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A year out of school, I see firsthand how algorithms are wrecking how we connect
The apps promised to connect us. Instead, they taught us to ghost, block and diagnose, writes Billie-Rose Francis, who is navigating a very 2026 world ...
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How to make a city safer for women and girls
Fifteen years since UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Initiative for Women and Girls began, cities around the world are showing how ...
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Aid cuts decimate services for women and girls as women’s organisations struggle to stay afloat
Remarks by Sofia Calltorp, UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing at the ...
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At least one million women and girls lose access to critical support as aid cuts dismantle women’s organisations working in humanitarian crises
[Also available in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian] A new UN Women report finds that 84 per cent of women’s organisations report that demand for their services has increased ...
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Why water and sanitation are women’s rights issues
From girls’ education to women’s leadership, learn why safe, clean, and accessible water and sanitation are essential to gender equality. Many women and girls in ...
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Care work keeps the world running
Everyone needs care, gives and receives care. Care work – paid and unpaid – keeps the world running. From the moment we wake up to ...
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Women lead peacebuilding efforts in Colombia, Lebanon, and Malawi through dialogue, mediation, and justice
Peace is often determined in processes, agreements, and political milestones. But around the world, every day, peace is being built by creating spaces for dialogue, ...
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UN Women at the High-Level Political Forum 2026: Placing gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at the heart of sustainable development
At HLPF 2026, UN Women calls for renewed commitment, stronger partnerships, and accelerated action to ensure that women and girls benefit equally from progress across ...
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Media fact sheet: Five reasons why the care economy is one of the most transformative investments of our time
Care work is the invisible foundation of every economy and society. Investing in strong care systems creates decent jobs, drives economic prosperity, advances gender equality, ...
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Why are women so exhausted? Care work and the mental load
The invisible labour keeping families, workplaces, and societies running – and what we can do about caregiver burnout. In UN Women’s Hand in Hand “social ...
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