Newsletter N° XVI, May 2013 Newsletter

News

Next events:

Regional Online Con-

sultation on Gender

Equality in Latin

America and the Ca-

r ibbean: Gender

Equality in the Future

We Want. April 8th to

22nd at the “World

we Want” Platform.

To share:

Strengthening the

health sector's res-

ponse to gender-

based violence: Re-

ference manual for

health professionals

in developing coun-

tries

Sexual harassment

in the workplace and

masculinity. Explo-

ring with men of the

general population:

Central America and

the Dominican Repu-

blic

Computer graphics

of América Latina

Genera

Bonuses under scru-

tiny: contribution and

burden for women.

Audios of the last

CSW events

“Women at the

grassroots level, not

in leadership posi-

tions"

Legislation manual

on violence against

women

Law to punish VAW in Bolivia

Caterina.detena@unwomen.org

CSG Secretariat Communication and Advocacy

United Nations House Bldg. 128. 3rd

Floor

Saber City, Clayton, Panama

Phone: (+507) 3054887

Bufete Popular de la Mujer ce-

lebrates April’s Orange Day

Bufete Popular de la Mujer from Guate-mala, created this month, like every month, an image for diffusion in their so-cial networks, in occasion of the Orange Day.

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UNiTE Campaign launches “The Brave is not Violent” communication strategy intended to mobili-

ze Young men and women of Latin America and the Caribbean

The Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE, launched, on April 25, its new communication strategy inten-

ded to young men and women of Latin America and the Caribbean. This strategy aims to raise awareness

among youngsters promoting social change towards equality between men and women, emphasizing the

responsibility young men have to end the violence against women.

“The Brave is not Violent” will be implemented in different countries of the region, led by the UN Country

Teams and will comprise regional activities and initiatives. This will favor changes in attitudes of the Latin

America and Caribbean’s young men for building societies free of violence against women.

Cuba has been the first country to implement the campaign, where UN and the Ibero-American and African

Masculinity Network (RIAM) have been in charge of carrying out the actions.

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UNiTE Latin American Youth Network attended the Dominican Republic Model United Nations

Conference

The UNiTE Latin American Youth Network attended the Dominican Republic Model United Nations Conference in New York

(NYDRMUN 2013) to present their work and activities. To raise awareness and to show the work that the youngsters have been

carrying out, last 22nd

of March the UNiTE’s Youth Network for Latin America and the Caribbean presented the campaign that

focused on promoting prevention and awareness actions to eradicate violence against women.

Academia Network Consulting joins the UNiTE Cam-

paign

Academia Network Consulting (ACN), joins the UNiTE Campaign.

This company that has been dedicated for several years to network

marketing is now committed to continue publishing the monthly elec-

tronic gazette for the Orange Day, where the UNiTE Campaign is pro-

moted and issues addressing masculinity are including where they

claim “The orange day is also a men’s issue”.

April’s Orange Day dedicated to “Safe Places

for Women and Girls "

This year we will be using our Orange Day actions to highlight

recommendations from the agreed conclusions of the 57th

session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

and in the framework of safe work spaces/places for women

and girls. We will start this month by highlighting “Safe Places

for Women and Girls ".

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Young commitment for Gender non-violence in

Cuba

In Cuba, the participants in the

10th Training Workshop for young

promoters of sexual education

personally commit to say NO to

gender-based violence. The

workshop, held between April 22nd

and 26th is part of the joint work

between CENESEX and the United Nations Population Fund

(UNFPA). On 25th on the occasion of Orange Day, a session

on gender-based violencewas held. Orange Day is an initia-

tive of the UNiTE’s Global Youth Network for raising aware-

ness and leading advocacy actions to end violence against

women and girls all months of the year.

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Walk and reflections in favor of the elimination of violence in Córdoba, Argentina

This 25th of April, as in all months since October of 2012, the UNiTE Campaign, in cooperation with other

organizations committed with the eradication of violence against women, carried out an awareness activi-

ty. A walk was carried out that ended with the release of balloons as a symbolic gesture, asking for a life

free of violence against women. A debate and open-space panel was also organized for to give a chance

to everyone to discuss and participate.

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CENESEX calls to join efforts in Cuba

On the occasion of March’s Orange Day, the National Center for Sexual Education (Cenesex) called to join efforts in “a National

Cuban Campaign showing that violence against women is a health, social and human rights problem, and helping society to

integrate and overcome the gender equity gaps”.

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In Nicaragua the Anthology “Mujer y Poes-

ía” (“Women and Poetry”) against violence is

featured

Nicaragua.- As a contribution to “UNiTEto

End Violence against Women Campaign”,

promoted by the UN Secretary-General,

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the UN System in Nicara-

gua, especially UN Women, supported last 18th of March the

launching of the Anthology “Mujer y Poesía”, a compilation

made by the poet Christian Santos. The work comprises po-

ems against violence against women, written by 31 male and

female authors. Read more...

Cuba launches the Campaign The Brave is not

Violent

With the core message “The brave is not violent”, the initiative

of the LAC Chapter of the UNiTE Campaign is being imple-

mented in the country with the support of the Ibero-American

and African Masculinity Network (RIAM). It i will be accompa-

nied by members of UNiTE’s Artist Network that, since last

year, have started to beinvolved with RIAM in its efforts to

support non-violence. For its launching, a video clip from the

Cuban singer Rochy Ameneiro, from UNiTE’s Artist Network,

was featured in the headquartes of Casa del Alba. l The spot

“The Brave is not violent” was shown, produced as a result of

the network work workshops and different advocacy actions; it

includes declarations and images from singers David Blanco,

Elaín Morales, Rochy Ameneiro, the pianist Rodrigo García

and the former forward football player Leonel Duarte of the

National Football Team. Read more…

UNDP celebrates in Cuba a new Orange Day

It started with a concert of the Group Balance and the Jazz Band of the elementary school of music Manuel

Saumell. The following day, in UNDP’s offices, the same students played pieces of the national and internatio-

nal traditional music repertoire. Further, the prizes for the contest promoted in the Office for teenage relatives

of our colleagues were awarded, they participated with drawings and compositions on the negative impact of

violence and with positive messages to face this regrettable situation.

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