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DOS, UN Women conduct a gender review of the SMEs and agricultural censuses
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
In the context of strengthening their existing partnership and cooperation, the Department of Statistics (DOS) and UN Women launched a dedicated workshop to review the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the agricultural censuses from a gender perspective.
Jordan Kuwait Bank partners with UN Women to implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), an initiative by the UN Global Compact and UN Women offering guidance to business on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Orange Jordan has signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), an initiative by the UN Global Compact and UN Women offering guidance to businesses on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace, and community.
“Through Women’s Eyes” National Forum addresses the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on women
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), in partnership with UN Women, held a national forum titled “Through Women’s Eyes” on June 27, 2021, regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1325 during COVID-19, in the presence of a number of experts, workers, representatives from civil society and relevant government agencies, to shed light on policy recommendations and lessons learned one year into the crisis.
Monday, June 21, 2021
The Social Security Corporation (“SSC”) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (“UN Women”) signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to promote women's empowerment and gender equality in the SSC’s headquarter. The MOU was signed on behalf of the Social Security Corporation by its Director General, Dr. Hazem Rahhaleh, and Mr. Ziad Sheikh, on behalf of UN Women Jordan.
Workshop on integrating gender into DOS’s institutional performance development
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Within the framework of the current partnership and cooperation between the Department of Statistics (DOS) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the Director General of DOS, Dr. Shaher Al-Shawabkeh, launched a series of workshops on the integration of gender into the Department’s institutional performance development...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
During her first official visit to Jordan, H.E. Ms. Janine Alm Ericson, Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, accompanied by Ms. Carin Jämtin, Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), had the opportunity to meet partners and visit activities implemented under the regional programme “Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine”.
Monday, May 24, 2021
On behalf of the Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Women’s Empowerment, His Excellency Eng. Musa Al-Maayta, Minister of Parliamentary and Political Affairs, Dr. Salma Nims, the Secretary General of the Jordanian Commission for Women, convened the Programme Board of Jordan’s National Action Plan (JONAP)...
ITALY AND UN WOMEN PARTNER TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE WOMEN DURING THE COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
Sunday, April 18, 2021
The Government of Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), and UN Women signed a EUR 1 million agreement to promote the resilience and empowerment of vulnerable women in Jordan during the COVID-19 response and recovery. The two-year contribution will support the expansion of the ‘Oasis’ model, which provides a holistic package of services and has already proved effective in reaching out to the most vulnerable communities. The agreement was signed at a ceremony attended by the Italian Ambassador, H.E. Fabio Cassese, the Head of AICS Amman, Dr. Michele Morana, and the UN Women Officer in Charge, Ms. Aisha Mukhtar.
National Framework for Gender Sensitive Public Transport Launched
Monday, April 12, 2021
To address barriers that hold back women’s economic empowerment and participation in the labor market, SADAQA and the Ministry of Transport, in cooperation with the European Union Delegation to Jordan and UN Women under the EU regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis, officially launched on Monday the National Framework for Gender Sensitive Public Transport that aims to enhance reliability, safety and accessibility of public transport for women.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), in collaboration with the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Women’s Empowerment (IMC), UN Women, and the Governments of Canada, Finland, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom, organized a regional event on Women, Peace, and Security at the margins of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65), the UN’s largest gathering on gender equality and women’s rights.
UN WOMEN AND THE ROYAL FILM COMMISSION – JORDAN LAUNCH THE 9th EDITION OF THE WOMEN’S FILM WEEK
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Held under the esteemed patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Talal, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, in partnership with the Royal Film Commission – Jordan, and under the joint artistic direction of Ghada Saba, movie director and TV anchor, and Yara Abu Nimeh, young reporter at Roya TV, UN Women launched the 9th edition of the Women’s Film Week to commemorate International Women’s Day (8 March) under the global theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”.
Ring the bell for gender equality 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Ms.Yasmin Mohamed, Gender and Private Sector Officer, Gender Business Group, IFC, Mr. Mazen Al-Wataifi, Executive Director of the Amman Stock Exchange, Ms. Aisha Mukhtar, UN Women Jordan Officer in Charge, and Mr. Jamal Fariz, Vice Chairman, Global Compact Network Jordan convened at the Amman Stock Exchange for the annual celebration of ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’. On Tuesday, 9 March 2021, the Amman Stock Exchange hosted the annual celebration of the...
NEW GAMIFICATION PLATFORM ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LAUNCHED
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Youth volunteers of the HeforShe movement, in partnership with UN Women and with the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, launched ‘WeRise’: a gamification platform aimed at raising awareness on gender equality and women’s empowerment in a fun and engaging way...
MOSD, UN WOMEN EXPAND RESILIENCE AND EMPOWERMENT SERVICES TO VULNERABLE WOMEN
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The Ministry of Social Development, in partnership with UN Women, convened members of the international community in a dialogue centered on the needs of vulnerable women in...
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate (PSD), in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), launched its first Gender Mainstreaming Strategy (2021-2024)...
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The Economic and Social Council, in collaboration with UN Women Jordan, launched a study titled "The impact of COVID-19 on health, violence against women and economy in Jordan from a gender perspective" during a virtual conference held under the patronage H.E. Eng. Musa Al-Maaita, the Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs and Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women’s Empowerment...
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Under the patronage of His Excellency Eng. Mousa Maaytah, Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs and Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Women’s Empowerment, the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), in partnership with the National Team for Family Protection against Violence and its partners, launched the activities in commemoration of the international advocacy campaign ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’...
Thursday, November 5, 2020
The Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations (UN), in partnership with the Governments of Canada, Norway, Finland, Spain and United Kingdom, hosted a side event on national leadership for the holistic implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 at the margins of the UN Security Council annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
To mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and the Public Security Directorate (PSD) held a high-level digital conference under the theme of “Leadership for Gender Responsive Security Sector Reform.” The event was organized ...