UN Women South Africa MCO (@unwomensa) 's Twitter Profile
UN Women South Africa MCO

@unwomensa

@UN_Women is the UN entity for #genderequality & women’s empowerment. Tweets are from our South Africa Multi-Country Office 🇧🇼🇸🇿🇱🇸🇳🇦🇿🇦.

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“When women and girls enjoy equal rights and have the space to thrive, all of society wins.   Making this a reality is not just an issue for women to champion but is our collective and shared responsibility.” ~ Nelson Muffuh on Transforming Patriarchal Masculinities #HeForShe

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Do we truly have a shared understanding of what positive masculinity means? For him, positive masculinity is about care, love, kindness and equity. He broke it down as breaking harmful cycles and embracing a world where men actively contribute to gender equality.

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[Happening now] The Dept of Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with Official TUT, United Nations in South Africa, the Embassy of Ireland, and HeForShe, are hosting a dialogue focused on Transforming Patriarchal Masculinity for a Gender-Equal World. #endGBVF #SocialJusticeRights4All #GovZAUpdates

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The <a href="/DWYPD_ZA/">Dept of Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities</a> in collaboration with <a href="/Official_TUT/">Official TUT</a>, <a href="/UNinSouthAfrica/">United Nations in South Africa</a>, the Embassy of Ireland, and <a href="/HeForShe/">HeForShe</a>, are hosting a dialogue focused on Transforming Patriarchal Masculinity for a Gender-Equal World.

#endGBVF 
#SocialJusticeRights4All 
#GovZAUpdates
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Behind every statistic is a human story. Kuliua's experience reminds us why maternal healthcare is so crucial. Learn how the United Nations in Namibia is making a difference in Namibia. shorturl.at/SjLnw #IWD2025 #MaternalHealth #GlobalGoals #GenderEquality

Behind every statistic is a human story. Kuliua's experience reminds us why maternal healthcare is so crucial.

Learn how the <a href="/UNNamibia/">United Nations in Namibia</a> is making a difference in Namibia. shorturl.at/SjLnw

#IWD2025 #MaternalHealth #GlobalGoals #GenderEquality
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No girl should ever live in fear. Yet, 50 million girls alive today have experienced sexual violence. We need commitments & action to ensure safety & protection #ForALLWomenAndGirls. Learn more from our report w/ UNICEF & #PlanInternational: unwo.men/5ESV50VhfpN. #NoExcuse

No girl should ever live in fear.
Yet, 50 million girls alive today have experienced sexual violence. 

We need commitments &amp; action to ensure safety &amp; protection #ForALLWomenAndGirls.
Learn more from our report w/ <a href="/UNICEF/">UNICEF</a> &amp; #PlanInternational: unwo.men/5ESV50VhfpN.

#NoExcuse
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Consent should not be assumed. Speak up against all forms of sexual violence against women and girls. It's time to take a stand. Every voice matters in the fight against sexual violence. Consent should always be clear and respected. #SafeEverywhere

Consent should not be assumed. Speak up against all forms of sexual violence against women and girls. 

It's time to take a stand. Every voice matters in the fight against sexual violence. Consent should always be clear and respected. #SafeEverywhere
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👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍🔬👩🏻‍🎤👩🏽‍✈️👩🏿‍🏭👩🏼‍⚕️👩🏽‍🌾👩🏾‍💻👮🏽‍♀️👩🏻‍🎨👩🏿‍🚀👩🏾‍🍳👩🏼‍⚖️👷🏾‍♀️👩🏽‍🔧👩🏻‍🏫👩🏾‍🎓 Look around. Women are shaping our world, but more women must be part of the change. When women advance, innovate, and lead, everyone moves forward. Let’s break barriers and make space #ForAllWomenAndGirls: unwo.men/N4pP50VuCLG

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Look around. Women are shaping our world, but more women must be part of the change.

When women advance, innovate, and lead, everyone moves forward.

Let’s break barriers and make space #ForAllWomenAndGirls: unwo.men/N4pP50VuCLG
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🌍📊 The 2024 Annual Results Report for South Africa is out now! Discover how the United Nations Country Team supported the nation's development priorities and #SDGs. Key achievements, challenges and future focus areas are highlighted. 🔗: bit.ly/42hXZUX

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In 2025, 63% of women vs. 94% of men participate in the labor force. UN Women's approach addresses this gap through: 1️⃣Decent jobs 2️⃣Transforming care systems 3️⃣Just transitions to green economies. Our Rep. Aleta Miller spoke @ the 2nd G20 South Africa Employment Working Group in DBN.

In 2025, 63% of women vs. 94% of men participate in the labor force. <a href="/UN_Women/">UN Women</a>'s approach addresses this gap through:
1️⃣Decent jobs 
2️⃣Transforming care systems
3️⃣Just transitions to green economies. 
Our Rep. <a href="/AletaFMiller/">Aleta Miller</a> spoke @ the 2nd <a href="/g20org/">G20 South Africa</a> Employment Working Group in DBN.
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Meet Aline, an #EntreprenHER Namibia 🇳🇦 participant who turned crisis into opportunity. When COVID hit, she moved 20km to access water & created a thriving garden in arid Kunene. Now she grows chilies, fruits & veggies that feed her community. Her story👉🏾: shorturl.at/iog2i

Meet Aline, an #EntreprenHER Namibia 🇳🇦 participant who turned crisis into opportunity. When COVID hit, she moved 20km to access water &amp; created a thriving garden in arid Kunene. Now she grows chilies, fruits &amp; veggies that feed her community.
Her story👉🏾: shorturl.at/iog2i
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Africa will achieve gender parity in parliaments in 75 years time unless we act now. From concealing pregnancy while campaigning to facing death threats—women political leaders in East & Southern Africa share their journeys of resilience. 👉🏾Learn more: shorturl.at/U6HpU

Africa will achieve gender parity in parliaments in 75 years time unless we act now. From concealing pregnancy while campaigning to facing death threats—women political leaders in East &amp; Southern Africa share their journeys of resilience.
👉🏾Learn more: shorturl.at/U6HpU
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Africa will achieve gender parity in parliaments in the year 2100 unless we act now. From concealing pregnancy while campaigning to facing death threats—women political leaders in East & Southern Africa share their journeys of resilience. 👉🏾Read here: unwo.men/8IkI50Vy83h

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A maternity waiting home in Kunene region, Namibia is bridging the gap between remote villages and life-saving maternal care. Read Kuliua Maundu's powerful story — a second chance at motherhood, made possible through care & support👉🏿bit.ly/4llSCwK

A maternity waiting home in Kunene region, Namibia is bridging the gap between remote villages and life-saving maternal care.

Read Kuliua Maundu's powerful story — a second chance at motherhood, made possible through care &amp; support👉🏿bit.ly/4llSCwK
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The #UnstereotypeAlliance works to affect positive cultural change by harnessing the power of the advertising industry to help shape perceptions and challenge harmful #stereotypes. Learn more about our work: unstereotypealliance.org

The #UnstereotypeAlliance works to affect positive cultural change by harnessing the power of the advertising industry to help shape perceptions and challenge harmful #stereotypes. 

Learn more about our work: unstereotypealliance.org
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Young women and girls are not just the future. They are the present. 💡 Leading movements 💡 Driving digital revolutions 💡 Changing the world now Imagine if their leadership & ideas were supported. Let’s make that a reality #ForAllWomenAndGirls.

Young women and girls are not just the future. They are the present.

💡 Leading movements
💡 Driving digital revolutions
💡 Changing the world now

Imagine if their leadership &amp; ideas were supported.
Let’s make that a reality #ForAllWomenAndGirls.