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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 ...
JORDAN JOINS WORLD LEADERS IN RENEWING COMMITMENT FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
Thursday, October 8, 2020
The Jordanian government participated in the high-level meeting held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China, in 1995 that led to the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action , which remains the most visionary and comprehensive roadmap for advancing women's rights globally...
Monday, September 28, 2020
In a joint effort to accelerate financial inclusion and promote gender-responsive financial services, the Housing Bank, in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), hosted a workshop on best practices for reaching women entrepreneurs through gender-responsive services.
UN Women holds a dialogue on gender-responsive financial services in Jordan
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Under the Patronage of His Excellency Ziad Fariz, Governor of the Central Bank, UN Women, in collaboration with Aya Consultancy, organised a dialogue on an assessment on the financial needs of women entrepreneurs in Jordan. The assessment provides recommendations to governing bodies and financial institutions in the kingdom for increasing financial inclusion of women. The assessment was developed in partnership with Aya Consultancy as part of a UN Women’s programme generously supported by the European Union, through the EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syria Crisis, the EU MADAD Fund.
JNCW begins trainings for potential women candidates with the National Team of Trainers
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), in collaboration with UN Women and UNDP, started the implementation of a dedicated programme to enhance women's participation in the upcoming elections to form Jordan’s 19th Parliament through a series of workshops aimed at building the capacities of potential women’s candidates and empower them to run in the parliamentary election, which will be held on 10 November 2020.
JNCW launches a programme to enhance women's participation in the 19th Parliament
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), in collaboration with UN Women and UNDP, launched the first training program for members of the National Team of Trainers that will be deployed to support women's participation in the upcoming elections to form Jordan’s 19th Parliament.
Safwa Islamic Bank, UN Women promote gender-sensitive financial services
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Safwa Islamic Bank recently hosted a training programme for the bank's employees focusing on gender issues and financial services, as part of the bank’s strategy to support national efforts towards financial inclusivity and highlighting the central role played by women in the financial sector.
International Youth Day marked with focus on humanitarian action amid pandemic
Thursday, August 13, 2020
The Ministry of Youth, UNFPA, UNDP and UN Women, in collaboration with the National Youth Peace and Security 2250 Coalition in Jordan, held an event on Thursday to celebrate International Youth Day 2020, under the global theme “Youth Engagement for Global Action”.
JAF AND UN WOMEN FOSTER GENDER-RESPONSIVE SECURITY SECTOR SERVICES
Monday, August 10, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) increased gender-responsive services to assist citizens and respond to the pandemic in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and with a specific focus on fostering a gender-sensitive environment at the Governorate level during the lockdown.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Inter-Ministerial Committee on Women’s Empowerment held the annual Programme Board meeting on the implementation of Jordan’s National Action Plan (JONAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security at the presence of the Chairperson of the Committee, His Excellency Eng. Musa Al-Maayta, Minister of Parliamentary and Political Affairs, and His Excellency Dr. Wissam Rabadi, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
The Social Security Fund Investment Fund (SSIF) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) began today their work under the Women’s Career and Professional Development Programme to build the capacity of SSIF and Social Security Corporation female staff to access senior roles, responsibilities and leadership positions where 17 female employees will participate and continue for 5 days. The program that is executed...