But the discussion about gender equality is not just about holding the clutch steady, it is about stepping on the accelerator. Studies have shown that $12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 by advancing women’s equality. https://t.co/0xCPuzd29k via @worldbank
For over 30 years, we have been part of @UN efforts in helping mine-affected communities.
A new exhibition shows why #MineAction cannot wait.
Check it out now: https://t.co/OB7D7i5HMX
#NDMUN26
Women still face an uphill battle.
Our 🆕 Gender Social Norms Index shows that in the last decade, progress towards #GenderEquality has stagnated.
Let’s level the playing field. It’s time to shift norms towards equality. https://t.co/2YRa8xXFt6
#CheckYourBias
Women play a crucial role in #mineaction.
In the field, they are able to speak to and advocate for women and children within communities whilst serving as role models, breaking down barriers for gender equality.
@UN_Women@MisionONUCol@UN
📣 Break the silence!
On Menstrual Hygiene Day and every day, UNICEF and partners aim to raise awareness and change negative social norms around menstrual health and hygiene. #MenstruationMatters 🩸
#MHDay2023#WeAreCommitted
📢W/ support of #Korean gov. via @UNDP, Unit58 established 2 new teams for explosive ordnance risk education & #UXO non-technical survey. #Mineactioncannotwait
🔎 Learn more on #Unit58 from https://t.co/f2lgGAT9my
🎉🙌UNDP attended the 🔟th-anniversary event of the establishment of #Unit58. The event was attended by MoND, NRA, UXO Lao and UNDP.
🔎Learn more about Unit 58 from below⬇
More than 1 in every 10 women and girls were subject to sexual and/or physical violence by an intimate partner.
Learn more in our Gender Snapshot report with @UNDESA: https://t.co/KEoIBM7myC
#SDG5
Jena Jeyakanthi has been self-employed for two years, selling processed local herbs and vegetables under her own brand Good Life Products in #SriLanka. She says that she started this business to be “self-reliant and to create a healthy society.”
👉 https://t.co/qxWRqCl081
Every day, people die or lose limbs from stepping on a landmine -- the victims are mostly civilians in countries at peace.
A new exhibit from @UNMAS at UNHQ in NYC highlights the urgent need to eradicate landmines & unexploded ordnance. https://t.co/L1Gte2iGCi
#KoicaMagazine 👉@UNDPLaoPDR#partnership 🤝➡️As 1 of the most heavily bombed countries in the 🌏, Laos🇱🇦 is striving to solve #UXO problem in various regions. #Women team leaders are taking charge to create a safer environment.
Read more ➡️https://t.co/NiymdIwfxU
📷#KOICA
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease.
#Depression can happen to anyone.
#LetsTalk 🧵
Any job is a woman's job.
Any job is a woman's job.
Any job is a woman's job.
Any job is a woman's job.
Any job is a woman's job.
Any job is a woman's job.
Any job is a woman's job.
Any job is a woman's job.
Yes Yes Yes
💬 🔁 ❤️
From worrying about sitting in class to being able to focus well on learning – the journey for girls in a school in #Bhutan that now provides them with menstrual health products & facilities.
👉🏾 https://t.co/HZRPuOdh7N
Worldwide, 129 million girls are out of school.
Nothing can justify keeping girls out of the classroom.
Investing in girls, their education & human rights, is investing in our common future.
https://t.co/IxJvqJRWBy
Breaking the stigma around menstrual health & hygiene and ending period poverty can open the door to economic opportunities and empowerment.
This #WorldHealthDay, we're celebrating women driving change in their community in Lebanon.👏
https://t.co/vPtoKQSjjn
#HealthForAll
📢#UXO/Mine Action can NOT Wait⏳ There are still lives threatened by explosive remnants of war➡️ 🤝 take actions in reducing 💣risk + build resilience for the affected communities❗
🔎👉 https://t.co/cze7vzzJ0H
@KoreanEmbLaos@nzinvietnam @irlmbvientnam @MFA_Lu@CanadainLaos