Women’s shelters in Sri Lanka support survivors of gender-based violence
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Conducting special training, including small business skills development for women at the AKASA safe house in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Photo: UN Women Sri Lanka/Ravindra Rohana
Mátria: Women, Resistance, and the Fight for Timor-Leste’s Independence
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Timorese women veterans observe the canvases before them—portraits that held not just their faces, but the untold stories of their courage and sacrifices with their pictures and stories. Photo: UN Women Timor-Leste
For women environmental defenders in Colombia, standing down is not an option
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Yuli Velázquez is an environmental defender working with the fishing communities of Santander, in northern Colombia. She is speaking at an event that brought together women fishers from different parts of Colombia. Photo courtesy of CREDHOS
Rebuilding Life: Varduhi's Journey from Violence to Empowerment
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Varduhi Tsolakyan emphasizes that the courageous decisions she made serve as a positive example for her three daughters, inspiring them to be purposeful, independent, and intolerant of violence. Photo: UN Women Armenia / Ani Hovhannisyan
Empowering Futures: How Women in Mangochi Are Ending Child Marriages and Bringing Girls Back to School
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Asiyatu Khefa, 18, shares her journey of returning to school after receiving support from the Women’s Movement for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in Mangochi. Photo: UN Women/Veronica Mukhuna
IOM and UN Women scale-up efforts to advance women's rights, protection, and empowerment in migration policies and humanitarian responses
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UN Women Deputy Executive Director Kirsi Madi (left) signs a new partnership with Catalina Devandas, IOM Representative of the Director General Office of Partnerships, Advocacy, and Communication. Photo: IOM/Mohammed Muse
Rights and Might: Women’s Rights Organizations Lead Efforts to Reduce Violence Against Women in Jordan
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Delegates and stakeholders participate in a roundtable discussion in Amman on July 11, 2024, addressing joint efforts to combat gender-based violence. Photo: Freedom Media Production/Ibrahim Al Alami