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Mainstreaming gender equality in Colombia

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Voices & Views

Colombia has made a lot of progress on promoting gender equality. Here’s how the EU development cooperation has contributed to this.

Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender mainstreaming
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Gender-based violence
Women's empowerment
Woman in Peru

Confronting violence against women and furthering women’s rights

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Voices & Views

Violence against women takes myriad forms, including domestic, sexual, gender-based, legal, economic and political.

Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender-based violence
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Women's empowerment
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Mining, displacement and empowerment: Working with resettled women in Mozambique

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Voices & Views

One of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique is extremely rich in natural resources. But while the extractive industry provides important revenues for the country’s economic development, it also creates deep social...

Africa
Mozambique
Gender
Women's empowerment
Private Sector
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Industry
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View from UN Women: Protecting Women Migrant Workers’ Rights

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Voices & Views

Together with the European Union, UN Women implemented a global programme for women migrant workers from 2014 to 2017. UN Women Programme Manager Inkeri von Hase shares the results and lessons learned, including the vital role of...

Worldwide
Gender
Women's empowerment
Women's organisations
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Migration & Forced Displacement
Legal pathways
Migration policy
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How to empower female politicians: The case of Morocco

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Voices & Views

Political participation and representation of women in Morocco is on the rise. Women’s mobilisation, institutional changes and policy reforms have led to a more inclusive political environment in the past 20 years. However...

Africa
Morocco
Democracy
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
+1
Women's empowerment
Gender Focal Persons

Gender equality programmes beyond borders

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Voices & Views

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are at the very heart of the European Union values, guiding practice both within and beyond its borders. DG DEVCO has an active, enthusiastic network of Gender Focal Persons (GFPs) who work...

Civil Society
Human rights defenders
Gender
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Gender equality - women's rights
Gender mainstreaming
Gender policy
Gender-based violence
Women's empowerment
Women's organisations
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Putting women’s empowerment at the heart of the refugee crisis in South Sudan

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Voices & Views

Since 2013, over 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees have fled to neighboring countries, while 1.76 million remain internally displaced by an ongoing and brutal conflict. The levels of humanitarian aid cover just a fraction of the...

Africa
South Sudan
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender mainstreaming
+2
Gender policy
Women's empowerment