Brussels Office eNEWSLETTER February 2011 In This Issue What’s new Video of the MonthSay No Campaign Upcoming Events
Learn more about UN Women focus areas Violence against women Peace and Security Leadership and participation Economic Empowerment
What’s new A New UN Entity 1 January 2011
New Logo
UN Women Celebrates its Creation at African Union Summit
UN Women's new logo was revealed on 25 January. The logo is a modern take on the familiar women's symbol, bringing together a number of elements to represent both men and women as well as gender equality worldwide more
UN Women celebrated its creation at the African Union Summit on 30 January. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and other dignitaries joined UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon and UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet in a ceremony that featured the unveiling of UN Women’s new logo more >>
>> .
National Planning and Budgeting Millennium Development Goals
UN Women Executive Director Unveils and 100‐Day Action Plan At the first UN Women Executive Board meeting 24-26 January 2011, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet unveiled her vision and 100-day action plan for the organization in her statement to the board see statement >>
Recent UN Women Publications
Watch video Press Conference on UN Women’s 100-Day Action Plan >>
Resource Kit on Women, Peace and Security Ending Violence against Women and Girls: UNIFEM Strategy and Information Kit
Bachelet Makes Economic, Political and Social Case for Women 27 January 2011 At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet took part in high-level forums, focusing on major challenges of and solutions for women. She highlighted the Women’s Empowerment Principles aimed at improving and increasing women's employment in the private sector more >>
Gender Justice: Key to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals Women Count for Peace: The 2010 Open Days on Women, Peace and Security Thematic Paper on MDG3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
UN Women on the Ground: Haiti’s Women a Year after the Earthquake 12 January 2011 In Haiti, one year after its devastating earthquake, UN Women is working side by side with national counterparts to stop violence against women, expand women's economic options and increase space for women to participate in decisions that affect them. The head of UN Women in Haiti, Sheelagh Kathy Mangones, shares an update more >> Watch video >>
Beyond UN Women
Video of the Month
WomenWatch more >>
A selected Say NO's video of the month is Share the Story: Drama for an End to Domestic Violence in Sri Lanka. Produced by UN Volunteers, this video looks closer at the role street theatre can play in communities to spread awareness on the issue of violence against women and to break the social norms that perpetuate such violence.
Background and updates on global gender equality commitments.
Watch video >>
Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women more >>
An online social mobilization platform to end violence against women..
Upcoming Events NEW YORK
The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics more >>
Commission on the Status of Women 2011 Tuesday 22 February 2011 20:00, UN Headquarters, New York
Resources, forums and expert advice for women in politics.
The 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held at UN Headquarters from 22 February to 4 March 2011. Priority Theme: Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work. Review Theme: The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child. Emerging Issue: Gender equality and sustainable development.. For more information visit the website by clicking here >>
UNiTE To End Violence Against Women more >> United UN Secretary General's campaign to end violence against women. Virtual Knowledge Centre to End VAW A one-stop source on designing evidencebased programming.
Within the framework of the EC-UN Women project Women Connect across Conflicts, UN Women, in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, will organize a side event on Facilitating women’s participation in th peace-building and conflict prevention at CSW on 25 February. For more information visit the website by clicking here >>
Celebration of UN Women Launch Event
The launch of UN Women in New York (24th February 2011 – 6.30 -8.00 pm) in the presence of UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet and UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon, will be webcast live on www.un.org/webcast
BRUSSELS On The Occasion of the International Women’s Day: Avant‐ Première DIE FREMDE (When We Leave) by Feo ALADAG In partnership with BOZAR, ABC Distribution, Goethe Institut, UNRIC, Lux Prize, Amazone and Festival Elles Tournent, UN Women will organize on 7 March 2011 the Avant-Première in Brussels of the film Die Fremde, in presence of its director Feo Aladag. The film reflects unequal women’s place in societies and the problem of violence against women, including domestic violence and so-called “honour killings”. These difficult social issues touched and motivated Feo Aladag to make this film which won several prizes in 2010, including the Lux Prize from the European Parliament, the International Film Festival in Ghent and the Film Festival in Berlin. Date: 7 March, at 18.30h (debate TBC) and 20h (film screening) Venue: Centre for Fine Arts/ Henry Le Boeuf Hall (for more information visit the website of Bozar here >>) Price: 10€ (film screening) Debate: Free entrance. Confirmation by e-mail here >> Watch trailer >>
Follow UN Women on Social Media To subscribe >> / unsubscribe>>
CONTACT US www.unbrussels.org/agencies/un-women.html unwomen.brussels@unwomen.org >> UN HouseRue Montoyer 14, 000 Brussels –Belgium Tel : + 32.2.213.14.44 Fax :+ 32.2.213.14.49