Andrew Billo
@andrewbillo
Head of Partnerships @UN @GlobalSpotlight
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11-07-2011 02:11:07
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The World Bank Group, a Spotlight Initiative partner, is working to end violence against women and girls in 59 countries. Hear from Ms. Hana Brixi in this message on advancing gender equality through action and financing. WBG Gender World Bank #GenderEquality #FfD4 #EVAWG
ICYMI, here’s a summary of Spotlight Initiative’s side-event on #financing efforts to end violence against women and girls! spotlightinitiative.org/news/spotlight… #EVAWG #FFD4
At #FfD4, EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, highlights why ending violence against women and girls is an EU priority. Through Spotlight Initiative, the EU joins United Nations, civil society and private sector for lasting change. EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 European Commission #EVAWG
The EU reaffirms its commitment to end gender-based violence in Cuenca, Ecuador, through community action and remembrance. Read more⬇️ English: shorturl.at/QQLaL Spanish: shorturl.at/mu7Ln Erica Gerretsen #SpotlightInitiative #EVAWG #GenderEquality #GBV
.Spotlight Initiative is grateful to the invitation of 🇹🇱UN Timor-Leste🇺🇳🧡 for the invitation to speak on its panel, “A Pathway to SDG5,” with partners UN Women 🇪🇺EU at UN-NY and #Australia. #HLPF #SDG5 #EVAWG
With just 5 years to reach the #SDGs, every step we take matters. Achieving #GenderEquality by 2030 isn't just a goal in itself, but a key enabler of all SDGs. 🆕 Learn about the development gains during the past decade from United Nations’s new report: unwo.men/YpiV50WsUl8 #HLPF
.Stavros Lambrinidis 🇪🇺EU at UN-NY: Spotlight Initiative and UN Women ACT programme are demonstration of what works for ending violence against women and girls. We have only 5 years left to achieve the #SDGs but investing in these proven instruments gives us hope. #EU #GBV #EVAWG
.Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi Spotlight Initiative Global #CivilSociety Reference Group member on challenges in addressing violence against women: progress has been made broadly, but political will and lack of financing - supported through costed national action plans - remain impediments. #GBV #EVAWG
.Spotlight Initiative’s Erin Kenny on the relevance of comprehensive approaches to ending violence against women and girls. Key to the Initiative’s success has been: 1) high-level govt leadership and ownership; 2) elevating the role of #civilsociety. #EVAWG #GBV #HLPF2025
Today at #HLPF2025, UN Women hosted a side-event co-sponsored by 🇪🇺EU at UN-NY, Government of Brazil, Government of Kenya, Dominican Republic Mission to the UN, GOV.UK, Generation Equality Action Coalition on #GBV, UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, Spotlight Initiative, What Works II and The Accelerator for GBV Prevention. #EVAWG #SDGs #GenderEquality #UN
“#Trafficking in persons” = recruitment, transport, harbouring or receipt of people by force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. — United Nations UN Office on Drugs & Crime “Trafficking is one of the oldest crimes." — Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi WARDC #WorldDayAgainstTraffickingInPersons
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed reflects on this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. 🔗Full article: bit.ly/4p79U29 #16DaysOfActivism #TFGBV #EVAWG #SpotlightInitiative #WithHer United Nations