UN Women    For multiple generations, women in the Pacific coast of Nari o have promoted sustainable harvesting and use of a native mollusk called piangua. They are also at the forefront of mitigating climate change and leading mangrove conservation.

UN Women    This year, the theme for the International Girls in ICT Day focuses on leadership, highlighting the critical need for strong female role models in STEM careers. UN Women interviewed Natacha Sangwa from Rwanda about learning to code and defying gender stereotypes.

UN Women    Following the October brutal attack by Hamas on Israel, and the ensuing Israeli military bombardment of Gaza, UN Women has worked to analyse the differentiated impact on women, men, boys, and girls, to ensure adequate responses to their needs.

UN Women    Closing remarks by UN Under Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN headquarters, March .

UN Women    After the October attack by Hamas on Israel, followed by the Israeli Armed Forces’ strikes on Gaza, UN Women has worked to analyse the differentiated impact on women, men, boys, and girls, to ensure adequate responses to their needs.

UN Women    Today, UN Women launches its latest Gender Alert on Gaza. Six months into the war, , Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated, mothers, leaving , children orphaned. Women who have survived Israeli bombardment and ground operations have been displaced,...

UN Women    Today, UN Women launches its latest Gender Alert on Gaza. Six months into the war, , Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated, mothers, leaving , children orphaned. Women who have survived Israeli bombardment and ground operations have been displaced,...

UN Women    Today, UN Women launches its latest Gender Alert on Gaza. Six months into the war, , Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated, mothers, leaving , children orphaned. Women who have survived Israeli bombardment and ground operations have been displaced,...

UN Women    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has reported that at least people had been subjected to sexual violence, including rape, gang rape, and attempted rape in Sudan as of mid December , including children.

UN Women    Sudan’s current conflict, which marks its one year point this week, is having a devastating impact on the people of Sudan, particularly women and girls.

UN Women    Since April , fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has resulted in the deaths of at least , people. More than million children are out of school, in what UNICEF calls the largest child displacement crisis in the world .

UN Women    UN Women’s new documentary series UNSILENCED: Stories of Survival, Hope and Activism, aims to shed light on such violence against women and girls, while also presenting solutions and advocating for action.

UN Women    Sudan’s civil war will mark its one year point on April. While women are facing disproportionate violence, displacement, and humanitarian need during the crisis, they are not equally represented in the talks that may help end the conflict.

UN Women    On April , war broke out in Sudan in between the Sudanese Armed Forces SAF and the Rapid Support Forces RSF . In the year that followed, some . million people have fled their homes, and an estimated . million are projected to need humanitarian assistance in .

UN Women    Laws and treaties prohibiting gender discrimination have failed to alter the stark fact that, globally, women are still paid significantly less than men for the same work. Achieving gender equality in the workplace requires a transformation of attitudes, economic structures, and opportunities to...

UN Women    According to the census in Ukraine, nearly , people identified themselves as Roma, however, unofficial sources claim that the actual number could be between , , . Anzhelika Bielova is from Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, and works in the country’s southeastern and western...

UN Women    Life in Gaza is unrecognizable today, amid growing calls to end the war and implement an immediate ceasefire. Three Palestinian women speak about what how the war in Gaza has impacted women’s lives, amid an unfolding famine.

UN Women    On March , UN Women, in partnership with UNDP, UNFPA, and OHCHR, gathered partners to discuss strategies for advancing gender equality at Multistakeholder Partnerships and Practices to Push Forward for Gender Equality, Human Rights, and Democracy, a flagship side event held at UN...

UN Women    Women around the world face the brunt of severe hunger, with conflicts exacerbating the inequality. Ending this discrimination requires empowering more women and girls to lead on building peace and food security for all.

UN Women    The th session of the Commission on the Status of Women CSW delivered today robust commitments by UN Member States to strengthen financing and institutions to eradicate women’s and girls’ poverty. The outcome document or Agreed Conclusions recognizes that women and girls living in poverty...

UN Women    Youth leaders from around the world have come together to discuss their vision for ending poverty and advancing gender equality at the th session of the Commission on the Status of Women CSW at the UN Headquarters in New York from to March. In this landmark election year, when . ...

