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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 22h

We will soon welcome Daniela Salazar Marín to the Working Group on discrimination against women & girls. Beginning her mandate on 1 Nov as the member from Latin American & Caribbean States, she will succeed Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, whom we thank for her outstanding contributions.

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📢 Your input matters! 🌍 We are seeking contributions to our 2027 thematic report on #ClimateChange and the Rights of Women and Girls. 👉 Learn more: tinyurl.com/3ndj945y ❗ Deadline for submissions: 31 October 2026

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🔴 Mark your calendars! 📢 Our Vice-Chair Ivana Krstić will speak at the #HRC63 side event "Women on the Move: Gender Equality, Labour Migration & the Right to Development" 📅 When? 30 September 2026 ⏰ What time? 15:00-16:00 CET 📍 Room Concordia 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In April 2026, we issued an official communication to the #USA Government about a government-subsidized 24-hour workday system for home care workers in #NYC. We are concerned that this system may amount to exploitation disproportionately affecting migrant women. 📄 Learn more: tinyurl.com/44yszuzw

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

📢 New: our interactive microsite is now live! Explore interactive and accessible versions of our reports on the human rights of women and girls Available in English, French, and Spanish 👉 tinyurl.com/2sa2pnjh

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🔴Happening tomorrow🔴 Don't miss the Interactive Dialogue with our Chair Claudia Flores at #HRC62 📅 24 June 2026 ⏰ 12:30 CEST 📍 Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva 📺 Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s... We will present two🆕reports: 📃Women’s & girls’ rights & #AI 📃 #Zimbabwe visit

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🔴 Mark your calendars! 📢Our Member Dorothy Estrada-Tanck will speak at the webinar "Afghan refugees, mass deportations, and protection obligations" 🗓️25 June 2026 ⏰3 PM CET/4 PM Doha time/5:30 PM Kabul time 📍Online on Zoom 👉Register: tinyurl.com/3ptf5rmn #Afghanistan

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🔴 Mark your calendars! 🗣️ Our Vice-Chair Ivana Krstić will speak at the #HRC62 side event "Freedom of Expression in the Empowerment of Women" 📅 When? 22 June 2026 ⏰ What time? 12:00 📍 Where? Room XI, PdN, Geneva

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

📢 Don't miss it! 🗣️ Our Vice-Chair Ivana Krstić will speak at the #HRC62 side event "Criminalising Courage: Gendered Repression of Women Human Rights Defenders" 📅 25 June 2026, 10 AM 📍 Room IX, PdN, Geneva

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

📢Save the date! 🗣️ Our Chair Claudia Flores will speak at the #HRC62 side event “Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: Emerging Forms, Protection and Accountability Gaps” 🗓️23 June, 14:00-15:00 📍Room IX, PdN, Geneva

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🔴Mark your calendars! 🗣️Our Chair Claudia Flores will speak at the #HRC62 side event on Reclaiming "Family" for Gender Equality and Human Rights. 🗓️25 June 2026, 12-13 PM 📍Room VIII, PdN, Geneva

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📢Do you want to learn about women's & girls' rights & #AI? 🔴Don't miss our event "From Rights to Architecture: Women, Girls & the Governance of AI" 📅22 June 2026, 2-3 PM 📍Room Concordia 1, PdN, Geneva ✅UN badge: just come 🔗No badge? Register: tinyurl.com/yc26zy7k #HRC62

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

📢Join us for the launch of the book Advancing Women’s Rights & Gender Equality: The 15th Anniversary of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women & Girls 🗓️3 June 10-11 AM ET 📍UNHQ NY CR 2 📝Register by 25 May: shorturl.at/2r0iF 📺Webcast: shorturl.at/YbhEB

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#EU: We welcome the European Parliament's adoption of a report calling for an EU-wide definition of rape based on freely given, informed, and revocable #consent. 👏👏👏This is a historic step for women’s rights and survivors of sexual violence in the EU.

