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UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality awards USD 7.3 million for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) today announced USD 7.26 million in grants to 24 innovative programmes across the globe to boost women’s economic empowerment and political leadership and participation. The high-impact programmes designed by women-led civil society organizations have been selected to jumpstart the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 28 countries. UN Women’s Fund for…
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UN Secretary General says MOU signed by the Government of Barbados and UN Women is a step towards improved access to justice for women victims of gender based violence
UN Women today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Attorney General of the Government of Barbados to support strengthening of the resources of the police and Courts to effectively respond to cases of violence against women. It was on the occasion of the “Justice and Response – Ending Gender-Based Violence in Barbados” event held under the…
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Shaping the Caribbean SDGs priorities to be responsive to the needs of women and men
As we get set to embrace a new global development roadmap, what will this mean for the Caribbean? What must our priorities be and how will we make them known to ensure that the Caribbean needs are given high visibility and programmed for action and finance? Effective and real development can only be achieved where all members of society have…
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