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Today we remember Minerva Bernardino, a diplomat from the Dominican Republic who was born #OnThisDay. In a profession dominated by men, she was one of only 4 women to sign the United Nations Charter in 1945. 👏🏼👏🏽


Gender equality in Humanitarian Action sharpens focus, drives accountability, and yields an $8 return for every $1 invested. Huge thanks to Sweden in Geneva for co-hosting today's roundtable and UN Women Afghanistan, UN Women Palestine, and UN Women Sudan for sharing invaluable insights.



Women are uniquely impacted by crises & have unlimited potential to drive change—yet they remain underfunded worldwide. W/ its #InvestInWomen Campaign, Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund is joining António Guterres' bold call to raise 300M USD for women’s orgs on the frontlines: bit.ly/3Jk9YYX


New Episode of Learning With Leaders! 🚀 Featuring Adriana Quiñones, Head of Human Rights and Development at UN Women Geneva, a leading voice for gender equality, justice, and human rights. 🔗 Watch on YouTube: shorturl.at/O7Prz 🔗 On Spotify: shorturl.at/sTL4L #LWL




#GenderEquality is a #HumanRights imperative & key to inclusive, sustainable development and the right to development for all" - Adriana Quiñones, UN Women, at the side-event "Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action and the Right to Development". 📷:China Mission Geneva


"The promise made in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was historic and revolutionary. And at UN Women we work tirelessly every day to make sure that that promise becomes a reality." - Sofia Calltorp, UN Women Geneva #Beijing30

🎥 « Pour toutes les femmes et les filles : droits, égalité, autonomisation. » Sofia Calltorp, directrice d'UN Women Geneva appelle à une action inclusive et audacieuse pour concrétiser la promesse de Beijing. #Beijing30 ONU Femmes

Today, H.E. Nicola Clase of SwedenUN 🇸🇪 chaired UN-Women Executive Board informal briefings on UN Women ethics function & update on the implementation efforts on repositioning of the United Nations Development System. More information📰: unwomen.org/en/executive-b…



Today, chaired by UN-Women Executive Board Vice President, Amb. UMETSU Shigeru of Japanese Mission UN, the Executive Board met for informal briefings on audit matters & evaluation. More information📰: unwomen.org/en/executive-b…


Chaired by the Vice President, Amb. Suela Janina of Albania in UN, UN-Women Executive Board received today an update on UN Women policies and procedures to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment. More information📰 unwomen.org/en/executive-b…


"La promesse faite dans la Déclaration et le Programme d'action de Beijing était historique et révolutionnaire. A ONU Femmes, nous travaillons sans relâche chaque jour pour faire en sorte que cette promesse devienne une réalité." - Sofia Calltorp, UN Women Geneva #Beijing30