Sudan humanitarian crisis has catastrophic impact for women and girls, with two-fold increase of gender-based violence
New UN Women report highlights the disproportionate impacts of the escalating conflict for Sudanese women and girls, including the 5.8 million who are internally displaced. ...
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How men and boys can push for gender equality
Gender equality benefits men and women in all their diversity—but for too long, it has been seen as solely a women’s issue. Men and boys ...
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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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Progress on women’s rights and the Sustainable Development Goals – Takeaways from UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2024
Gender equality is good for people, planet and peace, and investing in women and gender equality is urgent. If we don’t, it will cost us. ...
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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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UN Women report urges immediate global action to close critical gender gaps
Investing in women and girls and ending discrimination are key to fulfilling the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development New York, 16 September ...
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UN Women deeply concerned by new Afghanistan morality law
UN Women is deeply concerned about the recent enactment of a morality law by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, which imposes extensive restrictions on ...
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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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UN Women statement for World Humanitarian Day
Women at the heart of humanitarian action We honour the brave humanitarians worldwide who sacrifice their lives to aid those in need, and we join ...
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FAQs: Afghan women three years after the Taliban takeover
Afghanistan is currently grappling with multiple overlapping crises, all of which are exacerbated by escalating gender inequalities. The Taliban has issued at least 70 decrees ...
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Press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters by UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, on the three-year mark of the Taliban takeover
UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, spoke at the noon briefing at the UN Headquarters about the state of women and girls three ...
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How an Olympic medal for women’s rugby helped efforts to end gender-based violence in the Pacific Islands
When the Fijian women’s rugby team won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, “I had hundreds of calls from girls in Fiji and ...
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Girls in Brazil call for ‘full and equal participation in sport, with safety and support’
A UN Women and IOC program in Brazil and Argentina empowered girls in sport with advocacy skills to identify barriers and propose solutions. Rebeca Cristina ...
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Statement: The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, ...
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Persistent attacks of the Russian Federation on civilians worsen humanitarian situation in Ukraine
UN Women unequivocally condemns the Russian Armed Forces’ attack on Friday, 28 June 2024, which struck a residential apartment building in Dnipro city, resulting in ...
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Media briefing at the Palais des Nations by Maryse Guimond, UN Women Special Representative in Palestine
From 10 – 18 June, UN Women Special Representative in Palestine visited Gaza and met with representatives of women-led organisations providing vital services on the ...
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