Diego De La Rosa

Regional Coordination & Communications Specialist on Ending Violence against Women at @unwomenasia. Views are my own.

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This week, civil society organizations from across #ASEAN are meeting in Jakarta to share experiences and strengthen cross-border protection under the EU-funded project PROTECT.

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Read the story and see voices from the consultation: https://t.co/K61vPm43xN

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Their message was clear: change starts in families, but it also needs institutions, economic systems, media and social norms to shift.

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How can countries dismantle gender stereotypes?

Experts, activists and civil society representatives from across Asia shared practical solutions at a consultation in Bangkok, convened by the #CEDAW Committee w/ support from @UN_Women & @OHCHRAsia.

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Across South-East Asia, countries are exploring how efforts to prevent violence against women and girls can lead to measurable progress.

Join @UN_Women & @TheEQI for a webinar on monitoring of violence prevention.
9 June, 10:00 AM (BKK)

👉 https://t.co/LQRgpQo3RB

🙏 @dfat

[UN Women AsiaPacific @unwomenasia]

Across South-East Asia, countries are exploring how efforts to prevent violence against women and girls can lead to measurable progress.

Join @UN_Women & @TheEQI for a webinar on monitoring of violence prevention.
9 June, 10:00 AM (BKK)

👉 https://t.co/LQRgpQo3RB

🙏 @dfat

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We were proud to join the Southeast Asia GBV Prevention Platform’s regional dialogue on bringing GBV prevention into climate action, with partners from across Southeast Asia.

More: https://t.co/U33QK7Tcjm

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We're looking for a service provider in Thailand for an assignment on digital safety, migration and online harms affecting women and girls.

Relevant experience on ending gender-based violence, migration, or digital safety required.

Apply by 3 June: https://t.co/iebqhRxz47

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UN Women is hiring a Programme Associate in Bangkok to support the EU-funded PROTECT project, which works to protect the rights of women migrant workers and strengthen systems to prevent and respond to violence.

Read more & apply by 22 May: https://t.co/seXquCEcLQ

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We're hiring a Thai consultant to support the next National Action Plan on Ending Violence against Women. The position is home-based, under the PROTECT project, funded by the @EUinThailand.

Read more & apply by 11 May: https://t.co/CLQ0Fmk5sp

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In Cambodia, students & women migrant workers co-created short documentaries to challenge harmful stereotypes, through UN Women’s PROTECT project, funded by the EU.

Read more: https://t.co/0vjVx7uYPC

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This week in Bangkok, we're hosting experts, academics & civil society from across Asia for a regional consultation on CEDAW General Recommendation 41 on dismantling gender stereotypes.
Shaping global standards through regional voices!

More: https://t.co/z3UscSBKlp

@OHCHRAsia

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Our new Social Norms Framework outlines practical pathways to address discriminatory norms and advance gender equality through narrative change, improved material conditions and collective action.

Read & download: https://t.co/ney5kKnp2C

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Response alone is never enough. Irene Widjaya, Regional Director of the Southeast GBV Prevention Platform, makes the case for prevention: challenging norms, engaging men and boys, and supporting communities. 🌏

https://t.co/edeZVU1KTg

#IWD2026

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Check out our latest guide, produced under the EU-funded PROTECT project, to strengthen cross-border service referrals for women migrant survivors of gender-based violence in the Mekong region.

🔗 https://t.co/JTjiaOgaCu

Available in English, Khmer & Thai.

@EUinThailand

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Principles mean nothing without practice.

Ratchada Jayagupta, ACWC Rep Thailand, says the new ASEAN regional plan on ending violence against women must turn commitment into real action.

Read: https://t.co/Zs4ycGWgCb

#IWD2026

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Gender-based violence is not a single-sector problem. Sri Danti Anwar, ACWC Rep for Women's Rights Indonesia, makes the case for multisectoral approaches bringing health, justice, and social services together.

Read: https://t.co/83H9WFccca
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South-East Asia is on the verge of something historic. @UNFPA's Sujata Tuladhar says the next ASEAN regional plan on ending violence against women can bring the region to the global forefront of prevention.

👉 https://t.co/QsNZK1KDZn

#IWD2026

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Our Violence Against Women Prevention Programming Guide is a free, practical resource for anyone working on violence against women prevention, to support from planning, implementation & measuring impact.

Access tool: https://t.co/dglBdzbhct

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Violence against women and children shares the same roots, and so must our solutions. Yanti Kusumawardhani, ACWC Rep for Children's Rights Indonesia, explains.

Read: https://t.co/8QKaYpH7Ib
#IWD2026

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