia: UN expert welcomes efforts to deal with violence against women, urges more

19 November 2012
A United Nations independent expert today welcomed the Croatian Government’s efforts to uphold and protect the human rights of women by signing and ratifying relevant international human rights conventions, and through numerous other initiatives at the national level.
Participants at the Regional Dialogue on Enhancing Women's Leadership in Peace and Security in West Africa meeting in Monrovia, Liberia.
UNMIL/Staton Winter

UN conference focuses on women’s role in ensuring peace and security in West Africa

8 November 2012
West African women leaders this week participated in a United Nations-led conference held in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, to discuss ways to increase women’s leadership and involvement in ensuring peace and security in the region.
The Security Council.
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Security Council urges wider role for women’s groups in peace efforts

2 November 2012
The Security Council has called on the international community to give women’s civil society organizations a prominent role in the negotiation, planning and implementation of peace processes and post-conflict development programmes.
Head of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and pratice Kamala Chandrakirna.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Group of UN experts urge governments to repeal laws that criminalize adultery

18 October 2012
A United Nations group of independent experts today urged countries to eliminate laws that classify adultery as a criminal offence, noting that they give rise to punishments that range from fines to flogging and death by stoning or hanging.
Woman waters seedlings in the Lake Tana area of Ethiopia’s Amhara Region.
IFAD/Petterik Wiggers

On International Day of Rural Women, Ban calls for more empowerment and end to discrimination

15 October 2012
Highlighting the role in women in producing much of the world’s food and caring for the environment, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in his message marking the International Day of Rural Women, today said that eliminating discrimination that prevents rural women from realizing their full potential is crucial to ending global hunger and poverty.