November 19
Africa: One in Three Women Experiences Gender-Based Violence - Report
Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful reminder of the widespread violence women… Read more »
March 27
Africa: UN Women Welcomes the Adoption of Robust Blueprint to End Women's Poverty
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) delivered today robust commitments by UN Member States to strengthen financing and institutions to eradicate… Read more »
September 22, 2016
Africa: First Report by High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment Outlines Drivers to Advance Gender Equality
The High-Level Panel (HLP) for Women's Economic Empowerment today presents its first findings to the UN Secretary-General at an event in New York, held in the context of the UN… Read more »