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Mar 27, 2025
Since 18 March, Israel's renewed and intensified attacks on Gaza have killed hundreds of civilians, including women and children, and over 142,000 newly displaced persons have nowhere to run for safety. UN Women spoke to women in Gaza this week and they reported intolerable horror.
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Mar 21, 2025
Closing remarks by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 21 March 2025, UN headquarters.
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Mar 19, 2025
The 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) kicked off with a powerful vision: renewing and advancing the commitments to fully implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action as it marks its 30th anniversary. In dedicated forums and spaces organized by UN Women, including interactive dialogues, side events, and a half-day Youth Forum, young feminists, and girl leaders delivered a unifying message: meaningful and effective progress hinges on their immediate and substantive involvement in shaping the policies and actions today.
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Mar 14, 2025
At a side event during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) on 13 March, titled "Reflections and Resolve: Civil Society Pathways to Push Forward for Gender Equality", UN Women brought together youth leaders and regional civil society steering committee members to share reflections about civil society engagement in the Beijing 30 regional reviews. Panellists also provided recommendations for accelerating the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and for the CSW Revitalization process, which aims to strengthen the relevance, accountability and inclusivity of the Commission on the Status of Women.
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Mar 14, 2025
On 12 March 2025, UN Women convened leaders and experts at "For ALL Women and Girls: The Beijing 30 Action Agenda" to discuss the six key actions to make faster strides towards fulfilling the commitments made in the Beijing Platform for Action and for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The flagship side event was held at UN headquarters during the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
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Mar 14, 2025
As the world marks 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, global leaders gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss transformative approaches to advance women's economic empowerment through digital and financial inclusion.
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Mar 12, 2025
Opening remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Commission on the Status of Women high-level side event, "For ALL Women and Girls - The Beijing 30 Action Agenda", 12 March 2025, UN headquarters.
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Mar 12, 2025
Women-led and women's rights organizations in Ukraine have been severely impacted by funding suspensions by the United States, a new survey by UN Women, the Apparatus of the Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy of Ukraine, and the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, reveals.
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Mar 11, 2025
On the eve of the UN Secretary-General's Climate Summit, more than 130 women leaders will gather in New York to demonstrate their commitment to ambitious and gender-sensitive climate action.
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Mar 11, 2025
At the Town Hall Meeting with Civil Society on the occasion of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN Secretary-General responded to questions and had a dialogue with women's rights organizations.
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Mar 11, 2025
Generation Equality - a multi-stakeholder partnerships initiative convened by UN Women and launched at the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - continues to drive increased investments for gender equality. Now at the five-year mark, Generation Equality has advanced close to 2,000 policies, 4,500 programmes and 5,700 advocacy initiatives, and committed more than $50 billion.
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Mar 11, 2025
UN Women spoke to youth activists at the CSW69 Youth Forum. They spoke about navigating the backlash to women's rights and how to keep hope up during times of crisis.
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Mar 11, 2025
Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at CSW69 side event on "Multistakeholder partnerships - Leveraging Generation Equality to advance recommitment, accountability, and resourcing of the Beijing Platform for Action", 10 March 2025.
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Mar 11, 2025
According to the 2025 edition of the IPU-UN Women "Women in politics" map, men outnumber women by more than three times in executive and legislative positions. The map presents the latest rankings of women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2025. While the proportion of women in parliament has increased fractionally by 0.3 percentage points to 27.2 per cent compared to a year ago, in government positions it has declined by 0.4 percentage points.
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Mar 10, 2025
As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, governments have adopted by consensus a powerful Political Declaration to respect, protect, and champion the rights, equality, and empowerment of women and girls
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Mar 10, 2025
Remarks by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the opening of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 10 March 2025, UN headquarters.
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Mar 10, 2025
At the opening of the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the Secretary-General said: "The United Nations is stronger today because we are more representative of the world we serve. And we are determined to do even more to deliver for the world's women and girls."
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Mar 07, 2025
The UN Women Leaders Network was launched this week on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly. It is the first permanent network of its kind, composed of intergenerational and intersectional women leaders, and its members represent the change needed in the traditional image of leadership today. The network includes both emerging and more established leaders across ages, regions, and professions.
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Mar 07, 2025
Welcoming remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the UN commemoration of International Women's Day, 7 March 2025, UN General Assembly Hall, UN headquarters.
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Mar 07, 2025
In his remarks for the International Women's Day 2025 at the UN Headquarters, UN Secretary-General said: "We gather today not just to celebrate the International Women's Day, but to move forward - resilient, united, and unwavering in our pursuit of "equality, development and peace for all women everywhere in the interest of humanity."
"Those are the first words of the Beijing Declaration - and this year marks the 30th anniversary of that landmark conference and its reaffirmation that women's rights are human rights."
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Mar 06, 2025
A new report "Girl goals: What has changed for girls? Adolescent girls' rights over 30 years"—launched by UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women ahead of International Women's Day—reviews how adolescent girls' lives have changed in the last 30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action was endorsed by 189 governments in 1995.
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Mar 06, 2025
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Moni Pizani Orsini, UN Women Representative in Mexico, remembers attending the 1995 conference and reflects on its relevance today.
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Mar 06, 2025
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Claire Uwineza, leads a non-profit social enterprise, Resonate, which works to address the "confidence gap" faced by women and girls in Rwanda, which often leads to missed opportunities for their advancement.
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Mar 05, 2025
UN Women's latest report "Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing", published ahead of the UN 50th International Women's Day on 8 March, shows that in 2024 nearly a quarter of governments worldwide reported a backlash on women's rights.
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Mar 05, 2025
The 69th annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), taking place from 10 to 21 March at the UN Headquarters in New York, is a milestone moment for women's rights. The UN's largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment will review the progress made on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted 30 years back, which remains the most revolutionary plan on gender equality to date. Participants will include:
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Sima Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women
Philemon Yang, President of the United Nations General Assembly
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Feb 26, 2025
Media advisory from UN Women: International Women's Day 2025 (8 March): "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment."
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Feb 25, 2025
For the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action campaign, #ForAllWomenandGirls UN Women spoke to feminist anti-racist activist Lúcia Xavier from Brazil. Xavier talks about Black women's resilience and fight for equality in Brazil today.
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Feb 24, 2025
Interview with Flutura Xhabija on attending the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 and how the Beijing Platform for Action remains relevant today. Flutura Xhabija, at 76, is a trailblazer in business and advocacy, and the founder of the National Association of Artisan Women Entrepreneurs in Albania. In 1995, she was among the few Albanian women who traveled to the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, where she witnessed firsthand the power of global activism.
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Feb 24, 2025
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Rabéa Naciri, Moroccan human rights activist and expert on gender and women's rights, talks about the ongoing fight for gender equality.
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Feb 24, 2025
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Robie Halip, an Indigenous leader from the Philippines, talks about the leadership of Indigenous Peoples, including Indigenous women and youth, in the transition to renewable energy.
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Feb 24, 2025
In reviewing progress thirty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration, 24 per cent of countries say that the backlash on gender equality has undermined the implementation of commitments that can unlock equality, rights and protection for all women and girls. UN Women spoke to feminists and activists from around the world about what gives them hope today, and what resilience means. The emerging conversation shows that their faith in women's rights, progress, and gender equality remains undaunted.
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Feb 21, 2025
Press briefing by Sofia Calltorp, Chief of?Humanitarian Action at UN Women and?Director of the Geneva Office at the Palais des Nations on the impact of the 3-year full-scale war on women and girls in Ukraine.
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Feb 20, 2025
Three years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the toll on women and girls remains staggering. They continue to bear the heaviest burdens - displacement, economic instability, heightened risks of gender-based violence, and the daily struggle to keep families safe in the face of repeated attacks. Despite this, Ukrainian women and their organizations are mobilizing their communities to lead the humanitarian response and economic recovery, and UN Women is supporting them.
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Feb 19, 2025
Russia's three years of mass attacks on Ukraine are having a devastating effect on women and girls, with 1,869,000 internally displaced, almost 6.7 million women in need of humanitarian assistance, and more than 3,799 women and 289 girls killed, with the actual number of deaths likely much higher, according to the United Nations.
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Feb 12, 2025
Since the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas and the subsequent devastating war on Gaza, Hamaduna and her family have been displaced more than 10 times within Gaza. She is among 650,000 displaced people making this journey, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health. Since the war began, over 1.93 million people out of Gaza's 2.3 million population have been displaced, each carrying their own story of loss and resilience. They want to return home, to Gaza.
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Feb 11, 2025
Closing remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the first regular session 2025 of the UN Women Executive Board, 11 February 2025, UN headquarters.
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Feb 10, 2025
Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the first regular session 2025 of the UN Women Executive Board, 10 February 2025, UN headquarters.
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Feb 06, 2025
After three years of full-scale war in Ukraine, women are bearing the brunt of Russia's war. Learn about the impact of war on Ukrainian women-led businesses through the story of Roksolana Rosolovska. UN Women works to empower women entrepreneurs in Ukraine who are driving economic resilience.
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Feb 06, 2025
After three years of full-scale war in Ukraine, women are bearing the brunt of Russia's war. They have endured violence and displacement, but are at the forefront of delivering humanitarian aid, economic recovery and resilience.
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Feb 06, 2025
UN Women statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2025.
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Feb 05, 2025
AI is transforming our world—but when it reflects existing biases, it can reinforce discrimination against women and girls. From hiring decisions to healthcare diagnoses, AI systems can amplify gender inequalities when trained on biased data. So how can we ensure AI is ethical and inclusive? Zinnya del Villar, a leading expert in responsible AI, shares insights on the challenges and solutions in a recent conversation with UN Women.
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Feb 04, 2025
UN Women is deeply concerned about the increased vulnerability of women and girls in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The renewed escalation of violence has resulted in a devastating humanitarian crisis, disproportionately affecting women and girls. As the clashes unfold in a country that has endured prolonged instability, women and girls are bearing the brunt of both direct and indirect consequences, with their rights, safety, and dignity increasingly under threat.
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Feb 04, 2025
Find out why there are so few women in political leadership positions and in decision-making roles. Learn more on what can be done to close the gap women's representation in political leadership.An explainer on why investing in women is a human rights issue that must be addressed. Investing in women enables women to thrive, which contributes to prosperity that can be measured in financial terms.
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Feb 03, 2025
In Mali, where 89% of women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), advocates like Siaka Traoré are fighting to end this deadly tradition. With no national law banning the practice, Mali has become a safe haven for FGM, drawing families from neighboring countries and even Europe. Survivors speak out about the devastating consequences, while activists push for legal and cultural change. Learn how communities are working to break the cycle and protect future generations.
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Jan 31, 2025
As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is set to begin its fourth year, more than 1.7 million women and girls remain internally displaced throughout the country, according to IOM data. The war has been devastating for all the 3.7 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine - and also imposes gender-specific burdens on women and girls.
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Jan 28, 2025
Investing in women benefits women and society as a whole. At the current rate of investments however, more than 340 million women and girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030. It has never been more urgent to advance women's economic empowerment, as marked by the 2024 theme for International Women's Day: "Invest in women: Accelerate progress".
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Jan 22, 2025
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda from Zimbabwe, UN Women Deputy Executive Director, reflects about her experience at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 and how the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains relevant today.
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Jan 22, 2025
Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí leads youth and women's resistance in northern Cauca, Colombia, a region marked by violence and environmental challenges.
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Jan 22, 2025
Adelle Onyango from Kenya talks about the women in the media and ending violence against women and girls.
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Jan 22, 2025
Pritha Chatterjee leads global positioning at Breakthrough, a non-governmental organization in India focusing on preventing gender-based violence by bringing a generational shift in social and gender norms.
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Jan 19, 2025
UN Women welcomes the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, including the hostage release deal, which went into effect today.
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Jan 16, 2025
In the weeks since a ceasefire agreement was reached in late November, women throughout Lebanon have worked to rebuild their lives and support each other.
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Jan 13, 2025
In elections taking place on 10 January, the UN Women Executive Board opened the year by electing its new Bureau for 2025.
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Jan 06, 2025
The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its first regular session from Monday 10 to Tuesday 11 February 2025 in person at UN headquarters in New York.
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Jan 06, 2025
The UN Women Executive Board will convene for this year's first regular session from 12 to 13 February 2024 at the United Nations' Headquarters in New York.
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Dec 24, 2024
On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women's Day under the theme, "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment."
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Dec 20, 2024
On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women's Day under the theme, "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment."
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Dec 19, 2024
Women's representation in political leadership remained critically low in 2024. Only five women were elected as Heads of State out of 31 direct presidential elections held worldwide. These women leaders represent Iceland, Mexico, Namibia, North Macedonia, and the Republic of Moldova. For Mexico, Namibia, and North Macedonia, these elections were historic, as they marked the countries' first-ever women presidents. Additionally, Mexico and the United Kingdom achieved significant progress in gender equality by forming gender-equal cabinets following their respective elections, setting an important precedent for inclusive governance.
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Dec 17, 2024
Funding women-led organizations and survivor services is critical amid surging gender-based violence in Sudan.
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Dec 17, 2024
In a world facing multiple crises that are putting immense pressure on communities, achieving gender equality is more vital than ever. Ensuring women's and girls' rights across all aspects of life is the only way to achieve prosperous and just economies, and a healthy planet for future generations. The time for change is now! Join us on 8 March 2024 for International Women's Day as we rally behind the call to: "Invest in women: Accelerate progress".
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Dec 16, 2024
UN Women Statement for International Migrants Day, 18 December 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
Since the full-scale war began in 2022, Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian power plants and other energy infrastructure. These attacks have specific consequences for women and girls.
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Dec 06, 2024
We celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its promise of dignity, freedom, and justice for all people. Yet, for women and girls everywhere, this promise remains unfulfilled.
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Nov 27, 2024
On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, UN Women honours the courage, resilience, and commitment of women and girls in advancing human rights.
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Nov 27, 2024
The war affects all people in Gaza, from young girls like Nahal to elderly women like Thuraya Al Gourani.
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Nov 26, 2024
Throughout the conference, supporters of gender equality made their voices heard, calling for a gender-responsive transition to a sustainable global economy, and deepening the integration of gender equality and feminist principles in all climate actions.
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Nov 26, 2024
HIV continues to take a heavy toll on women and girls. Every week, 4,000 young women and girls around the world are newly infected with HIV - 3,100 of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nov 25, 2024
Joint statement and call to action on the occasion of the official commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2024, UN headquarters.
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Nov 25, 2024
Speech delivered by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the high-level meeting to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN Headquarters, 25 November 2024.
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Nov 25, 2024
New York, 25 November 2024 - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN Women and UNODC reveals that femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls—remains pervasive globally.
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Nov 22, 2024
Globally, every 10 minutes, a woman was intentionally killed by her partner or family in 2023. In South Africa, with 5.5 women killed by intimate partners per 100,000 women between 2020 and 2021, femicide rates have remained high, according to the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).
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Nov 22, 2024
One year ago, the femicide of Saltanat Nukenova shook Kazakhstan. The case received unprecedented national attention when her husband, a former minister, was accused. Aitbek Amangeldi, 37, an activist and human rights defender from Kazakhstan, shared with UN Women how the murder of his sister Saltanat changed his life. He founded the Saltanat Nukenova Memorial Foundation and a volunteers' network to help survivors of gender-based violence, uniting activists, bloggers and influencers across Central Asia.
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Nov 21, 2024
"I want to send a message of love and peace to all women," says Fadia Jomaa, a journalist and an environmental activist from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
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Nov 21, 2024
As the COP29 climate conference enters its second week in Baku, Azerbaijan, global media have spotlighted it's potential to become the second- largest COP on record with 65,000 registrations, Brazil's bold emission-cutting commitments, and renewed calls from developing states for increased climate financing from wealthier countries for climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. But what has been said about gender equality? Not much. Yet, the outcomes of this COP are decisive for women and girls. Here are five critical processes to watch as the second week kicks-off.
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Nov 21, 2024
Women's rights organizations are essential in tackling gender-based violence and driving progress toward a more equitable and violence-free world for women and girls.
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Nov 20, 2024
Gender-responsive finance is crucial in climate action, as it ensures fair and just access to resources, opportunities, and decision-making for women, who often bear disproportionate impacts of climate change.
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Nov 18, 2024
As the COP29 climate conference enters its second week in Baku, Azerbaijan, global media have spotlighted it's potential to become the second- largest COP on record with 65,000 registrations, Brazil's bold emission-cutting commitments, and renewed calls from developing states for increased climate financing from wealthier countries for climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. But what has been said about gender equality? Not much. Yet, the outcomes of this COP are decisive for women and girls. Here are five critical processes to watch as the second week kicks-off.
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Nov 17, 2024
Kyiv/New York, 18 November - As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its 1,000th day today, civilians, women, and girls in Ukraine are enduring deadly intensified attacks across major cities, amid an increasing humanitarian emergency and a feared energy crisis.
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Nov 15, 2024
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25th November 2024, UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will launch the Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Female Intimate Partner/Family Member Homicides report with latest data on femicides, the intentional killing of women. Globally, a woman was killed every 10 minutes in 2023.
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Nov 14, 2024
Pakistan is home to nearly 19 million child brides today. In the rugged mountains of Mohmand, in the heart of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Yasmin Gul's daughters dreamed of going to school and some day, teach other girls. Their dreams were cut short when they were married at the age of 14 and 15 years.
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Nov 13, 2024
At the Global Digital Public Infrastructure Summit in Cairo in October, UN Women announced that it has joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance, a multi-stakeholder initiative that facilitates the development of and investment in digital public goods.
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Nov 13, 2024
At the United Nations Conferences of the Parties (COPs) 29 on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024, UN Women will press on the need for gender-responsive just transitions away from dependence on fossil fuels, work to ensure that women and girls are included in climate adaptation and mitigation plans and programmes, and press for gender-responsive climate finance.
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Nov 13, 2024
Lyudmila is from Novoazovsk, a Ukrainian border city temporarily occupied by Russia. She cared for orphaned and semi-orphaned children until she was detained in October 2019. Her refusal to accept Russian control led to her arrest, followed by more than three years of detention and torture. In a recent UN Women interview, Lyudmila recounted the torture and systematic sexual violence against Ukrainian women by Russian authorities.
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Nov 13, 2024
Hundreds of Sudanese women and girls have been raped during the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which has been ongoing since April 2023.
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Nov 12, 2024
"Chineo" is a racist, colonialist practice dating back to the Spanish conquest, allowing white men to gang rape indigenous women or underage girls with impunity. The crime persists in many parts of Argentina. UN Women spoke with Irene Cari, an indigenous activist from the province of Salta in northern Argentina, about violence against women in Argentina and how to prevent it.
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Nov 12, 2024
In 2021, Bangladesh Women's Lawyers' Association analysed reported cases to show that 84 per cent of women face sexual harassment in public spaces, workplaces and in educational institutions. Many more women face sexual harassment online. UN Women and civil society organizations are supporting efforts to advocate for a new law to address sexual harassment.
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Nov 12, 2024
In Soloman Islands, a national study in 2009 revealed a higher prevalence of violence against women, with nearly two in three women aged 15 to 49 reporting physical or sexual violence—or both—by an intimate partner. Most women suffered in silence, with few seeking help from public services. To curb this epidemic of violence, seven government and nongovernmental service providers—including the police, hospitals, and crisis centres—joined forces to establish SAFENET.
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Nov 01, 2024
We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the State of Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and on the humanitarians trying to help.
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Nov 01, 2024
Effie Owuor made history when she joined the Kenyan attorney general's chambers as the country's first female state council in 1967. In the years that followed, she became the first woman to serve as a senior magistrate, high court judge, and appeals court judge in Kenya.
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Oct 31, 2024
Globally, women's underrepresentation in decision-making remains as a stark reality, according to UN Women's global data on Women Political Leaders 2024. UN Women's new data on gender parity across leadership positions is published as the world commemorates the International Day for Women in Diplomacy on June 24, created to recognize and celebrate the ways in which women are breaking barriers and making a difference in the field of diplomacy.
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Oct 29, 2024
Opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, at the United Nations Observance of the International Day of Care and Support.
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Oct 28, 2024
When we invest in comprehensive care systems, we are investing in women, communities, societies and economies.
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Oct 24, 2024
Statement by Wai Wai Nu, Founder and Executive Director of Women's Peace Network, at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security on 24 October.
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Oct 24, 2024
Briefing delivered by Ms Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the Open Debate of the UN Security Council on Women and Peace and Security.
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Oct 23, 2024
The effects of war and conflict on women and girls are worsening. In 2023, the proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled compared to 2022.
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Oct 23, 2024
The effects of war and conflict on women and girls are worsening. In 2023, the proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled compared to 2022.
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Oct 22, 2024
The effects of war and conflict on women and girls are worsening. In 2023, the proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled compared to 2022.
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Oct 21, 2024
Since Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, women's rights organizations and women leaders have been providing humanitarian assistance, advocating for women's rights, taking on leadership roles in business and in politics, and many have joined the armed forces.
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Oct 17, 2024
As temperatures reach new highs and climate change impacts intensify, women who are defending their land, water and ecosystems are paying a high price.
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Oct 15, 2024
UN Women's latest flagship report reveals a widening gender gap in social protection - the raft of policies including cash benefits, unemployment protection, pensions and healthcare - leaving women and girls more vulnerable to poverty.
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