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SSF Guidelines – Gender equity and equality by FAO of the UN

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2022, Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Learn more about the SSF Guidelines: www.fao.org/voluntary-guidelines-small-scale-fisheries/en/

GA71 - side event - Leaving No One Behind: Agents of Change for Achieving Goal 5 and the 2030 Agenda by UN Women

GA71 Side Event - Leaving No One Behind: Agents of Change for Achieving Goal 5 and the 2030 Agenda during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. 24 September 2016.

While there are many diverse actors working to implement the 2030 Agenda, the voices and perspectives of those working at the grassroots and local level are central to ensuring that real and inclusive change is made. Women’s civil society and human rights organizations, girls’ activist groups, and men and boys engaged in advancing gender equality at the local level, have a unique role to play in our collective realization of SDG5 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development more broadly.

Through this high-level event Canada, UN Women and other partners are providing a space to promote the important role of these civil society actors and partners as agents of change, in the context of achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by the year 2030.

Speakers, Panelists, Participants Include:

Elizabeth Plank, Moderator; Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, Canada; Shahriar Alam, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh; UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Martin Bille Hermann, State Secretary for Development Policy, Denmark; Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General, The Commonwealt; Gary Cohen, Together for Girls Founder; Laure Zonga-Hien, Ministre de la Femme, de la Solidarité nationale et de la Famille, Burkina Faso; Patricia Herdt, OIF; Sister Winifred Doherty, Director, Working Group on Girls; Mervis, Plan International Girl Advocate; Eneless, Plan International Girl Advocate; Aasha, Girl Activist, Working Group on Girls; Dr. Alaa Murabit, Voice of Libyan Women; Ishita Chaudhry, Member, High Level Task Force, International Conference on Population and Development;

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

GA71 - side event - Leaving No One Behind: Agents of Change for Achieving Goal 5 and the 2030 Agenda by UN Women

GA71 Side Event - Leaving No One Behind: Agents of Change for Achieving Goal 5 and the 2030 Agenda during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. 24 September 2016.

While there are many diverse actors working to implement the 2030 Agenda, the voices and perspectives of those working at the grassroots and local level are central to ensuring that real and inclusive change is made. Women’s civil society and human rights organizations, girls’ activist groups, and men and boys engaged in advancing gender equality at the local level, have a unique role to play in our collective realization of SDG5 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development more broadly.

Through this high-level event Canada, UN Women and other partners are providing a space to promote the important role of these civil society actors and partners as agents of change, in the context of achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by the year 2030.

Speakers, Panelists, Participants Include:

Elizabeth Plank, Moderator; Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, Canada; Shahriar Alam, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh; UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Martin Bille Hermann, State Secretary for Development Policy, Denmark; Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General, The Commonwealt; Gary Cohen, Together for Girls Founder; Laure Zonga-Hien, Ministre de la Femme, de la Solidarité nationale et de la Famille, Burkina Faso; Patricia Herdt, OIF; Sister Winifred Doherty, Director, Working Group on Girls; Mervis, Plan International Girl Advocate; Eneless, Plan International Girl Advocate; Aasha, Girl Activist, Working Group on Girls; Dr. Alaa Murabit, Voice of Libyan Women; Ishita Chaudhry, Member, High Level Task Force, International Conference on Population and Development;

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

SSF Guidelines – Gender equity and equality by FAO of the UN

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2022, Ambolomailaky, Madagascar. Frantine, a vendor.

Learn more about the SSF Guidelines: www.fao.org/voluntary-guidelines-small-scale-fisheries/en/

GA73 – Side Event - Global Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ SDG-5 Forum for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment by UN Women

Global Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ SDG-5 Forum for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

This high-level Forum will convene business and philanthropy leaders from around the world who are committed to advancing gender equality for women and girls. Business and philanthropy leaders are convening to pledge financial support and discuss how collective action from the public and private sectors can help to accelerate Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on women's empowerment and equality.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Women in Bougainville participate in the peace building process. by UNDP Papua New Guinea

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Priscilla Bisiro is President of the Kieta branch of the Bougainville Women’s Federation.

PHOTO CREDIT: ©Nick, Turner/UNDP (PNG)

GA73 – Side Event - Global Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ SDG-5 Forum for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment by UN Women

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Global Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ SDG-5 Forum for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

This high-level Forum will convene business and philanthropy leaders from around the world who are committed to advancing gender equality for women and girls. Business and philanthropy leaders are convening to pledge financial support and discuss how collective action from the public and private sectors can help to accelerate Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on women's empowerment and equality.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

IMG_6126 by UNDP Ukraine

GA73 – Side Event - Global Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ SDG-5 Forum for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment by UN Women

Global Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ SDG-5 Forum for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

This high-level Forum will convene business and philanthropy leaders from around the world who are committed to advancing gender equality for women and girls. Business and philanthropy leaders are convening to pledge financial support and discuss how collective action from the public and private sectors can help to accelerate Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on women's empowerment and equality.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

SSF Guidelines – Gender equity and equality by FAO of the UN

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2022, Dionewar island, Djiffer, Senegal.

Processor Mama Ndong places oysters on the drying table for processing in the processing unit built with FAO support.

