HeForShe marks ten years with a movement of 2 million gender equality activists, welcomes new Champions

New York, 24 September 2024 – Since 2014, HeForShe has bolstered a global movement, engaging more than 2 million men and individuals of all genders in ...
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New research proves that inclusive advertising boosts sales and brand value

New York, 17 September 2024 – The Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led initiative convened by UN Women, today published a first-ever global study which empirically proves inclusive advertising -content which ...
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Finder’s Equal Pay Day Report: Key barriers to overcoming the gender pay gap

Sydney, Australia – Finder’s Equal Pay Day Report, launched in partnership with UN Women Australia, combines data from Finder’s Consumer Sentiment Tracker (CST) with data from ...
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Launch of Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girls Phase II: Advancing Our Mission to End Violence Against Women and Girls

Suva, Fiji — Surrounded by over 200 partners in Suva and virtually, the Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girls (Pacific Partnership) proudly announced ...
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Palestinian women-led organizations must be at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Gaza and the West Bank

[Also available in Arabic] 80% of women in Gaza depend on food assistance to survive, and women-led organizations are uniquely equipped to support them, according ...
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Intensified military operations will bring increased death and despair for Rafah’s 700,000 women and girls.

[Also available in Arabic] New UN Women survey data from Rafah highlights the depth of physical and mental despair, with 93% of women interviewed feeling ...
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Six months into the war on Gaza, over 10,000 women have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned.

New York/Cairo — Today, UN Women launches its latest Gender Alert on Gaza. Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among ...
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1 in every 10 women in the world lives in extreme poverty

New York, 8 March 2024 – On International Women’s Day, UN Women calls for the world to “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress” as the best ...
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Press release: 9,000 women have been killed in Gaza since early October

New York, 1 March 2024 – As the war on Gaza approaches its five-month mark, Gazan women continue to suffer its devastating impact. While this ...
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Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality Visits Salelologa Market in Samoa

Apia, Samoa — The Salelologa Market in Savaii, Samoa recently welcomed Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, Ms Stephanie Copus Campbell, as part of a field ...
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15,000 women and girls in Gaza receive life-saving assistance from UN Women and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization

Jordan, 26 February 2024 – 15,000 women and girls in Gaza will receive life-saving assistance, as a result of a partnership between UN Women and ...
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Over 8 million women and girls in Ukraine will need humanitarian assistance in 2024

[Also available in Ukrainian] Two years of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine has taken thousands of lives, caused untold destruction, displaced millions, traumatized a generation, ...
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Press release: Australia’s Political Leaders Join UN Women Australia to ‘Count Her In’ this International Women’s Day

Canberra — Australian government, political and defence force leaders came together at Parliament House this morning to officially launch the Australian celebrations of International Women’s ...
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Press release: Michele Bullock, Governor of RBA, Headlines International Women’s Day 2024

Michele Bullock, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, to feature at UN Women Australia’s International Women’s Day events nationally on 8 March. The exclusive virtual presentation ...
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Press release: Two mothers are killed in Gaza every hour as fighting exceeds 100 days

New York — The Gaza crisis is impacting women and girls at unprecedented levels with loss of life and catastrophic levels of humanitarian needs. This ...
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Press release: UN Women report reveals the devastating impact of the crisis in Gaza on women and girls

The conflict has already resulted in close to 493,000 women and girls’ being displaced from their homes in Gaza, and it has produced a growing ...
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