As the 69th Commission on the Status of Women opens, Member States adopt strong Political Declaration, committing to respect, protect and promote rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls
As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, governments have adopted by consensus a powerful Political Declaration to respect, protect, and ...
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Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Sofia Calltorp, Chief of Humanitarian Action at UN Women and Director of the Geneva Office spoke at the Palais des Nations on the ongoing crisis in DRC and ...
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UN Women statement on the ceasefire and release of hostages agreement in Gaza
UN Women welcomes the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, including the hostage release deal, which went into effect today. We join the Secretary-General in expressing hope ...
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Realising women’s and girls’ human rights: A prerequisite and catalyst for progress
UN Women Statement on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2024 Today, we celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its promise of dignity, freedom, ...
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Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them
A Statement by the Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME – We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet ...
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Statement: Rural women sustaining nature for our collective future
UN Women statement for the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October 2024 The International Day of Rural Women recognises the critical roles and contributions of ...
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Secretary-General’s message to mark one year since the attacks of 7 October 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq0POW_yXEo Today marks one year since the horrific events of October 7th when Hamas launched a large-scale terror attack in Israel killing over 1,250 Israelis ...
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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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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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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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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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UN Women statement for World Refugee Day
On World Refugee Day, UN Women urges that governments recognise the rights of women and girl refugees and make substantial investments to provide the services, ...
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