Sexual violence has been used as a weapon against women and girls during conflict. We must consciously choose to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen on this International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Here is a powerful story from #Sudan unwo.men/iUp750ORXnP

#WorldRefugeeDay For refugee women and girls: ✅ Preserve their dignity ✅ Support and empower them ✅ Advocate for their right to access all human rights ✅ Celebrate them We highlight some powerful stories from the region 👇🏾

13 years of forging a path where women and girls' rights, needs, empowerment and support are prioritized. UN Women turns 13 today! 🎊 To a more inclusive world 🙌🏾 #UNWomenTurns13 #GenerationEquality

What a time! UN Women turns 13 today and I'm in awe of the great work from the organization and partners at large. The work we do to prioritize women and girls through UN Women Africa stays close to my heart; to many more years of progress! #GenerationEquality

Special thanks to our partners, advocates, civil society, allies and all the women and girls in Africa who are strong and able contributors. Let us strive to make #genderequality a reality for all. #UNWomenTurns13

"Prioritize for excellence, focus, learn from each other, and collaborate." This is the message coming out of the UN Women Africa East & Southern Africa Regional Deputy Representatives' retreat on day 2 of the week-long gathering in Durban, South Africa UN Women South Africa.

UN Women will be at the #WDR2023 - Women Deliver 2023 Conference in #Kigali hosting and co-organizing a series of inspiring events. Click to find out more: africa.unwomen.org/en/news-and-ev…

Are you joining us at #WD2023 for the UN Women and UN Development launch of innovative twin indices? They will redefine the measurement and understanding of progress towards gender equality. Don’t forget to register for this event! bit.ly/WDLaunchGender… #WomenCount Women Deliver

Drawing closer to the midpoint of #GenerationEquality, our Impact Fest at #WD2023 will convene change-makers across all sectors to: 📝Review progress 💡Exchange ideas 🤝🏻Renew commitments to accelerate #GenderEquality. Join us if you are at #WD2023 and stay tuned for updates!

Don't miss this important event if you are in Kigali for Women Deliver 2023 conference #WD2023 #GenerationEquality

I am excited about the series of side events from UN Women at this year's Women Deliver conference which are quite engaging! Here's an outline of the schedule: africa.unwomen.org/en/news-and-ev… UN Women Rwanda UN Women Africa

We are at the #WDR2023 -Women Deliver 2023 Conference in #Kigali hosting and co-organizing a series of inspiring events. If you here, join our events. Click to find out more: unwo.men/qRTM50P9rXK #GenerationEquality

Tomorrow! #WD2023 Concurrent session "Fighting the gender pay gap in the health and care sector" by the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), led by the ILO, UN Women, and the OECD. Join us if you are at Women Deliver 2023 - 18 July, 9:30 to 11:00 - KCC, room MH 3.1

StartingSoon! UN Women and UN Development launch new indices on women’s empowerment and gender equality. #DidYouKnow that a country can score relatively poorly on empowerment but score well on equality? This is the case in 8% of the 114 countries covered. bit.ly/WDLaunchGender…

Just published: UN Women and UN Development gender indices. Out of the 114 countries studied, not one has achieved gender equality.😲 Get the full picture: bit.ly/TwinGenderIndi… #WD2023 #WomenCount

.UN Women ED Sima Bahous visited the Isange One Stop Centre to learn more about Rwanda's multidisciplinary model for VAW response including providing holistic services to VAW survivors to ensure access to medical services, psychological support & recovery & access to justice.

.Sima Bahous Sima Bahous laid a wreath to the Kigali Genocide Memorial to honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, recognized the courage and resilience of Rwandan people and commended the leadership of the Government of Rwanda to immortalize this for us to remember and learn.

Hearty congratulations to African Girls Can Code Initiative for launching in Rwanda! Let's engage more girls and young women who are passionate about STEM to harness their skills. UN Women Rwanda UN Women Africa #girlscan #GenerationEquality

What a rigorous week Women Deliver with UN Women Africa hosting a number of side engagements. Here are details on the activities so far: africa.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-… #WD2023

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we are thrilled to launch a POWER microsite - an online space to share learning and knowledge from the #POWER programme in the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia and Uganda. genderandaids.unwomen.org/en/power