Channel Title: UN Women Channel Description: UN Women is the global champion for women and girls. It acts on the premise that every woman has the right to live a free life from violence, poverty, and discrimination, and that gender equality is central to achieving development. <video> Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 : une nouvelle ère pour les femmes dans le monde du sport Description: Le changement de la donne est en cours. Pour la première fois dans l’Histoire, les hommes et les femmes concourront en nombre égal aux Jeux Olympiques et aux Jeux Paralympiques de Paris 2024. Cette représentation égale parmi les athlètes fait de ces Jeux d’été les premiers à atteindre la parité hommes-femmes. Les progrès ne s’arrêtent pas là. Avec une audience attendue de 3 milliards de personnes, les Jeux de cette année été délibérément programmés de manière à permettre une couverture égale des épreuves masculines et féminines aux heures de grande écoute. Les Jeux incluront également un plus grand nombre de compétitions féminines et mixtes, offrant ainsi davantage d’opportunités aux femmes de remporter des médailles.  Vous êtes prêt·e·s à changer le cours de l’Histoire ? Rejoignez-nous dès aujourd’hui pour célébrer les tout premiers Jeux Olympiques de l’Histoire à instaurer l’égalité des sexes, en partageant le mot-dièse #ChangerLaDonne. </video> <video> Women’s rights defenders on ending violence against women Description: Women human rights defenders are at the forefront of efforts to end violence against women – the most pervasive human rights violation worldwide. The ACT programme amplifies the voices of women human rights defenders, strengthening their movements as they push for justice. Learn more: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/act </video> <video> Danai Gurira on preventing conflict-related sexual violence Description: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira delivered a powerful briefing to the UN Security Council at the annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence on 23 April 2024. In her remarks, the award-winning playwright and actor amplified the stories of survivors, calling for disarmament and an end to cultures of impunity. </video> <video> ACT to End Violence against Women Description: Nearly 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, and despite concerted efforts by UN Member States, levels of violence against women have remained largely unchanged. The world is failing to eliminate violence against women. However, there is more evidence than ever before showing that violence against women and girls is preventable. The presence of a strong and autonomous feminist movement is the single most critical factor to drive policy change in ending violence against women. That’s why we are teaming up with the European Commission to roll out the ACT programme. It aims to accelerate efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women through Advocacy, Coalition Building, and Transformative Feminist Action (ACT). Learn more: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/act </video> <video> Can we achieve gender equality by 2030? Description: In 2015, world leaders set a bold goal: gender equality by 2030. Despite some progress, the gap remains alarming.        Poverty rates are improving following increases during the pandemic, with 9.8% of women and girls (compared to 10.3% last year) living in extreme poverty (less than $2.15 per day). However, at the current pace, it will take 137 years to eradicate extreme poverty for women and girls. The number of girls out of school has decreased by 5.4 million since 2015, but 119.3 million remain deprived of education. One in every four seats in parliament are now held by women, up from 22.3% in 2015, but the slow pace of change means that gender parity may not be reached before 2063. Child marriage has declined from 24.1% to 18.7% since 2003, but at this rate, girls will continue to be married as children until 2092.      Progress on gender equality is possible in our lifetime. Now is the moment to renew our commitments and scale up investments. Read the full report: https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2024/09/progress-on-the-sustainable-development-goals-the-gender-snapshot-2024 #GenderEquality #GenderData </video> <video> Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed | #NoExcuse Description: Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023. The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls. The 16 Days of Activism is an opportunity to revitalize commitments, call for accountability and action from decision-makers, as the world approaches the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 2025 – a visionary blueprint for achieving gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights everywhere. Learn more: https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/16-days-of-activism #16Days </video> <video> Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024: una nueva era para las mujeres en el deporte Description: Las reglas del juego están cambiando. Por primera vez en la historia, en los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de París 2024 competirá el mismo número de mujeres que de hombres. Esa representación del 50 por ciento convierte los próximos juegos de verano en los primeros en lograr la paridad de género. Pero ese no es el único avance. Según las previsiones, 3.000 millones de personas verán los Juegos este año, los cuales se han programado deliberadamente para que las pruebas masculinas y femeninas puedan tener la misma cobertura en los horarios de máxima audiencia. Esto pondrá los reflectores sobre las y los participantes por igual. Los Juegos también incluirán más pruebas femeninas y mixtas, lo que se traducirá en más oportunidades de ganar medallas para las mujeres. ¿Quieres formar parte de algo grande? Empieza hoy usando el hashtag #CambiarLasReglas para celebrar las primeras Olimpiadas de la historia en conseguir la igualdad de género. </video> <video> UNSILENCED: Stories of Survival, Hope and Activism | Episode 2: Justice and Hope (Documentary) Description: One in three women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime, a figure that has remained largely unchanged over the last decade. This violation of human rights impacts women and girls in every country in the world, across social and economic groups. Episode 2 of UNSILENCED follows the experiences of survivors in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Serbia, Solomon Islands and Uganda, underscoring the vital role of legal reforms and access to support services in order to secure justice for survivors of violence. About UNSILENCED Narrated by UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors Nicole Kidman and Marion Reimers, UNSILENCED takes viewers on a journey across 16 different countries in six regions of the world to shed light on the continued magnitude and harmful impacts of violence against women and girls across the world. The documentary series serves as a call to action in the global movement to eradicate violence against women and girls. Learn more: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #noexcuse 00:00 Justice and Hope 01:40 Ecuador - Janeth's story 05:02 Serbia - Sabrina's story 09:02 Solomon Islands - Miriam's story 12:50 Bangladesh - Meghna's story 18:08 Uganda - Esther's story 22:00 Get involved </video> <video> La migration est une question d'égalité des genres Description: Dans le monde entier, un nombre record de femmes émigrent aujourd'hui pour chercher du travail et une vie meilleure. On estime que les femmes et les filles représentent environ la moitié des 281 millions de migrants internationaux dans le monde. Pour beaucoup, la migration apporte ces avantages ; pour d'autres, elle comporte des risques dangereux, tels que l'exploitation dans les emplois domestiques et la vulnérabilité à la violence. Les politiques et pratiques migratoires ont été lentes à reconnaître ces risques et à prendre des mesures pour rendre le processus sûr pour les femmes. https://www.unwomen.org/fr/what-we-do/economic-empowerment/employment-and-migration </video> <video> UNSILENCED: Stories of Survival, Hope and Activism | Episode 1: Voices of Resilience (Documentary) Description: One in three women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime, a figure that has remained largely unchanged over the last decade. This violation of human rights impacts women and girls in every country in the world, across social and economic groups. Through survivor accounts from Albania, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria and Timor Leste, UNSILENCED: Episode 1 sheds light on the global prevalence of violence against women and the resilient voices of survivors working to shed light on these issues. About UNSILENCED UNSILENCED, a new documentary series from UN Women, takes viewers on a journey across 16 different countries in six regions of the world to shed light on the continued magnitude and harmful impacts of violence against women and girls across the world. The series, narrated by UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors Nicole Kidman and Marion Reimers, serves as a call to action in the global movement to eradicate violence against women and girls. Learn more: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #noexcuse 00:00 Voices of resilience 02:27 Nigeria - Fatima's story 06:15 Morocco - Nora's story 09:54 Timor Leste - Veronica & Erminio's story 13:58 Albania - Arife's story 18:00 Mexico - Magdalena's story 23:30 Get involved </video> <video> UNSILENCED: Stories of Survival, Hope and Activism | Episode 3: The Power of Activism (Documentary) Description: From Maria Maldonado, an Argentinian survivor and activist, to Nilufar, a gender equality activist working to end cycles of abuse in Kyrgyzstan, the final episode