UNIFEM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Established in 1976, UNIFEM has touched the lives of women and girls around the world. UNIFEM maintains strong ties to both women’s organizations and governments, linking them with the UN system to join national and international political action, and to create momentum for change. UNIFEM focuses its activities on one overarching goal: to support the implementation at the national level of existing international commitments to advance gender equality. In support of this goal, UNIFEM works in the following thematic areas:
+ enhancing women’s economic security and rights,
+ending violence against women,
+reducing the prevalence of HIV and AIDS among women and girls, and
+advancing gender justice in democratic governance in stable and fragile states.
NATIONAL COMMITTEES FOR UNIFEM
Active in all regions and at different levels, UNIFEM works with countries to formulate and implement laws and policies to eliminate discrimination and promote gender equality in such areas as land and inheritance rights, decent work for women, and ending violence against women. UNIFEM also aims to transform institutions to make them more accountable to gender equality and women’s rights, to strengthen the capacity and voice of women’s rights advocates, and to change harmful and discriminatory practices in society.
National committees support the mission of UNIFEM through their dynamic membership programmes, public education about UNIFEM and global women's issues, and private sector fundraising to support UNIFEM programmes worldwide. As of Present, there are eighteen national committees for UNIFEM across the globe, including the Canadian National Committee.
National Committees for UNIFEM (Part of UN Women)
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National Committee for UNIFEM,
Australia Website:
http://www.unifem.org.au/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Germany Website:
http://www.unifem.de/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Ireland Website:
http://www.unifem.ie/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Austria Website:
http://www.unifem.at/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Hungary Website:
http://www.unifemnc.hu/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Italy Website:
http://www.unifem.it/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Finland Website:
http://www.unifem.fi/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Iceland Website:
http://www.unifem.is/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Japan Website:
http://unifemnihon.jp/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Sweden Website:
http://www.unifem.se/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Switzerland Website:
http://www.unifem.ch/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
UK Website:
http://www.unifemuk.org/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
New Zealand Website:
http://www.unifem.org.nz/ |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Canada Website:
http://www.unifemcanada.org |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Norway Website:
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 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Singapore |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
Philippines |
 National Committee for UNIFEM,
United States Website:
http://www.unifem-usnc.org/ |
