Ongoing killing and displacement of women and girls in Lebanon under a fragile ceasefire
Remarks by Moez Doraid, UN Women Regional Director for Arab States – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at ...
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From homes to shelter halls: Lebanese women bearing the burden of displacement alone
After 45 days of hostilities, a ceasefire announced on 16 April – which was extended for an additional 3 weeks – offered brief hope for ...
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UN Women Executive Board to convene annual session 2026
The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its annual session from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 June 2026 at United Nations headquarters in New York. The President of ...
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Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression
Nearly half of women journalists report self-censorship on social media, and 22 per cent in their work due to online violence, according to a new ...
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‘The goal is silence’: Women journalists report increasing violence online
Journalists open up about the lack of accountability and the toll of digital violence – on themselves and on the freedom of the press. “There ...
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What is life like for women working in Gaza? Doctors, teachers and journalists speak out
First-hand accounts from women in Gaza about helping people through war, displacement and humanitarian crisis. In Gaza, there is no safe place to work – ...
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Displaced women return home in Lebanon: ‘I saw destruction everywhere’
Across Lebanon, women and girls navigate continued displacement, loss, and returns home – often multiple times – as uncertainty remains part of daily life. More ...
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Who are the women and girls behind Gaza war’s horrific casualty toll?
Palestinian girl describes the moment that airstrikes killed her mother and siblings in Gaza: “I felt nothing. I went completely numb” Trigger warning: This article ...
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Where is the humanity, when more than 38,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed?
From protection against gender-based violence to equal pay, women and girls remain unequal under the law, as impunity for violations of their rights persists worldwide, ...
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More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women
Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk, ...
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How women and girls are being targeted in the war in Sudan
The outbreak of war in Sudan three years ago has led to world’s most severe humanitarian and protection crisis for women and girls. Widespread killings, ...
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Sudan’s war on women: The number of people in need of sexual violence support quadruples as abuse of women and girls becomes the blueprint of war, three years on
As the war in Sudan enters its fourth year with sexual violence as one of its most defining features, UN Women calls for the protection ...
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UN Women statement on the impact of the recent military escalation in the Middle East on women and girls
Geneva/Cairo/Bangkok – 10 April 2026 – UN Women echoes the Secretary-General’s welcome of the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States and Iran and his alarm at ...
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Lebanon conflict drives mental health crisis for displaced women: ‘We hear, see and feel pain constantly’
Escalating conflict in Lebanon has forced hundreds of thousands of women and girls to flee their homes, and women are on the frontlines of the ...
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Six uncomfortable truths about women’s health
Women are living longer than ever. But they are not living better. If anyone says, “we’ve already achieved gender equality”, or asks, “has equality gone too far”, ...
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Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality on justice, safety and backlash at CSW70
Dialling in from the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York, Ambassador for Gender Equality Michelle O’Byrne joins ...
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