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The United Nations Secretary-General’s campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women - Orange the World: #HearMeToo

Addressing an event to discuss solutions for ending violence against women and girls in the #HearMeToo era, Secretary-General António Guterres said violence against women and girls in all its forms “is an issue of fundamental human rights” and one that “harms the individual but also has far-reaching consequences for families and society.” UNIFEED

Women’s representation vital to realizing South Sudan revitalized agreement, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council at 8403rd meeting.

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix today stressed that in South Sudan “there can be no viable or sustainable peace unless the parties adhere to a permanent ceasefire, silence the guns, disengage forces, and include women as key players.” UNIFEED

United Nations gender equality chief, briefing Security Council, points out ‘systemic failure’ to integrate women in peacekeeping, mediation at 8382nd meeting.

United Nations gender equality chief, briefing Security Council, points out ‘systemic failure’ to integrate women in peacekeeping, mediation at 8382nd meeting.

United Nations gender equality chief, briefing Security Council, points out ‘systemic failure’ to integrate women in peacekeeping, mediation at 8382nd meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN chief António Guterres today urged the international community to “invest in gender equality and women’s empowerment not only as ends in themselves, but as critical means of achieving our overarching aim of preventing and ending conflict and building peace and prosperity in the world for all.” UNIFEED

The UN Day Concert featured sarod virtuoso Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, accompanied by his sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, and the Refugee Orchestra Project conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya. The theme of this year’s concert, which is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, is “Traditions of Peace and Non-violence”. FOR LISTENING PURPOSES ONLY.