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Indigenous women in Colombia-Ecuador border are leading community efforts to end violence against women
“My indigenous community is hardworking, and a place where women have taken leadership roles in the fight to recover ancestral land,” says Luz Angélica Tarapuez, from the municipality of Cumbal,
Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director, on the International Day of Rural Women
In rural Xiaruoyao, China, 45-year-old pig farmer Yan Shenglian is part of her village’s COVID-19 management team, giving temperature checks and recording vehicle information at local checkpoints to help reduce the spread
Rural women lead solutions and solidarity in the wake of COVID-19
They are farmers, workers, entrepreneurs, teachers, and they are key to building resilient, peaceful and sustainable societies. They live in rural settings, but their contributions nurture entire nations. And as
Girls to know: The next generation is already leading the way
Originally published on Medium.com/@UN_Women Around the world, girls are driving change. They are activists and advocates on the front lines of movements for social and racial equality. They are calling
From where I stand: “Together we’ll leave the world a much better place than we found it”
“I’ve been fighting injustice against women even before I was born. When Ma was pregnant with me, their second daughter, my neighbours and relatives tried to [make her] abort me.
I am Generation Equality: Munnira Katongole, youth activist for social change and climate justice
Munnira Katongole. Photo courtesy of Munnira Katongole. I am Generation Equality because… Millions of women and girls are being abused and killed every day, simply for existing in this white,
International Day of the Girl 2020
On International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October, amplify the voices and rights of girls everywhere. The theme for this year, “My voice, our equal future”, reimagines a better
After the Beirut blasts, Lebanon urgently needs medical and mental health care
One of UN Women’s partner on the ground, the Restart Center, is providing treatment, psychosocial support and distributing medicine to the most vulnerable. Since the 4 August explosions that rocked
International Day of Rural Women theme: “Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19”
This year on International Day of Rural Women (15 October), the spotlight is on the urgent need for Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19, for “building back better”