Girl Up
UN Foundation CEO: Let’s Continue To Improve The Livelihoods of Girls And Women
Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation, called attention to the issue of the rights of women and girls in an address on Wednesday at the National Press Club
in Washington, DC.
How Adolescent Girls Are Changing the World (Video)
PBS News Hour ran this excellent report last night about the great work that our friends at the Girl Up campaign are doing to improve the lives of young women here in the United States and around the world.
Nigel Barker: Less than Royal Weddings
The British actor and model Nigel Barker writes an essay for the UN Foundation’s Girl Up campaign that discusses weddings less picture perfect than William and Kate’s nuptials today.
William and Kate and Weddings That Are Not so Royal
Here is hoping that in the few days leading up to Friday’s royal nuptials the media gives just a tiny fraction of its attention to the kinds of weddings that are not so royal, elegant–or even legal.
A Revolution Can Start With Investing in Girls
Nancy Gibbs in Time magazine discusses the revolutionary effect of investing in girls.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
There is more to today than sleeping in or shopping.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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