UN Women for Peace Association (UNWFPA) presented to UN Women a donation of $50K to the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (“UN Trust Fund”).
UNWFPA’s Board members Barbara Winston (President) and Michal Grayevsky (Treasurer) presented UN Women’s Resource Mobilization and Advocacy Managers Vesna Jaric and Charlotte Lecomte with the annual donation.
President Barbara Winston spoke about supporting UN Women, “UN Women for Peace Association’s aim is the empowerment of women and the elimination of violence against women and girls. The global situation is intolerable. We need to relentlessly pursue the foundations of violence against women and girls and change the dynamics that create them. Our determination, with our partners like UN Women and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, is helping fuel the universal yearning for peace and equality. We are ready to garner resources. By working together, we can be the crucible for change. We stand united in saying Women’s rights are Human Rights.”
Since 2008, UNWFPA has supported the UN Trust Fund and will continue to do so indefinitely. This UN Trust Fund awards grants to initiatives that demonstrate that violence against women and girls can be systematically addressed, reduced and, with persistence, eliminated.
Since its creation in 1996, the UN Trust Fund has awarded USD 128 million to 462 initiatives in 139 countries and territories.
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UNWFPA’s Treasurer Michal Grayevsky, UN Women’s Resource Mobilization and Advocacy Manager Vesna Jaric, UNWFPA’s President Barbara Winston