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Tue, Mar 13 2012 11:19:35

#AskUNWomen Twitter chat on Rural Women

On 8 March 2012 - Int'l Women's Day (#IWD) - @UN_Women hosted an #AskUNWomen Twitter chat on rural women. UN Women’s experts Yassine Fall & Tacko Ndiaye responded to questions about the challenges rural women face, their role in poverty eradication and efforts to unlock their full potential.

  1. #AskUNWomen http://pic.twitter.com/MrP8wLZ9
    Beatrice Frey@BeaFrey
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    Tue, Mar 13 2012 11:18:28
  2. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    Join our #IWD Twitter chat on #ruralwomen today,10amEST. Ask your questions via #AskUNWomen! owl.li/9wxlE
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 02:00:03
  3. UN
    United Nations@UN
    Take part in #InternationalWomensDay online events on Thursday. Details: j.mp/wSoeAl -- Send questions now: #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Wed, Mar 07 2012 10:12:26
  4. UNDP
    UN Development@UNDP
    10am EST (after our Fbchat on.undp.org/z1Y6KU) @UN_Women takes over Twitter 4 an hr: listen & join w #AskUNWomen on.undp.org/yUXrLU #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 03:00:10
  5. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    Welcome to our experts Yassine & Tacko and all of you to our #AskUNWomen Twitter chat! #IWD owl.li/9wvYJ
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:00:13
  6. Here are our experts Yassine & Tacko tweeting with you! #AskUNWomen http://pic.twitter.com/6wXFpKh8
    Beatrice Frey@BeaFrey
    ·
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 11:15:57
  7. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    1st question from Prabith Pravi: What are the main projects implemented by UN Women for rural women’s development? #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:08:26
  8. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    Projects range from promoting #ruralwomen ’s land rights & access to comprehensive service delivery... #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:10:00
  9. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    ... to supporting advocacy platforms & #ruralwomen 's contributions towards #sustdev through the #greeneconomy. #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:10:30
  10. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    W/ @FAOnews @WFP @IFADnews we work towards improved nutrition,increased outcomes,enhanced access 2productive resources&markets. #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:13:28
  11. UN_Women
    UN_Women@
    Other key are of our work is enhancing #ruralwomen ‘s leadership & participation. #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:14:02
  12. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    For more info on our projects, check out our featured stories at owl.li/9wZwX #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:14:45
  13. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    Today is #internationalwomensday! This year’s theme is all about empowering #ruralwomen. owl.li/9wvSD #IWD #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:05:05
  14. YouthOnClimate
    MTL Climate exChange@YouthOnClimate
    #AskUNWomen How do you see the role of rural girls and women in the fight against climate change?
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 02:01:26
  15. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    .@youthonclimate We are increasing #ruralwomen ‘s leadership in the #greeneconomy & #climatechange adaptation. #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:18:40
  16. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    .@youthonclimate #Ruralwomen are also trained in rainwater harvesting at the Barefoot College of #India. #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:22:14
  17. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    .@youthonclimate We promote participation of #rural girls with @ITU_News in training & use of #ICT. #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:25:43
  18. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    .@youthonclimate In #Pakistan, we promote women’s engagement in natural disaster management. #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:28:14
  19. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    .@youthonclimate In #China,we enhance #ruralwomen ’s leadership in water resources management. #AskUNWomen #IWD
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:28:37
  20. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    Less than 20% of the world’s landholders are #women owl.li/9wUmS #CSW56 #IWD #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:25:02
  21. SophOrtega
    Sofia Ortega@SophOrtega
    #AskUNWomen in Latin American countries where the urban population goes slightly over 70% what is being done for #ruralwomen?
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:09:24
  22. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    3rd: @sophortega: #AskUNWomen in Latin America where the urban population goes slightly over 70% what is being done for #ruralwomen?
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:29:51
  23. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    .@sophortega We did time use studies highlighting #ruralwomen ‘s contribution 2economy at several levels,incl.unpaid care work. #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:33:04
  24. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    .@sophortega We increased partnerships w/ indigenous &afrodecedent women,incl.in #rural areas,on economic empowerment & rights. #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:34:53
  25. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    Gender inequality major cause&effect of #poverty:60%of chronically hungry people are women & girls. owl.li/9wUBn #IWD #AskUNWomen
    Thu, Mar 08 2012 07:30:04

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