Hosting the meeting with 🇨🇦Canada’s ambassador for WPS Jacqueline O’Neill to discuss the 2024 plans to advance the #WPS agenda, response, and prevention of #CRSV in 🇺🇦Ukraine.

✅Meetings with the local authorities in the Lviv region communities #Ukraine to monitor #HumanRights observance & response to the needs of vulnerable populations in the context of war & early recovery with Dmytro Lubinets

Supported by 🇸🇪🇬🇧

📢Localizing the National Action Plan 1325 into concrete actions!

🎯14 local action plans
🎯17 gender community profiles
🎯58 women's self-help groups
🎯65 local initiatives for gender-equal communities and inclusive recovery!

⚡️Regional Forum on women's role in WPS Agenda.

Joint monitoring visit of Secretariat of Parliament Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets
and UN Women Ukraine to Lviv region

Meeting with the civil society organizations guarding the #HumanRights of vulnerable populations and responding to CRSV

With the support of 🇸🇪 and 🇬🇧

“EU will continue supporting Ukraine to ensure an inclusive recovery process and will keep on contributing to women's empowerment including through education, support to women entrepreneurs, and fighting gender stereotypes.”

- Katarina Mathernova 🇪🇺, Ambassador of 🇪🇺 to 🇺🇦

👉In 2023, with the support of @WPHFund and UN Women🇺🇦, 40 civil society organizations enhanced the protection of over 46 thousand Ukrainian women and girls.

Together, we expand opportunities to build a safer and more equal society for all. More details in infographics
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'We must find a solution➡️how to improve the processes in Верховна Рада України&Govt and involve civil society as the flagship of gender equality and partner in the promotion of this policy.'

- Ivanna Klympush, People's Deputy, Head of Верховна Рада України Committee on Ukraine's EU integration

'The adoption of changes to the electoral legislation is needed. Women from 🇺🇦 who sought temporary shelter in 🇪🇺 during the war should be allowed to not only vote but also be elected upon their return.'

– Olena Kondratiuk, Deputy Chairperson of Верховна Рада України

'The #EU accession process gives #Ukraine a unique chance to make a conscious and systematic effort with regard to gender, to do in years what took us decades.'

- Martin Åberg, Ambassador of 🇸🇪 to 🇺🇦 at the thematic session on gender equality in #EU integration

Thematic session “Gender equality in EU integration”⬇️
✅Best practices from 🇪🇺Member States
✅Valuable insights and information
✅Rules for pursuing gender equality goals
✅Advocacy strategies applied
✅Successful ways of inter-committee cooperation

Nearly 400 thousand Romani people live in Ukraine.

Let’s raise the voices of Romani female leaders in Ukraine and women`s organizations working to create a more inclusive society for all.

#InternationalRomaniDay

Let’s acknowledge the challenges faced by the Romani community — systemic discrimination, poverty, basic needs access, unemployment and social exclusion.

Together, we can promote understanding, respect, and equality.

#InternationalRomaniDay

⚡️ Meet Sophia Burtak – Chairwoman of 🇺🇦CSO ‘Rural Women Business Network’.

She participates in the global Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund #InvestInWomen campaign to amplify the voices & invest in the unlimited power of women on the front lines.

Proud of the interview!
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With UN Women support and 🇳🇴 financial assistance a sewing workshop was established in Anisiv, Chernihiv region, to unite the community and craft adaptive clothing for injured soldiers. #resilince #genderequality #wps

We're proud to join Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund to amplify the voices & invest in the unlimited power of women on the front lines.

Watch Olesia Bozhko, the founder of NGO Space of Knowledge, in the #InvestInWomen campaign interview series.

▶️ bit.ly/3ViusIS

With EU support, UN Women and UNFPA Ukraine launch the second phase of the program promoting gender equality and shifting discriminatory gender stereotypes in Eastern Partnership countries.

Read more⤵️
ukraine.unwomen.org/en/stories/pre…

#CSW68 under the priority theme “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective” was wrapped up in New York.

Read more⤵️
ukraine.unwomen.org/en/stories/pre…

While amending the law, 🇺🇦Ukraine considers gender policy changes to ensure equal opportunities for men and women ➡️UN Women Ukraine continues its expert & technical support to the #Ukraine government.

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