10 December 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
United Arab Emirates
President raises representation of women in the Federal National Council to 50 per cent
UN Women applauds UAE President’s decision to increase Emirati women’s representation in Federal National Council to 50 per cent (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 December 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
South Sudan
More than 150 women and girls submitted to acts of sexual violence, including rape, near Bentiu; United Nations and African Union call on government authorities to address sexual violence and prosecute those responsible
Joint UN-AU Statement on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in South Sudan (Appeal or News Release, English)
15 November 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
Guatemala
Guatemala City: All women surveyed in 7 zones of the city as part of a study conducted in 2017 say they have suffered sexual harassment in public spaces at some point; at least 44 per cent said it happens daily
Women in Guatemala steer change, seek solutions to end sexual harassment in public spaces (Appeal or News Release, English)
14 November 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
India
In the Santhal tribe, 74.1 per cent of women and girls are married before age 18; the number is at 42.6 per cent for other communities
In India, women boycott weddings with child brides (Appeal or News Release, English)
September 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
Sweden, United Kingdom
Report on intimate partner violence against women with insecure immigration status
"Love is not a Passport to Sweden": Intimate Partner Violence against migrant women and the Proliferation of Rights' Statuses (Special or Analytical Report, English)
29 August 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
Morocco
Ethnic Sulaliyyate women receive equal land rights after a state-run lottery distributes some 860 plots of land equally among men and women
Land rights at last for Sulaliyyate women in Morocco (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 August 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
Tunisia
After elections in May 2018, women make up 47 per cent of the local council positions; the dramatic increase in women in these positions is the result of the 2016 electoral law
Historic leap in Tunisia: Women make up 47 per cent of local government (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 August 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
Syrian Arab Republic
In 8 years of conflict, more than 6.6 million people have been internally displaced and more than 5.6 million have fled the country; the crisis has led to food insecurity, loss of educational opportunities, lack of safe water or health services and gender-based violence
Crisis update: Women of Syria, eight years into the crisis (Appeal or News Release, English)
23 May 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
Lebanon
113 women register as candidates in parliamentary elections, which is a significant increase from 2009, when only 12 women had registered
Record number of women on the ballot in Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections since 2009 (Appeal or News Release, English)
April 2018 | UN Women – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (replaces UNIFEM, DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI)
Germany
Report on the impact of family reunification policies on Syrian refugees (forced migration and gender; situation of family members left behind; legal framework and asylum policies; other topics)
Disrupted Families: The Gendered Impacts of Family Reunification Policies on Syrian Refugees in Germany (Special or Analytical Report, English)
