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Lifetime toll: 840 million women faced partner or sexual violence
Digital violence is intensifying, yet nearly half of the world’s women and girls lack legal protection from digital abuse
Women, Peace and Security proves a force multiplier
UN Women calls for urgent protection of women and girls in El Fasher, Sudan
UN Women at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha
Defence leadership in Women, Peace and Security
Thousands of women and girls displaced as Hurricane Melissa made landfall in the Caribbean
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Statement on Sudan: A call for urgent international response
Care and support for all – a catalyst for equality, dignity, and progress
One in three organizations have suspended or shut down programmes on ending violence against women due to funding cuts
Wars on women escalate as global conflicts reach record highs
When Taliban Shut Down Internet, Women Lost Their Lifeline To Aid, Education And Each Other
Rural Women Rising – Shaping Resilient Futures With Beijing+30
UN Women And Global Cybersecurity Forum Join Forces To Advance Women’s Representation In Cybersecurity
Elsie Initiative Fund Opens New Call For Proposals To Advance Inclusive Peacekeeping
Global Push For Gender Equality In Sport Gains Momentum With New Partnership
Girl I Am, Change I Lead – Girls On Frontlines Of Crisis
UN Women Leaders Network calls for bold action on peace at UNGA80
UN Women urgently appeals for USD 2.5 million to support women and girls affected by the Afghanistan earthquake
Gender equality is the world’s unfinished business – and unfinished potential
HeForShe Alliance rallies men and boys to stop online misogyny
World leaders place women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of multilateralism as UNGA80 High-level Week opens
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) revitalization  – a renewed commitment from governments to all women and girls
106 governments step forward with 191 commitments to accelerate the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and advance progress for all women and girls
Closing the gender digital divide could boost global GDP by USD 1.5 trillion and lift 30 million women from poverty
Equal pay – a fundamental right and a cornerstone of sustainable development and gender equality
Dr Sima Bahous commits to second term as Executive Director of UN Women
Half the world, only a quarter of the news: Women appear or are heard in just 26 per cent of all broadcast,…
Statement on the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
Over 500 days of siege: Women and girls trapped in El Fasher face the risk of starvation and death
Four years after Taliban takeover, Afghans overwhelmingly back girls’ education
Afghanistan: Ten facts about the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis
Local youth actions for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond
UN Women Executive Board to convene second regular session 2025
Women-led households at triple risk of severe food insecurity in Sudan
Joint Statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Human Trafficking and Organized Crime
UN Women statement on the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
What MBA Scholarship Program Taught These Leaders
UN Women’s Executive Director and EESC President sign landmark declaration to advance global gender equality during HLPF in New York
High-Level Political Forum 2025: Powering global progress for all women and girls
Fifteen Years, Fifteen Facts: Challenges and solutions for gender equality
USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries
Two UN Funds launch results and renewed joint call for action to finance feminist change
UN Women Statement On World Refugee Day
Nearly eight out of 10 young Afghan women are excluded from education, jobs, and training
Women’s political leadership declines, with fewer women in executive office in 2025
UN Women statement on World Environment Day, 5 June 2025
“Through Her Lens”: New UN photo exhibit celebrates women leading peace