UN Women Australia Announces 2026 International Women’s Day Theme: “Balance the Scales”
UN Women Australia announces “Balance the Scales” as the official theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026, highlighting the urgent need to ensure fair, inclusive, ...
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Closing the Gender Digital Divide Could Boost Global GDP by $1.5 Trillion and Lift 30 Million Women from Poverty
New York – The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 report by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) shows that the ...
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Half the world, only a quarter of the news: Women appear or are heard in just 26 per cent of all broadcast, radio and print clips
Thirty years after governments pledged transformative change for women through the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a new global study finds women remain almost ...
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Four years after Taliban takeover, Afghans overwhelmingly back girls’ education
New UN Women report finds 92 per cent of Afghans support girls’ secondary schooling. Kabul – Despite the ongoing ban on girls’ secondary education, Afghans across ...
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Afghanistan: Ten facts about the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis
Four years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, dozens of its directives have stripped Afghan women and girls of their rights to ...
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Afghan women and girls face increased risks of poverty, early marriage, harassment and exploitation amid a surge in returns to the country
In a new report, UN Women, CARE International and partners urge long-term support for women and girls. Kabul – Afghan women and girl returnees from ...
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Women-led households at triple risk of severe food insecurity in Sudan
Port Sudan – As Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens with escalating famine and conflict, women and girls are bearing the brunt. A new report, Gender Snapshot: Women, ...
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Fifteen Years, Fifteen Facts: Challenges and solutions for gender equality
UN Women marks its 15th anniversary by calling for bold action and push forward for gender equality. As UN Women marks its 15th anniversary this ...
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USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries
Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN Women calls for urgent, sustained investment to close the ...
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Nearly eight out of 10 young Afghan women are excluded from education, jobs, and training
UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women’s empowerment and gender equality since the Taliban takeover. New York – ...
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New survey shows half of women’s organisations aiding women in crises may shut down in six months due to global aid cuts
UN Women sounds the alarm in a report revealing that 90 per cent of surveyed women’s organisations are being pushed to a breaking point. Geneva ...
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UN Women Australia Leadership Network launches today to address gender gaps
SYDNEY, 13 May 2025 – UN Women Australia launched their pioneering Leadership Network today, bringing together influential leaders from across sectors to tackle persistent gender inequality ...
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Two years of relentless conflict in Sudan have triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for 6 million displaced women and girls
New York / Port Sudan – Sudanese women and girls are bearing the brunt of a crisis that is entering its third year on April ...
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One in four countries report backlash on women’s rights in 2024
On International Women’s Day, UN Women calls on everyone to stand up for Rights, Empowerment and Equality for ALL Women and Girls Women’s and girls’ ...
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Global Regression in Women’s Rights Sparks UN Women National Committees’ ‘March Forward’ Campaign
Leaders, influencers, and individuals worldwide walk backwards to highlight the need to move forwards for women‘s rights. Hard-won gains in women’s rights are being alarmingly ...
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Three years of full-scale war in Ukraine roll back decades of progress for women’s rights, safety and economic opportunities
On the three-year mark, UN Women calls for a scale-up in support to women and girls, in light of the 6.7 million women in need ...
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