September 30
Sudan: Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Has Catastrophic Impact for Women and Girls, With Two-Fold Increase of Gender-Based Violence
New UN Women report highlights the disproportionate impacts of the escalating conflict for Sudanese women and girls, including the 5.8 million who are internally displaced Read more »
May 17
Africa: UN Women Statement on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
The theme of this year's International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia [1] , 'Leave No One Behind: Equality, Freedom and Justice for All', underscores the urgent… Read more »
April 24
Africa: 'Until We Make it Clear There Are Consequences For Rape - Real, Dire consequences - We Will Never Turn the Tide of It'
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, award-winning playwright and actor Danai Gurira has delivered today powerful remarks at the UN Security Council during the annual open… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Africa: Women are Increasingly at-Risk in Conflict, Underrepresented in Peace Processes, According to UN Secretary-General Report
More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need greater humanitarian aid than… Read more »
September 14, 2020
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 »
September 04, 2020
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 »
March 15, 2016
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 »
January 21, 2016
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 »
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