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@UN_Women is the UN entity for #genderequality & women’s empowerment. Tweets are from our South Africa Office.
Pretoria, South Africa
Joined February 2018
Despite rising threats to women's rights in 2025, women have continued to stand strong. As we prepare for 2026, @UN_Women will continue to push for sustained global commitment, resources, and accountability #ForAllWomenAndGirls.
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Today is #InternationalMigrationDay. Migrant women are at risk of: ❌ Violence ❌Exploitation ❌Discrimination Learn about the situation of migrant women in South Africa & the #MakingMigrationSafeForWomen🇿🇦 intervention. https://t.co/YLicmrGgfk
#ForAllWomenAndGirls
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Nearly 3 of 4 women journalists face digital abuse globally. According to a UNESCO study, 73% of women journalists have experienced online violence with 1 in 4 receiving threats of physical harm including death threats. Read about it. 👇🏾 https://t.co/FXKZv8qvNo
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As online abuse against journalists intensifies globally, understanding how women reporters navigate these hostile digital environments and what can be done to protect them has become critical to...
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The @LadyofPeaceOrg1 e-book offers insights, lived experiences & calls to action showing that peace is built through justice, equality & shared humanity. Our Deputy Representative Dr. @gooding_hazel reminded us that #GBV is both a cause & a consequence of the absence of peace.
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We close off #16Days on a high note! 🧡💜 Today we joined @LadyofPeaceOrg1 for the launch of 16+ Voices on Peace, an e-book capturing powerful reflections from diverse South Africans, including children, on what peace means in our lives and communities.
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A versatile, easy-to-use safety app to report incidents & get help fast. 🆘️📲 That's the innovation our @AGCCIAfrica_1 🇿🇦 team presented today at the @unwomenafrica Tech-Facilitated GBV Hackathon for African Girls Can Code alumni from Kenya, Mozambique & S.A🇿🇦. #16Days
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The conversation in the room is clear: clean cooking is a catalyst for progress. It advances SDG7 through access to clean energy, strengthens SDG3 by reducing household air pollution, drives SDG5 by easing time poverty for women, and supports SDG13 through lower emissions.
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Media practitioners in JHB & CPT were equipped in centering the voices of migrant women & gender-diverse people in their reporting - moving beyond sensationalism to stories that illuminate systemic barriers, resilience & the need for policies that protect rather than criminalize.
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When media frames migration stories through a gender lens, narratives shift from fear to humanity. This week's Gender-Responsive Media Reporting training in Johannesburg & Cape Town on 3 & 5 Dec. equipped journalists with tools to tell impactful stories migrant women.
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We’re in Mpumalanga with @UNinSA and @JointSDGFund for the national dialogue on clean cooking and gender equality. Clean cooking boosts progress on SDG7, SDG3, SDG5 and SDG13, healthier homes, empowered women, reduced time poverty and a #JustEnergyTransition. #CleanCookingSA
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📺Tune into @eNCA @ 9:15 PM tonight! @yaya_mvimbi unpacks how cooking drives women’s economic empowerment ahead of the Dialogue on Pathways for Women’s Economic Empowerment through Clean Cooking Solutions tomorrow in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga. @JointSDGFund @UNinSouthAfrica
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🔊WATCH - Our opening session with content creators &journos on storytelling for #TikTok about #GBV & #HIV focused on perceptions about gender, societal norms&toxic masculinity. #16Days #WorldAIDSDay
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How do content creators use digital platforms like TikTok to ethically tell engaging stories about GBV & HIV? We're in Johannesburg today in partnership w/ @UNAIDS_ZAF @fraycollege @UNinSouthAfrica Comms Group @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @MddaMedia for a workshop on multimedia storytelling.
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Time poverty limits women’s opportunities. Clean cooking frees up time for women to work, learn & lead, driving gender equality. Join us tomorrow for the national dialogue on clean cooking & gender equality with @UNinSA & @JointSDGFund
#CleanCookingSA #WomenLead #JointSDGFund
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Young women working on tech solutions for Tech-Facilitated GBV 💪🏾👩🏽💻 We're excited to see the solution that will come from our brilliant @AGCCIAfrica_1 🇿🇦 2025 alumni from Cape Town who're virtually participating in the @unwomenafrica East & Southern Africa #16Days Hackathon.
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🥘Clean cooking is a pathway to health, economic empowerment & it reduces time poverty for millions of women. This December, the @UN🇿🇦, the @JointSDGFund, & @unwomenSA will convene a national dialogue on clean cooking & gender equality in @MpumalangaGov. Join the conversation.
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🟣 #SouthAfrica has declared gender-based violence and #femicide a national disaster. This follows the #G20 Women’s Shutdown, where protesters demanded urgent action. 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/i3ynNokjGg
#16Days #NoExcuse
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💨TODAY is the LAST Day! 1️⃣ Are you a community journalist or content creator? 2️⃣ Interested in learning how to raise awareness about #GBV and #HIV using TikTok? Then SCAN the QR to apply for our training with @unwomenSA + @MddaMedia facilitated by @fraycollege
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🎙[Media Engagement] Minister of @DWYPD_ZA @s_chikunga, Prof Thuli Madonsela, and Ms. Aleta Miller from @unwomenSA engaged the media during the launch of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children at Gallagher Estate. #16DaysOfActivism
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[ON AIR] @peterndoro speaks with Jennifer Acio, Programme Specialist for Ending Violence Against Women at UN Women South Africa, about the significance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. 📺Watch live on YouTube: https://t.co/LlvXd4fF3j
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