Learn more about the SSF Guidelines: www.fao.org/voluntary-guidelines-small-scale-fisheries/en/

IMG_0895 by UNDP Ukraine

IMG_3225 by UNDP Ukraine

Skopje Marathon 2016: Running for gender equality by UN Women Europe and Central Asia

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Over 7000 runners from around 45 countries ran at the @Skopje Marathon to support ‪#‎genderequality‬! United Nations agencies in fYR ‪#‎Macedonia‬ promoted Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls at the marathon. A group of twelve marathon runners dressed in orange costumes to bring attention to ‪#‎SDG5‬ among other runners and the public.

Read more: ow.ly/E9O13015bax

Photo: Idea Lab

Skopje Marathon 2016: Running for gender equality by UN Women Europe and Central Asia

Over 7000 runners from around 45 countries ran at the @Skopje Marathon to support ‪#‎genderequality‬! United Nations agencies in fYR ‪#‎Macedonia‬ promoted Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls at the marathon. A group of twelve marathon runners dressed in orange costumes to bring attention to ‪#‎SDG5‬ among other runners and the public.

Read more: ow.ly/E9O13015bax

Photo: Idea Lab

Skopje Marathon 2016: Running for gender equality by UN Women Europe and Central Asia

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Over 7000 runners from around 45 countries ran at the @Skopje Marathon to support ‪#‎genderequality‬! United Nations agencies in fYR ‪#‎Macedonia‬ promoted Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls at the marathon. A group of twelve marathon runners dressed in orange costumes to bring attention to ‪#‎SDG5‬ among other runners and the public.

Read more: ow.ly/E9O13015bax

Photo: Idea Lab

Skopje Marathon 2016: Running for gender equality by UN Women Europe and Central Asia

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Over 7000 runners from around 45 countries ran at the @Skopje Marathon to support ‪#‎genderequality‬! United Nations agencies in fYR ‪#‎Macedonia‬ promoted Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls at the marathon. A group of twelve marathon runners dressed in orange costumes to bring attention to ‪#‎SDG5‬ among other runners and the public.

Read more: ow.ly/E9O13015bax

Photo: Idea Lab

GGWC/SDG dream team launch by United Nations Development Programme

New York, 13 March 2017 - UN HQ - GGWC/SDG dream team launch. The theatre-group Girl Be Heard will present a football happening, and distribute SDG soccer balls to attendees. The Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, The Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations, UNDP, UN Women, Women Deliver and Eir Soccer is proud to launch the SDG 5 Gender Equality Dream Team as a catalyst to:

* Highlight the importance of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls

* Celebrate significant and ground-breaking work of gender equality role models

* Create awareness on SDG 5 at the Global Goals World Cup at UNGA72

In the world of sport heroes are celebrated, elevated to be bright stars and to serve as the role models of their generation. When it comes to gender equality activists, this is not the case. They fight their fight behind the lines, unnamed, unseen, often at great personal risk and cost, and with no other reward than truly being the change they want to see in the world.

At the Global Goals World Cup this is different. Here teams compete for the passion and glory of their convictions. The victorious team is not necessarily the one blessed with the greatest football skills; it is the team that succeeds in creating action with their message and their commitment to sustainable development and the goal of their choice.

The CSW side-event will launch the SDG 5 Gender Equality Dream Team and the first two players on the team will be introduced by the Danish Minister for Equal Opportunities, Mrs. Karen Ellemann and the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Mrs. Sicily K. Kariuki. The minister and Cabinet Secretary have both chosen a dream team player who has been an inspiration to them because of their strong commitment to gender equality. The selected dream team player might be unknown to most, but they are activists within gender equality and one of the true stars of the future.

The SDG 5 Gender Equality Dream Team will play in the Global Goals World Cup Global Finals during the UNGA72 in September. Between now and then, the team will be set one nominee at the time. Selected women leaders will determine their respective nominee to play for the dream team. These nominees will be presented with ‘football cards’ and a short blog in the newspaper [tbc]. In the end, there will be a dream team of 17 gender equality activists whom all ought to know.

The aim is to create an event that is innovative and ground-breaking with an uplifting vibe that fosters commitment to action on gender equality. To draw attention to the event and get the participants in the right mood there will be a voluntary pre-event in the Delegates Lounge with an obstacle course on gender imbalances. © UNDP / Freya Morales For outreach at the event it is recommended to use the following Twitter handles: @ggwc @Denmark_UN @UNDP @UN_Women @WomenDeliver @unyouthenvoy Hashtags: #SDGs #SDG5 #SDG5dreamteam (new hashtag) #CSW61 Goal5 gender equality

Skopje Marathon 2016: Running for gender equality by UN Women Europe and Central Asia

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Over 7000 runners from around 45 countries ran at the @Skopje Marathon to support ‪#‎genderequality‬! United Nations agencies in fYR ‪#‎Macedonia‬ promoted Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls at the marathon. A group of twelve marathon runners dressed in orange costumes to bring attention to ‪#‎SDG5‬ among other runners and the public.

Read more: ow.ly/E9O13015bax

Photo: Idea Lab

by UN Women Arab States

Gender experts, government and UN officials along with civil society and private sector representatives from the Arab states region gathered at the 9th Kuwait Women’s Conference to discuss challenges and approaches in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG5) on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Photo credit: UN Women/Diego De La Rosa

GGWC/SDG dream team launch by United Nations Development Programme

New York, 13 March 2017 - UN HQ - GGWC/SDG dream team launch. The Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, The Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations, UNDP, UN Women, Women Deliver and Eir Soccer is proud to launch the SDG 5 Gender Equality Dream Team as a catalyst to: