For ALL Women and Girls: ‘Work with us, not just for us’, urges Rohingya activist
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a global call to action marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Lucky Karim, a young Rohingya woman ...
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Interview: Speaking through art, Ukrainian women confront sexual violence in conflict
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (19 June), UN Women spoke to two Ukrainian women artists about ...
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Voices of Pride: How LGBTIQ+ activists in Thailand are creating safer, stronger communities
June marks Pride Month – a time to celebrate the diversity and strength of LGBTIQ+ communities around the world. Pride is rooted in resistance and ...
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Five ways activists are fighting for menstrual justice in Türkiye
Ilayda Eskiter-Schoğlu is a menstrual justice activist and human rights lawyer from Türkiye. Her activism began in the aftermath of a severe earthquake when she ...
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With UN Women peace project, three women in Sri Lanka grow businesses and reach out to communities
Happiness. Community. Fulfillment. These are some of the values that Yamuna Tillakaratne, Sivajini Yogarajah and Jeyanthren Dushyanthini – three entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka – see ...
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Interview: Gender equality is key to a just renewable energy future
Energy powers every aspect of our lives, and by 2050, up to 90 per cent of the world’s electricity could come from renewable sources. This shift ...
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Skilled and Unstoppable: The Young Women Rebuilding Their Lives One Brick at a Time
The sun blazes fiercely at 11:00 a.m. as Judith Kyomugisha, just 18 years old, stands atop a building under construction in Uganda’s Kasese district. Sweat ...
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Equipping Thai Tourist Police to better support survivors of sexual violence
For survivors of sexual violence, the first interaction with law enforcement can shape their entire journey towards justice and recovery. In Thailand, where millions of ...
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Yanin Supasa on how creating safe and inclusive spaces empower women and advances peace and resilient communities
#ForAllWomenandGirls a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Yanin Supasa, President of the Salaloi community, is ...
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For ALL Women and Girls: Robie Halip on Indigenous leadership in renewable energy transition
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Robie Halip, an Indigenous leader, talks about ...
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Interview: How Ukrainian women entrepreneurs are keeping businesses alive amid Russia’s war
“That first year of the full-scale invasion was the hardest period of my life,” said Roksolana Rosolovska. “I was completely burned out.” In the quiet ...
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Female genital mutilation in Mali: The fight to end a deadly tradition
“My mother was an ‘excisor’ and I lived with the practice in my family, believing it was normal. One day, she excised several young girls, ...
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‘One of the most profound humanitarian crises of our time’ – How Ukrainian women support one another after three years of Russia’s full-scale war
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is set to begin its fourth year, more than 1.7 million women and girls remain internally displaced throughout the ...
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Women in Ukraine persevere amid blackouts after attacks on power infrastructure
“For my business, winter with blackouts is a disastrous time,” said Iryna Fishchuk. Fishchuk runs a small bakery and café in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in ...
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‘We deserve to be safe’ – With better access to gender-based violence services, women in the Solomon Islands are speaking up
“Women run to us crying, saying [perpetrators] are coming to get them. But in Neo Island, where we live, there is no police presence; there ...
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Navigating war, birth, and hope in Sudan
“After I found out that I was pregnant, I decided that I would never give up my child,” said Amna Salih.* When UN Women last spoke ...
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