April 14
Sudan: Sudan's War On Women - Sexual Violence Support Needs Quadruple As Abuse Becomes War Blueprint
As the war in Sudan enters its fourth year with sexual violence as one of its most defining features, UN Women calls for the protection of all women and girls, accountability… Read more »
March 10
Africa: Governments Reach a Powerful Global Agreement to Strengthen Access to Justice for All Women and Girls
New York – As the largest United Nations convening dedicated to gender equality and women's rights opens today, governments meeting at… Read more »
November 19, 2025
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 »
November 10, 2025
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 »
October 27, 2025
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 »
October 20, 2025
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 »
September 02, 2025
Sudan: Over 500 days of Siege - Women and Girls Trapped in El Fasher Face the Risk of Starvation and Death
Cut off from aid and protection, women and girls in El Fasher endure famine-level conditions, relentless attacks, and grave violations of international law. 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 »
