Fathers get one-eighth of the paid parental leave of mothers – and everyone pays the price
The “parenthood gap” hurts not just mothers, but children and fathers as well, a policy brief by UN Women and the World Bank Group finds. ...
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The scale of destruction and suffering after three years of war in Gaza can be measured in the lives of women and girls
Remarks by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the ...
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Media fact sheet: Nearly 50,000 women and girls killed or severely injured in Gaza in three years of war – one in 21 Gazan women and girls
[Also available in Arabic] Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured. UN Women estimates that nearly 50,000 ...
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UN Women Australia Asks: ‘How Much Longer?’ as Gender Equality Slips Further Out of Reach
New UN Women data shows not a single gender equality target is on track to be met by 2030, with funding at its lowest level ...
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Middle East escalation could leave 11.7 million more women and girls facing food insecurity by end-2026
Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions of women ...
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Middle East escalation threatens food security for an additional 11.7 million women and girls by the end of 2026
Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, to whom quoted text may be attributed, at the press briefing at the Palais des Nations ...
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UN Women launches the Digital, Innovation and AI Hub dedicated exclusively to gender equality
New global platform brings together researchers, governments, technology companies and women’s rights organisations to help shape AI and digital transformation in ways that advance gender ...
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WPS Focal Points Network brings ministers together at UNGA81 to advance women’s role in global security decision-making
The event, “Delivering on WPS: Consolidating implementation and accountability in a fragmented security landscape”, also marked the Network’s 10th anniversary. As armed conflicts continue to ...
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UN Women Leaders Network champions intergenerational leadership at UNGA81
The event’s message was clear: Achieving gender equality depends on the leadership of every generation. On the sidelines of the 81st session of the United ...
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Governments, civil society, and private sector call for coordinated action to end technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
On the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Republic of Croatia and UN Women convened the G77 and Emerging ...
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Global war on women through South Africa’s eyes
Violence against women is not a problem confined to one country or one institution. It is a worldwide human rights and public health crisis. A ...
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Nepal Floods: UN Women Responds to Support Women and Families in Crisis
The Situation The human toll of the Nepal floods continues to rise, with more information slowly becoming available about the victims. As of 7 PM ...
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Building a safer digital future through women’s leadership in cybersecurity
As cybersecurity becomes increasingly central to economic stability, public trust and global resilience, UN Women and the Global Cybersecurity Forum have signed a new partnership ...
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Speech: When women lead and power is shared, everyone moves forward
Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at global launch of “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot ...
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Speech: Let us ensure that women are not only protected by cybersecurity, but are designing it, delivering it, and leading it
Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the high-level event on “Women’s empowerment in cybersecurity” on the margins of ...
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AI is advancing fast. Women are being left behind in the workforce and leadership.
Men hold nearly 8 in 10 artificial intelligence jobs and almost 9 in 10 senior leadership positions shaping the technology, according to a new UN ...
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