AI is already rewriting reality for billions of people. It is getting women wrong.
A study of 133 AI systems found that 44 per cent demonstrated gender bias and 26 per cent demonstrated both gender and racial bias. Yet only 51 ...
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Who are the women working on the frontlines of Sudan war’s sexual violence epidemic?
Conflict related sexual violence has soared in recent years. It includes rape, gang rape and sexual slavery – and overwhelmingly targets women and girls. The ...
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The Fatherhood Programme challenging gender norms
Meet fathers from Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco who are embracing the joys of caregiving – to the benefit of their families and themselves. In many ...
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Speech: Women, the largest and most reliable constituency for peace, ready to participate
Speech delivered by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Security Council open debate on women and peace and security, UN ...
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UN Women statement: Women and girls account for the majority of laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
Women and girls account for 53.4 per cent – or 244 of 457 – of laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and ...
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Haiti opens first state-supported safe houses for women and girls, as gangs continue to weaponise sexual violence
Remarks by Marie Goretti Nduwayo, UN Women Representative in Haiti – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing at the ...
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Why the Men’s World Cup 2026 is a gender equality opportunity
As the Men’s World Cup 2026 is set to command more global attention than any other event, the game that moves the world remains unequal ...
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Gender-responsive climate and environmental action
Towards achieving gender equality and a safer, healthier, more sustainable planet for all. The triple planetary crisis – climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution – ...
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UN Women statement for World Environment Day
Act #NowForClimate Climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation are dramatically reshaping the lives of women, girls, and their communities, increasingly putting at risk their ...
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How to talk to teens about the manosphere: a guide for parents and caregivers
Boys are navigating a barrage of extreme content online. Give them the tools to understand it, question it, and push back. Young people around the ...
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Women displaced in eastern Afghanistan face hunger, insecurity, and trauma amid renewed conflict
Earthquake survivors in Afghanistan have been forced to flee again due to Pakistan-Afghanistan border conflict. It was during an air attack in eastern Afghanistan that ...
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UN Women Afghanistan statement on Decree No. 18 issued by the de facto authorities
Statement by UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson Kabul, Afghanistan – Decree No. 18, issued by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, is ...
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For 50 years, women have been overrepresented in Ebola deaths – UN Women fears the current outbreak will follow the same pattern
Statement by UN Women delivered by Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. History has ...
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UN Women statement on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
At the heart of democracy. On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (17 May), under the 2026 theme, “At the heart of democracy”, ...
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War in Ukraine becomes deadlier for women and girls, more than 1,500 days after full-scale invasion
Remarks delivered by Sabine Friezer Gunes, UN Women Representative in Ukraine – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at ...
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Ongoing killing and displacement of women and girls in Lebanon under a fragile ceasefire
Remarks by Moez Doraid, UN Women Regional Director for Arab States – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at ...
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