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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

‘Epstein files’: UN experts concerned by the credible allegations of systemic trafficking of young women & girls for sexual exploitation; call for a full & transparent investigation. "States bear the obligation to act, and that obligation is long overdue.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

📢Happening today! 🗣️Our Member Laura Nyirinkindi will speak at the online event "Gender, Care and Discrimination: Why The Conversation Matters in Leprosy," organized by the UN Special Rapporteur on Leprosy. 🗓️Today, 27 March ⏰13:30 CET 📍Zoom 🔗Join us on Zoom: tinyurl.com/h6c3vzhb

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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#Armenia should build on legislative reforms to achieve gender equality: UN experts say essential to address patriarchal stereotypes & ensure all women & girls can enjoy their rights. “Policies must reflect lived realities of all women & girls.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#Armenia should build on recent legislative reforms & policy initiatives by advancing from formal to substantive gender equality to ensure lasting progress. The Working Group on discrimination against women & girls concluded a 10-day country visit. 👉 tinyurl.com/pd3j7dmh

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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

UN experts warn women & girls paying heavier price as #Israel restricts humanitarian operations in #Gaza & #WestBank. “By obstructing access to aid, Israel denies women & girls protection they are entitled to under international law.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

📢 Don't miss this! 🗣️Our Member Laura Nyirinkindi will speak at a global webinar on legal reform for child, early and forced marriages and unions 📅26 March 2026 ⏰2:00-3:30 PM CET / 9:00–10:30 AM EDT 📍Zoom ✍Register: tinyurl.com/36xexvja #CSW70

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#Afghanistan: Last week’s UN Security Council session underscored the continued systematic repression of women+girls, incl. a new penal code institutionalizing discrimination, bans on secondary+higher education & erasure of women from public life. We call for urgent global action.

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls will conduct its first visit to #Armenia from 16 to 25 March 2026. 👉 tinyurl.com/4dy7kuuz

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

📢 Save the date 📢 Join our #CSW70 side-event "Algorithmic Bias, Gender Justice, and Descent-Based Discrimination: Ensuring AI Works for All Women and Girls" 📅 18 March 2026 ⏰ 11:30 AM-12:45 PM ET 📍 UNHQCR E, NY ✍ Register now to attend: tinyurl.com/55mcnr5b

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

📢 Don't miss our #CSW70 event happening today! Our Member Laura Nyirinkindi will speak at our #CSW70 event "Access to Justice Denied: Women Facing the Death Penalty" 🗓️Today, 12 March 2026 ⏰3-4:30 PM EST 📍Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN, NY

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🔴Happening today🔴 🗣️Our Member Dorothy Estrada-Tanck will speak at the #CSW70 event "The Crimes Against Humanity Convention: A Generational Opportunity to Advance Gender Justice" 🗓️Today, 12 March 2026 ⏰12 PM-1:30 PM (EST) 📍Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN, NY

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

📢Happening today, don't miss this! Our Member Laura Nyirinkindi will speak at the #CSW70 event "When Algorithms Discriminate: Gender Bias in Justice Systems" organized by Women At The Table 📅Today, 11 March 2026 ⏰16:30-18:00 EST 📍10th floor Church Center of the UN, NY

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🔴Happening today🔴 🗣️Our Member Laura Nyirinkindi will speak at the #CSW70 event "Reclaiming Justice: Addressing the Criminalization of Women from Global Perspectives"

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🔴Happening today🔴 🗣️Our Chair Claudia Flores will be speaking at the #CSW70 event "Women's Equal Right to Participate in the Judiciary & Women's Access to Justice" 👉Register to attend in-person: tinyurl.com/48rkfv75 👉Register to join via Zoom: tinyurl.com/56snnua7

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🔴Happening today🔴 We are proud to be co-organizing the event "Envisioning equality: The case for egalitarian family law reform" 📆Today, 10 March ⏰9-10:30 AM 📍3rd floor, Scandinavia House, NY 🗣️Our Chair Claudia Flores will be speaking We hope to see you there!

