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South-East Asian MPs map out steps to strengthen women’s leadership and participation in policy decision-making
October 29, 2023
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Author: Inggita Notosusanto Jakarta, Indonesia – The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has recommended a series […]
Not like other girls: meet the Asian women who have enlisted as United Nations peacekeepers
September 16, 2023
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When Vu Nhat Huong, a 31-year-old army captain from Vietnam, told her parents she was going […]
War, peace and the power women wield
September 11, 2023
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Babu Wilma is not your typical lola. She wasn’t home knitting or baking cookies for […]
UN Women supports South-East Asian countries improve financing for women and security policies
September 11, 2023
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Jakarta, Indonesia – To build peaceful and secure environments for women, governments must not only […]
ASEAN Member States and Partners Reaffirm Commitments to Implement the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security at High-Level Dialogue Hosted by Indonesia
July 7, 2023
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7 July 2023, Yogyakarta, Indonesia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its […]
UN Women Viet Nam conducts training on gender-responsive budgeting for the development of a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security in Viet Nam
June 13, 2023
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UN Women Viet Nam conducted a two-day training on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) to equip government […]
Take Five: “The contribution of women and girls to sustaining peace and security will be recognized”
November 22, 2022
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What does the adoption of ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security […]
UN Women helps strengthen women and peace plan in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro region
September 22, 2022
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Zamboanga City, Philippines – Women peacebuilders from groups with sometimes-clashing interests have joined together in identifying […]
UN Women co-hosts hybrid Forum on developing Viet Nam’s plan on women and peacebuilding
August 16, 2022
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Hanoi, Viet Nam — The Viet Nam Women’s Union discussed with Government, social organizations and international […]
Take Five: “It is our responsibility as the generation for future, as the generation for today, to hold people in power accountable.”
July 25, 2022
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Mallika Iyer, 26, an Indian-American, served until July 2022 as Director of Asia and the […]
In the words of Aileen U. Hualde: “Development efforts come in when peace and humanitarian actions are practiced on the ground”
July 5, 2022
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Interviewer: Carol Dawonlay vda Bello Aileen U. Hualde, 47, is based in Maguindanao Province in the […]
In an Indonesian province, the people devise a gender-responsive action plan for peace
May 10, 2022
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Author: Xinyue Gu Palu, Indonesia – Supported by UN Women and its project partner, the Asian […]
ASEAN Outlines Action for Women’s Security
December 6, 2022
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By Meng Seavmey PHNOM PENH – An ASEAN action plan to promote women’s participation in society […]
ASEAN launches plan to promote women’s security in Southeast Asia
December 5, 2022
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Date: Monday, 5 December 2022 Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), […]
Philippines ‘superwoman’ smashes religious, gender stereotypes to resolve conflicts – with help from her daughter
December 3, 2022
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Hardly any women work in conflict resolution in Asia, but Connie Dumato and her daughter […]
National Counter Terrorism Agency and UN Women organize dialogue on gender-responsive policymaking to counter extremism in Indonesia
July 28, 2022
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Jakarta, Indonesia – Senior Indonesian Government officials today discussed how they could follow up on a […]
UN Women works with the Government and civil society on training to protect women and children from conflicts in Aceh, Indonesia
July 15, 2022
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Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Government officials and members of civil society groups in Indonesia’s Aceh province […]
UN Women supports Viet Nam’s MPS officials in capacity building for United Nations peacekeeping and international policing
July 12, 2022
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Nha Trang, Viet Nam – Twenty-six Vietnamese police officials started receiving training today on international policing and […]
