‘We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ – Statement by principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
New York/Geneva/Rome — For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror ...
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Speech: A call for urgent, transformative action
Briefing by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, to the UN Security Council annual open debate on women, peace and security, ...
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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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UN Women statement on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
UN Women condemns the attacks on civilians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and is deeply alarmed by the devastating impact on civilians including ...
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HeForShe summit discusses gender bias in AI and how to encourage male feminist allies
The growth of artificial intelligence has shown the technology’s potential to create new ways of working, but also to exacerbate existing inequalities and stereotypes. At ...
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Press release: The world is failing girls and women, according to new UN report
New figures point to the need of an additional USD 360 billion in investment per year to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030. ...
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The 11 biggest hurdles for women’s equality by 2030
There are only seven years left for the world to fulfil the promises made to girls and women in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ...
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Statement: Zero tolerance for abuse or harassment in women’s sports
UN Women, as a supporter of women’s sport and partner of FIFA, welcomes FIFA’s decisive action with regard to the actions of the Spanish football ...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 – Game changer for gender equality
Did you watch the game? That is a question many people were asking in taxis and on the streets around the world. What they were ...
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Shaping Cities for our Future: 2023 Asia Pacific Cities Summit
The Asia Pacific Cities Summit (2023APCS) and Mayors’ Forum is set to return to Brisbane from 11 – 13 October 2023, bringing together worldwide leaders ...
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Women in Afghanistan: From almost everywhere to almost nowhere
UN Women partnered with Mona Chalabi to illustrate the scope and the severity of the restrictions on women and girls’ access to public space and ...
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Statement on Afghanistan by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous
It is now two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, during which time it has imposed the most comprehensive, systematic, and unparalleled assault ...
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Press release: UN Women Australia and i=Change partner to End Violence against Women in Papua New Guinea
UN Women Australia and i=Change have joined forces to better highlight some of the harmful issues facing women in Papua New Guinea, in a bid ...
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Press release: Gender Equality Placed on the Global Stage this FIFA Women’s World Cup
As the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 kicks off today, UN Women Australia and UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand are joining forces with FIFA to ...
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Press release: Less than 1 percent of women and girls live in a country with high women’s empowerment and high gender parity
New indices reveal globally women achieve only 60% of their full potential No country has achieved full gender parity and fewer than 1 percent of ...
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UN Women Australia statement supporting the Indigenous Voice to Parliament
UN Women Australia supports the constitutional recognition of a Voice to Parliament for First Nations peoples as reflected in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. ...
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