In collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden to Austria and UN Women Austria, the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna joined the global Orange the World Campaign 2024 dedicated to raising awareness and taking action to end gender-based violence.
From the first inspiration to the final brushstroke - watch the story behind "Woman with Dove - Shaping Our Common Future". Celebrating 45 years of the Vienna International Centre - working together for peace, justice, equality and sustainable development. Watch the documentary
People in Ukraine are bracing for yet another challenging winter as attacks against critical infrastructure continue to inflict severe suffering. UN and partners are appealing for $492.1 million to provide winter assistance to 1.8 million people.
“Through education, we shall become architects of change, building a nation where every girl’s potential can thrive.” Read inspiring testimonies of girls in Afghanistan calling for their right to education. #AfghanGirlsVoices
Around the world, progress on women’s rights is vanishing before our eyes. The latest forecasts estimate that on our current track, it will take another 300 years to reach full gender equality.
Today’s cascading crises, from the war in Ukraine to the climate emergency, affect women and girls first and worst. And as part of the global pushback against democracy, women’s rights over their bodies and autonomy over their lives are being questioned and denied.
"On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women and girls across all walks of life, in all corners of the world.
But we also recognize the enormous obstacles they face — from structural injustices, marginalization, and violence, to cascading crises that affect them first and worst, to the denial of their personal autonomy and rights over their bodies and lives." — António Guterres
"On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight a simple equation: More women and girls in science equals better science. Women and girls bring diversity to research, expand the pool of science professionals, and provide fresh perspectives to science and technology, benefiting everyone." — António Guterres
Barring girls and young women from classrooms in Afghanistan could wipe out huge gains made in education and create “a lost generation”, the UN’s educational and cultural organization, UNESCO, has warned. “No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. Education is a universal human right that must be respected,” said Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
With the film ‘Freedom Fields’ and the inspiring story of three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, Ciné-ONU Vienna dedicated its monthly film screening in December to Human Rights Day and the empowerment of women and girls through sports.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
This month’s Ciné-ONU Vienna screened “I Am Belmaya”, a documentary that features the inspiring story of Belmaya Nepali, the Co-Director of the film, who stood up to her husband and society and reclaimed her voice through filmmaking.
