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Inter-Ministerial Meeting

Inter-Ministerial Meeting – CEDAW Follow-Up

Women, Peace and Security in Pakistan - Towards Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325

Security Council Resolution 1325 Meeting
Best Western, Islamabad
12/22/2008 More

CEDAW - Expert Group Meeting

Advancing Implementation of CEDAW in Pakistan – Expert Group Meeting
Crown Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad 9:00am to 4:00pm
12/18/2008 More
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Call for Proposals for the Pilot projects on Integrated Support to the Home-Based Workers

Call for Proposals for the Pilot projects on Integrated Support to the Home-Based Workers

06/07/2010 More

**deadline extended to 22 June 2010** Call for proposals for Media Campaign on Home Based Workers issues **deadline extended to 22 June 2010**

**deadline extended to 22 June 2010** Call for proposals for Media Campaign on Home Based Workers issues **deadline extended to 22 June 2010**
06/01/2010 More

**deadline extended to 18th June 2010** Request for Proposal (RFP) - “End Violence against Women through Awareness Raising on Sexual Harassment Act, And HIV&AIDS especially Positive and Affected Women” **deadline extended to 18th June 2010**

“End Violence against Women through Awareness Raising on Sexual Harassment Act, And HIV&AIDS especially Positive and Affected Women”
06/01/2010 More
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News   (07/07/2009)

Background UNIFEM is committed to facilitate Government of Pakistan in institutionalizing gender equality and promoting women’s empowerment in its work through innovative and catalytic programming. UNIFEM’s work is guided by the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the frameworks provided by the Millennium...
News   (07/06/2009)

Under UNIFEM’s regional program on gender equality in democratic governance, UNIFEM Pakistan has been supporting realization of women’s human rights in Pakistan through effective implementation of CEDAW concluding comments. The focus on strengthening the capacities of gender equality advocates for CEDAW implementation, monitoring and reporting is in line with UNIFEM Pakistan’s strategic priorit...
News   (12/28/2008)

She said, “There is much to celebrate as 2008 nears its end. It is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 50th anniversary of the CEDAW, the UN Human Rights Award to Benazir Bhutto, establishment of the Ministry of Human Rights in Pakistan and the first presentation by Pakistan to the Universal Period Review, under the Human Rights Council, to which Pakistan pl...
News   (01/08/2009)

In Pakistan, various stakeholders have been actively involved, at different levels, in efforts to reduce violence against women through service delivery, policy advocacy, research etc; and it is envisaged that effective coordination between the stakeholders will lead to stronger impact. Keeping in line with its objective to reduce violence against women, UNIFEM Pakistan launched EVAW allian...
News   (11/26/2008)

Published in The Nation on the 26 November 2008!
News   (03/21/2008)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has promised to be an Ambassador for Rwandan women, mobillizing the internation community to support them, particularly women victims of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV). The Secretary General said this while visiting the Rwandan Women' Network's Village of Hope, during a one day visit to Rwanda.
News   (03/15/2008)

Women's leaders today called for the eradication of cervical cancer throught the development of a global coallition to combat cervical cancer, a preventale disease. Women's leaders today called for the eradication of cervical cancer throught the development of a global coallition to combat cervical cancer, a preventale disease. Women's leaders today called for the eradication of cervical...
News   (03/14/2008)

NIFEM Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer yesterday underscored the central improtance of focusing development efforts on advancing gender equality, warning that failure to do so would result in slow or stalled progress on eradicating poverty. NIFEM Executive Director Noeleen Heyzer yesterday underscored the central improtance of focusing development efforts on advancing gender equality, warni...


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