UN Women launches report spotlighting gender equality in global universities

Sep 21, 2016, at 12:24 pm

New York, Sept 21 (Just Earth News): On the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, UN Women unveiled a report by 10 global universities that lays out their concrete commitments and charts their progress towards achieving gender parity.

UN Women announces Anne Hathaway as Goodwill Ambassador

Jun 16, 2016, at 01:00 pm

New York, June 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality on Wednesday announced the appointment of Academy Award-winning American actor Anne Hathaway as global Goodwill Ambassador.

UN Women launches campaign to promote gender equality

May 23, 2014, at 04:19 pm

New York, May 23 (IBNS): The United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality on Thursday launched a major campaign kicking off a year-long, worldwide commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.

UN Women chief visits girls' school in Nigeria

May 21, 2014, at 05:58 pm

New York, May 21 (IBNS): Reaffirming the United Nations unwavering support for girls' education in Nigeria, the Organization's top women's rights official has just wrapped up a "solidarity mission" during which she visited an all-girls college near Abuja similar to the school in the country's restive northeast, where militants kidnapped more than 200 students in mid-April.