December 18
Sudan: Alarming 288% Rise in Demand for Gender-Based Violence Services in the Last 12 Months in Sudan
Funding women-led organizations and survivor services is critical amid surging gender-based violence in Sudan Read more »
November 25
Central Africa: Intimate Partner Violence Claims Life Every 10 Minutes
The latest report on femicides reveals that 60 percent of all female homicides are committed by an intimate partner or other family member. Read more »
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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