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Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM
UN Women International Women’s Day Parliamentary Breakfast 5 February
UN Women Executive Board to convene first regular session of 2026
International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls
UN Women Statement on International Migrants Day, 18 December 2025
Human rights, our everyday essentials
Digital Violence In Workplace
Fostering disability-inclusive societies to advance social progress
Recommit and resource the power of women and girls to transform the AIDS response
16 Days, One Message: Safety And Respect For All
South Africa’s G20 Women’s Shutdown- a turning point  for ending gender-based violence and femicide?
Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members
‘We All Have Part To Play’: 16 Days Of Activism To End Violence
White Ribbon Day – Preventing violence against Women
Call to action: UNiTE to end digital violence against all women and girls
Women human rights defenders: Resisting pushback, powering progress
UN Women welcomes the adoption of the Belém Gender Action Plan and urges its effective implementation
UN Women opens new global office in Bonn, strengthening global efforts for gender equality
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

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