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Advancing gender equality with signature on the implementation of the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme 2.0

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Spotlight Initiative announces new Civil Society Global Reference Group

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen

United Nations, European Union and World Bank Join Forces to End Violence Against Women and Girls

Members of the Spotlight Initiative steering committee speaking around a table

Spotlight Initiative Ecuador installs its National Steering Committee

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‘Reflect, Act, Learn: Making Sports Safer for Women and Girls’ – a collaborative initiative by UNESCO, UN Women and Spotlight Initiative

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Renewed commitment: Second phase of Spotlight Initiative launches in Ecuador

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Spotlight Initiative concludes with sustainable impact to end violence against women and girls in Vanuatu

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Kazakhstan's statement at the Spotlight Initiative High Impact event

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Statement from Spotlight Initiative on the report of the European Court of Auditors

UNFPA Director, Iori Kato joining the community launch of Vanuatu’s first ever Women and Girls Friendly Space in Lenaken village, Tanna island.

Vanuatu launches safe spaces for women and girls in cyclone-stricken Tanna Island

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Spotlight Initiative named a UN High-Impact Initiative ahead of Sustainable Development Goal Summit

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Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste launches Safe Space to support survivors of gender-based violence

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Spotlight Initiative helped more than 1.6 million women and girls experiencing violence access gender-based violence (GBV) services, doubled conviction rates for perpetrators

Malaysian labour inspectors increase capacity to advance workers’ rights in palm oil sector in Indonesia and Malaysia

Regional forum for Youth Organizations in Central Asia was held in Almaty

SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE LAUNCHES ONLINE COURSE “KNOWVAWDATA” ON MEASURING PREVALENCE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN CENTRAL ASIA

In Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, the right to paid maternity leave has become law

United in diversity to end violence against women and girls

Gender-responsive budgeting: empowering civil society organizations with a new advocacy tool

CARICOM, UNFPA launch network to improve support for GBV survivors