of UNSILENCED reveals the dedication, innovation and transformative power of activists and women’s rights organizations working to drive significant social, legal and policy changes to end violence against women. Along with Argentina and Kyrgyzstan, the final episode covers women’s activist movements in Liberia, Vietnam and Mali. About UNSILENCED Narrated by UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors Nicole Kidman and Marion Reimers, UNSILENCED takes viewers on a journey across 16 different countries in six regions of the world to shed light on the continued magnitude and harmful impacts of violence against women and girls across the world. The documentary series serves as a call to action in the global movement to eradicate violence against women and girls. Learn more: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #noexcuse 00:00 The power of activism 01:52 Liberia - Korpo's story 05:45 Viet Nam - Engaging male partners 08:55 Kyrgyzstan - Nilufar's story 12:18 Mali - Changing harmful attitudes 16:19 Argentina - Maria's story 20:08 Get involved </video> <video> Paris 2024 Olympics: A New Era for Women in Sport Description: The game is changing. For the first time in history, the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will see an equal number of men and women competing. This 50:50 representation of athletes makes the Summer Games the first to reach gender equality. Progress does not stop there. With an expected global audience of 3 billion, this year’s Games have been deliberately scheduled to make possible more balanced coverage of all events, putting all athletes in the spotlight. The Games will also feature more women’s and mixed events, offering more opportunities for women to win medals. Are you ready to be part of something big? Join us in celebrating the first gender equal games in history with the #ChangeTheGame hashtag. #Paris2024 #WomenInSport </video> <video> Why we must UNITE to end gender-based violence Description: Thirty years ago, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, leaders from 189 countries and over 30,000 activists came together to create a visionary roadmap for achieving equal rights for women and girls. This roadmap, known as the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, became the most widely endorsed global agenda for women’s rights. Rooted in the experiences and demands of women and girls, the Beijing Declaration outlined 12 critical areas for action, including violence against women. For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, learn how the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action transformed the agenda for ending violence against women and girls, and what that means today: https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/explainer/the-beijing-declaration-and-platform-for-action-at-30-how-it-transformed-the-fight-against-gender-based-violence Video produced by the UN Women Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean #16Days #NoExcuse #Beijing30 </video> <video> La migración es una cuestión de igualdad de género Description: En todo el mundo hay hoy un número récord de mujeres que emigran en busca de trabajo y una vida mejor. Se calcula que las mujeres y las niñas representan aproximadamente la mitad de los 281 millones de migrantes internacionales que hay en el mundo. Para muchas, la migración reporta estos beneficios; para otras, conlleva riesgos peligrosos, como la explotación en trabajos domésticos y la vulnerabilidad a la violencia. Las políticas y prácticas migratorias han tardado en reconocer estos riesgos y en tomar medidas para que el proceso sea seguro para las mujeres. https://www.unwomen.org/es/what-we-do/economic-empowerment/employment-and-migration </video> <video> The Afghan Women's Movement | #UnstoppableWomen Description: “We Afghan women are not only defying the Taliban’s attempts to systematically erase us in the most dangerous reversal of women’s rights in the world, we are advocating for a future with rights for all.” Journalist Fatima Faizi interviews women’s rights advocates from Afghanistan in "Unstoppable Women: The Afghan Women’s Movement." With interviews from four advocates across the movement speaking out on behalf of millions who cannot, Afghan women call for solidarity with their unstoppable resistance – and international action. Their words are matched by powerful illustrations depicting the myriad challenges and brave resistance of Afghan women. Read #UnstoppableWomen: https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2024/03/unstoppable-women-the-afghan-womens-movement Co-created with Afghan women advocates Nazia, Naheed Farid, Lalah Osmany and Negina Yari. Written by Fatima Faizi with Emily Oliver (BeyondTextOrg) and Anna Ridout. Illustrations by Shehzil Malik. Design by Jane Bowyer, Video by Kruttika Susarla. Produced by UN Women Afghanistan </video>

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