In Focus: Supporting women and girls affected by the war on Gaza
Palestinian women grieve over the bodies of their relatives who were killed in Israeli bombings in Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. ...
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Women head one in four households in Gaza as war tears families apart and reshapes household structures
Cairo/Geneva/New York – Women reportedly head nearly one in four households in Gaza – an estimated 86,290 households – which is double the pre-October 2023 rate ...
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A year since Afghan women staff barred from entering United Nations premises across the country
Statement by UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson Kabul, Afghanistan – A year ago today, the de facto authorities reinforced the ban on Afghan ...
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UN Women at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81)
The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will open on 8 September 2026. Amid a record number of conflicts, stalled progress towards ...
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UN Women Executive Director concludes three-day visit to Jordan
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous concluded a three-day visit to Jordan focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment and political participation ...
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Nepal floods: 43,000 women and girls need immediate humanitarian assistance
Remarks by Christine Arab, UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press ...
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Nearly 160,000 women and girls impacted by Nepal flash floods
Flood survivors now face severe shortages of food and water, disrupted health and protection services, and heightened risks of violence and exploitation. These risks are ...
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Press briefing at the United Nations by UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson
This is a summary of what was said by UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson – to whom quoted text may be attributed ...
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Five years after the Taliban takeover: the normalisation of the exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan
New UN Women data reveals that half of Afghan women interviewed leave home only once or twice a month because of the severe restrictions on ...
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UN Women Executive Board to convene second regular session 2026
The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its second regular session on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September 2026 at United Nations headquarters in New York. The Acting ...
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UN Women statement for International Youth Day
Under the theme “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations”, this year’s International Youth Day (12 August) celebrates the aspirations of young people to live with dignity, contribute to their ...
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Joint statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Forced into crime – a call for protection, not punishment
On this World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) draws urgent attention to one of the fastest growing ...
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UN Women statement: Drone attacks by day and sexual violence by night leave no safe window for women and girls to collect water amidst rainy season in Sudan’s El Obeid
Khartoum/Nairobi/Geneva – UN Women is gravely concerned by the emerging pattern of violence against women and girls in El Obeid, Sudan, where drone attacks during the ...
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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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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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