In every country around the world women face multiple barriers and gender-based discrimination in the work place. The discrimination sets in early—from the kind of education girls get or till which ...

The theme of this year’s International Day of the Girl is, ‘Girls’ vision for the future’. Research from UNICEF shows that girls are not only courageous in the face of challenges, but hopeful for the ...

[1] Grupo de Alto Nivel del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Empoderamiento Económico de las Mujeres, Leave No One Behind: A Call to Action for Gender Equality and Women’s Economic ...

Intensified hostilities began in October 2023 and have escalated since 23 September 2024, disrupting women’s livelihoods in ...

In 2024, three major United Nations Conferences of the Parties (COPs) convene in a single year, marking a pivotal opportunity ...

Hodan Addou, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa a.i., spoke about UN Women’s new report on the situation in Sudan.

The UN Women Leaders Network was launched this week on the sidelines of the 79 th UN General Assembly. It is UN Women's first permanent network of its kind, composed of intergenerational and ...

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The gender equality and women’s empowerment mandate is universally agreed on by Member States and encompasses all areas of peace, development and human rights. The mandates on gender equality derive ...

Stela attends the eighth grade and her dream is to become a world boxing champion. Photo: UN Women Moldova/ Diana Savina. The world of women’s sports is undergoing a game-changing transformation, ...

The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of ...

Gender equality is a right. Fulfilling this right is the best chance we have in meeting some of the most pressing challenges of our time—from economic crisis and lack of health care, to climate change ...