Koror, Palau – On November 19, 2025, the Bureau of Domestic Affairs, Ministry of State, held a vital validation workshop to revisit and renew the Palau National Gender Equality Policy, formerly referred to as the Gender Mainstreaming Policy. Participants at validation workshop to revisit and renew the Palau National Gender Equality Policy, formerly referred to as the Gender Mainstreaming Policy. The […]
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No sustainable development or peace without women: UN deputy chief
PORT MORESBY, 09 MARCH 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — The world will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if half the planet is left behind, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said in Papua New Guinea on Sunday: International Women’s Day. Amina J. Mohammed was speaking in the capital, Port Moresby, where she […]
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Catalysing change for gender equality
BANGKOK, 28 NOVEMBER 2019 (UNESCAP/UN WOMEN) — Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago. Gender parity has been achieved in primary education. Maternal mortality has been halved. […]
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Equality beyond reach for many women and girls in Asia-Pacific
UN Ministerial Conference opens with urgent call for change to make gender equality a reality Bangkok – Over 500 Ministers, senior policymakers, UN officials, civil society, youth and private sector representatives from across Asia and the Pacific region today gathered in Bangkok to chart out priority actions to support accelerated progress on gender equality and […]