Nine in 10 organisations say trauma persists among women and girls displaced from El Fasher a year after its fall
Remarks by Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, to whom quoted text may be attributed, at press briefing at the ...
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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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Stronger together: How care workers in Georgia are organising for their rights
What began as small gatherings in public parks has grown into a movement of care and domestic workers supporting one another, advocating for their labour ...
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UN Women statement for the International Day of Rural Women 2026
Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature The theme of this year’s International Day of Rural Women, “Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature,” honours ...
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Women farmers and gender equality: Why closing the gender gap matters
Women farmers are essential to food security, nutrition, and climate resilience. Learn why gender equality is a requirement – not an afterthought – for more ...
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UN Women statement for the International Day of the Girl 2026
Every girl should grow up free to imagine and shape her own future – to choose what she learns, what dreams she pursues, and who ...
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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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How gender inequality and climate change are interconnected
The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our times. It threatens to reverse progress on human rights and sustainable development and ...
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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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For rural women in Liberia, digital and economic empowerment go hand-in-hand
With the help of UN Women and the Orange Foundation, women like Ma Nowai Kaine are gaining the necessary skills – and confidence – to ...
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We need better care policies. But where do we start?
Good care policies – whether they are born within a legislature or spring up from the local level – are shaped by the experiences of ...
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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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