United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM): Working for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. more  et aussi  lea más

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  • 15.12.08

    Spain to Contribute 50 Million Euro to New Gender Equality Fund

    The Government of Spain today committed 50 million Euro (about US$67 million) to the new UNIFEM-administered Gender Equality Fund. The Memorandum of Understanding ... more 

  • 12.12.08

    Nigerian Police Strengthens Resolve to Eliminate Human Trafficking and Violence against Women

    UNIFEM organized a training workshop for one hundred police officers on police response to violence against women and human trafficking, at the UN House ... more 

  • 10.12.08

    UK Government Supports Say NO Campaign

    Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality in the United Kingdom, led British Government Ministers and Members of Parliament in signing on to the ... more 

  • 10.12.08

    Italian Minister Says NO to Violence against Women

    Vincenzo Scotti, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, signed on to UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women campaign today at a ... more 

  • 28.11.08

    World AIDS Day – Statement from the Executive Director

    Statement by Ms. Inés Alberdi, World AIDS Day, 1 December 2008. more 

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