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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Statement on the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
Statement by UN Women Afghanistan Afghan women and girls will be among those most affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. UN Women is ...
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Over 500 days of siege: Women and girls trapped in El Fasher face the risk of starvation and death
Port Sudan For more than 500 days, women and girls in El Fasher, North Darfur, have borne the brunt of a relentless siege. Cut off ...
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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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Statement: A call on leaders to #ActForHumanity – the world is watching
UN Women statement for World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2025 On this World Humanitarian Day, we honour every humanitarian who risks and—all too often—loses their life to help ...
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Press briefing by UN Women, four years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Remarks by UN Women Afghanistan Special Representative Susan Ferguson at UN Headquarters in New York [Check against delivery] Good evening from Kabul. Let me start ...
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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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UN Women statements on the 7 October attacks
UN Women has not wavered in our support for all women and girls. “Every act of violence against women and girls, including sexual violence, is ...
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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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Joint Statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Human Trafficking and Organised Crime
The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) urges action on criminal networks behind human exploitation. Trafficking in persons has become a cornerstone of ...
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UN Women statement on the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
One million women and girls starving in Gaza One million women and girls in Gaza are facing mass starvation, violence and abuse. Malnutrition is soaring and essential ...
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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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UN Women statement on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
As conflicts continue around the world, peacekeeping remains essential—and central to the Women, Peace and Security agenda. On this International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, ...
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