Women’s rights and gender equality are taking centre stage in 2020. Twenty-five years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—a progressive ...

Science reflects the people who make it. The world needs science, and science needs women and girls. Today, just 30 per cent of researchers worldwide ...

The Markets for Change program significantly reduces the risk of sexual and physical violence against women who have stalls in the marketplace, reduces the likelihood ...

UN Women supports grassroots groups and boosts their capacity to deliver life-changing programs and services for women and girl survivors of violence. Medical and Mental ...

The Issue Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world—in urban ...

On 11 February, the United Nations, partners worldwide, women and girls will mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Why does it ...

Sport has the power to change lives. By teaching women and girls teamwork, self-reliance, resilience and confidence, sport is one of the great drivers of gender ...

Rape, a single word with devastating impact that spans decades, even generations. It destroys bodies and minds and puts peace in jeopardy. When left unpunished ...

Welcome to CSW63 CSW 63 official documents Webcasts Side events News Speeches and statements This year, the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of ...

On the International Day of the Girl (11 October), join UN Women to celebrate girls everywhere as they inspire, break boundaries and take charge of ...

As the United Nations prepares for the UN Climate Action Summit 2019, taking place in New York on 23 September during the 74th session of the UN ...

An unprecedented number of people are living through humanitarian crises today. Armed conflict, natural disaster, disease and violent persecution have forced more than 70 million people from ...

In her statement for International Youth Day, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka calls to transform education by making learning accessible to all young people, ...

UN Women statement   On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, UN Women stands with indigenous women and girls in their call to revive, preserve ...

Families around the world look, feel, and live differently today. Families can be “make or break” for women and girls when it comes to achieving ...