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

📢At #CSW70, discussions on digital equality remind us: AI must not obstruct women’s & girls’ equal access to justice. Safeguards should prevent discrimination & protect freedom of expression. Equality & freedom must advance together—a key focus of our upcoming #HRC62 report.

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🎉We are celebrating our 15th anniversary with our 🆕 book: Advancing Women’s Rights and Gender Equality 🟣Foreword by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 🟣Summary of our history & impact 🟣Global analysis of women's+girls' rights 🟣Voices from girls & experts 📖Read it here: tinyurl.com/4hsj75e5

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📢Don't miss this! 🗣️Our Secretary, Ilona Alexander, will speak tomorrow at an event by FEMENA and AWID on a gender analysis of the root causes of #Iran's protests. 📆Tomorrow, 5 March 2026 ⏰11 AM-12 PM (CET) 📍Room IX, Palais des Nations, Geneva // Webex 💻Join online: tinyurl.com/35j8fyve

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

📢Save the date📢 Join our #CSW70 side-event Automating Justice: Can AI Increase Women's and Girls' Access to Justice? 📅10 March 2026 ⏰13:15-14:30 PM EST 📍UNHQ NY CR2 ✍️RSVP to attend in-person: tinyurl.com/2uawb4e5 🔗Webcast: webtv.un.org/en

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

👏We welcome SR Afghanistan's🆕report Taliban violations of women's & girls' right to health illustrate a system of gender oppression amounting to gender apartheid. States must act now to recognize & codify gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. 👉 tinyurl.com/4t2m9wka 👉 tinyurl.com/yu6bukp9

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the vital contributions of women to science & stand for every woman’s and girl’s right to learn, lead and innovate, free from discrimination. Equality in science is not optional. It is essential. #WomenInScience

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

📢📢Do you want to learn more about the rights of women and girls in family life? 👇📺Watch the recording of the launch of our 🆕 guidance document webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14...

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43rd Session, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

Launch of the Guidance document on "The rights of women and girls in family life"

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🔴🔴 Last day to register!🔴🔴 👇Don't miss the launch of our guidance document on the rights of women and girls in family life

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esikplatformu.bsky.social @esikplatformu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🟣 On Wednesday, January 14, between 16:00 and 18:00 (Istanbul time), at our meeting titled “A New Social Order and Future: Purple-Green Communal Policies,” 👇 x.com/i/status/200... bsky.app/profile/unwg...

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🚨SAVE THE DATE! Join the official launch of our guidance document on the rights of women and girls in family life. 📅Tuesday 20 January 2026 ⏰15:00-16:30 CET 📍Palais Wilson, Geneva ✍️Register to join in-person: shorturl.at/qm8v3 📺Watch online: webtv.un.org/en

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

#Italy: We welcome the introduction of the crime of femicide – defined as the murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law, following the Parliament's unanimous vote. This reflects meaningful progress in addressing discrimination against women and girls.

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🇨🇳#China: We welcome the Supreme Court's release of 8 guiding cases on domestic violence, recognizing that domestic violence is not just a "family dispute" & that psychological abuse constitutes domestic violence. An important step towards protecting women's+girls' rights+safety.

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and every day, we call for an end to digital violence against all women and girls. #NoExcuse Read our joint statement👉 shorturl.at/RCoKT #16Days #ACTtoEndViolence

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

#SouthAfrica: We applaud the Constitutional Court's landmark ruling granting equal parental leave to all parents—birth, adoption & surrogacy—regardless of their gender. A major step for family equality! 👉Check out our care & support report: tinyurl.com/ybnxckzw

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

World leaders at #SocialSummit2025 renewed their pledge to build fairer societies. We echo that call: 💰Invest in care+support 👩‍💻Close the digital divide ♀️Center women's rights 👉Read our care+support report: shorturl.at/NSwQq 🔜Stay tuned for our digital space report

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