Africa: Digital Violence Is Intensifying, Yet Nearly Half Of The World's Women And Girls Lack Legal Protection From Digital Abuse

UN Women's 16 Days of Activism campaign demands a world where technology is a force for equality – not harm. Read more »

Africa: UN Women Calls for a Strong Gender Action Plan at COP30 to Keep Gender Equality as a Central Pillar for Climate Action

As global leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for the thirtieth UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Conference of the… Read more »

Africa: One in Three Organizations Have Suspended or Shut Down Programmes on Ending Violence Against Women Due to Funding Cuts

New York  – Sweeping aid cuts are dismantling the very organizations that are critical to ending violence against women and girls. The new UN Women… Read more »

Africa: Wars on Women Escalate as Global Conflicts Reach Record Highs

New York  – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls. Read more »

Africa: The Political Declaration's Vision Must Be Made Real - Change is There Now to be Grasped

Closing remarks by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 21 March 2025, UN… Read more »

Africa: A Look Back - Twenty-Five Years Ago, They Were At the Fourth World Conference On Women

Twenty-five years ago, more than 30,000 activists and governments from 189 countries debated and adopted a blueprint of actions to build a gender-equal world. Read more »

Africa: On the 25th Anniversary of Landmark Beijing Declaration On Women's Rights, UN Women Calls for Accelerating Its Unfinished Business

Twenty-five years ago today, the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing set a path-breaking agenda for women's rights. As a result of the two-week gathering with more than… Read more »

Africa: UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment Holds Inaugural Meeting

The inaugural meeting of the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment kicked off today during the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Read more »

Africa: UN Announces First-Ever High-Level Panel On Women's Economic Empowerment

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment to provide thought leadership and mobilize concrete actions aimed at… Read more »