In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct … [Read more...]
UN Women on Twitter, let’s chat!
June 13, 2012 by Team Celebration
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YWCA Canada – Safety Siren app for BlackBerry smartphones
January 31, 2012 by Team Celebration
MEDIA RELEASE Got a new BlackBerry for the holidays? BBM for Safety! YWCA Canada launches Safety Siren app for BlackBerry smartphones As part of its ongoing work to encourage Canadians to Take Action on violence against women and girls, YWCA Canada, the country’s oldest and largest women’s multi-service organization, released the much awaited YWCA Safety Siren app for BlackBerry® smartphones. As part of its suite of anti-violence tools and programming for young … [Read more...]
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