UN Women    As the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification IPC warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza, with some . million people experiencing catastrophic food insecurity amid bombardment by Israeli forces and restriction of humanitarian aid, women’s strength is being tested like never before.

UN Women    Opening remarks delivered by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the CSW side event, Multistakeholder partnership and practices to push forward for gender equality, human rights and democracy, UN headquarters, March .

UN Women    After an invigorating three day assembly, the CSW Youth Forum, held on March , closed with renewed commitments and actionable insights.

UN Women    Social protection is a fundamental right and expanding social protection programmes and services such as childcare, parental leave benefits, pensions can reduce women’s poverty, improve their access to paid work and help them cope better with crises and shocks. The side event on financing...

UN Women    From improving women and girls’ economic participation in Tanzania, to re shaping the care economy in Canada, Generation Equality commitments are robustly supporting action across sectors and ushering transformative change. At this year’s Commission on the Status of Women CSW , Generation...

UN Women    Around the world, democracy is under threat. As populism, nationalism, and authoritarianism gain traction in more countries, we must redouble efforts on gender equality or risk rolling back on hard fought gains.

UN Women    Opening remarks by UN Under Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Generation Equality side event at the th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on Driving feminist financing and accountability for women’s economic justice and eradicating women’s poverty...

UN Women    The UN Secretary General’s remarks at the Townhall Meeting with Civil Society on the Occasion of the th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

UN Women    The th annual Commission on the Status of Women CSW , the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, will take place this year from March under the theme, Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality...

UN Women    The th annual Commission on the Status of Women CSW , the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, will take place this year from March under the theme, Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality...

UN Women    In a year where almost half of the population lives in a country undergoing an election, this International Women’s Day on March is a crucial opportunity to define the future we want.

UN Women    In a year where almost half of the population lives in a country undergoing an election, this International Women’s Day on March is a crucial opportunity to define the future we want.

UN Women    In a year where almost half of the population lives in a country undergoing an election, this International Women’s Day on March is a crucial opportunity to define the future we want.

UN Women    Opening remarks by UN Under Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the opening of the th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March , at UN headquarters.

UN Women    Opening remarks delivered by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the UN official commemoration of International Women’s Day, March , UN headquarters

UN Women    UN Secretary General’s message on International Women’s Day

UN Women    On International Women’s Day, UN Women calls for the world to Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress as the best way to accelerate economic growth and build more prosperous, equitable societies.

UN Women    UN Secretary General’s message on International Women’s Day

UN Women    UN Secretary General’s message on International Women’s Day

UN Women    On International Women’s Day, UN Women calls for the world to Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress as the best way to accelerate economic growth and build more prosperous, equitable societies.

UN Women    On International Women’s Day, UN Women calls for the world to Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress as the best way to accelerate economic growth and build more prosperous, equitable societies.

UN Women    To showcase the myriad struggles and resilience of Afghan women, UN Women and the IOM are organizing two joint photo exhibitions, at the United Nations Office in Geneva from to March and at United Nations Headquarters in New York from to March , during the first week of the th...

UN Women    In Kenya and Zimbabwe, authorities and civil society groups are using a wide array of tactics to prevent gender based violence.

UN Women    In Kenya and Zimbabwe, authorities and civil society groups are using a wide array of tactics to prevent gender based violence.

UN Women    In Kenya and Zimbabwe, authorities and civil society groups are using a wide array of tactics to prevent gender based violence.

UN Women    The th session of the Commission on the Status of CSW will take place from March under the priority theme: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender...

UN Women    Launched in , the Accelerating Women Owned Micro Enterprises programme in Southern Africa has equipped more than, women who own micro enterprises in Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia with the skills they needed to improve their businesses.

UN Women    Launched in , the Accelerating Women Owned Micro Enterprises programme in Southern Africa has equipped more than, women who own micro enterprises in Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia with the skills they needed to improve their businesses.

UN Women    The th session of the Commission on the Status of CSW will take place from March under the priority theme: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender...