Paying attention to women’s needs and leadership will strengthen COVID-19 response
A week since The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic and robust measures around the world attempt to contain its spread, social impact of the Novel Coronavirus is hitting
Checklist for COVID-19 response by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér
UN Headquarters and UN Women offices around the world are either closed or have stringent restrictions on staff access. But the UN continues working 100 per cent and more as
COVID-19: Women front and centre
Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director One thing is clear about the COVID-19 pandemic, as stock markets tumble, schools and universities close, people stockpile supplies
Welcome to Equiterra, where gender equality is real
Originally published on Medium.com/@UN_Women BREAKING NEWS: We found a country that has achieved gender equality! In Equiterra all people have equal rights and opportunities, regardless of their gender. Women and girls
I am Generation Equality: Lana Ghneim, gender equality advocate
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big and small actions to advance
I am Generation Equality: Nicholas Niwagaba, young leader, human rights advocate
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big and small actions to advance
My Take, Your Take: Ushering in a new generation of women leaders in Central African Republic
In this new intergenerational series for Generation Equality campaign, young people take the lead to shape the conversations. Marguerite Ramadan, Social Affairs Advisor Prime Minister’s Office in in the Central
Twenty-five years after Beijing Declaration, the world “cannot afford” so few women in power
[Geneva, Switzerland and New York City, USA]—Women’s representation in political decision-making continues to increase but at a dragging pace, with three-quarters of parliamentary seats still held by men, according to
Member States agree to fully implement the Beijing Declaration on gender equality, addressing gaps that hold women back
THE POLITICAL DECLARATION ADOPTED TODAY IS THE OUTCOME OF THE 64TH COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, TAKING STOCK OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEIJING DECLARATION