Hidden mobile app gives women in Serbia a safer alternative for reporting violence
Women experiencing domestic violence often have their access to communication channels restricted by their abusers. Abusers may also regularly control or monitor their communication with ...
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Climate-smart agricultural practices deliver life-changing benefits for women farmers in Tanzania
Mariam Ntungu, a woman farmer from Singida’s Ikungi district in central Tanzania, spent decades cultivating the small piece of land behind her home and had ...
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Leaving no girl behind in education
We know from decades of research that when girls and women are educated, we see faster poverty reduction, better maternal health, lower child mortality, greater ...
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Ukraine and the food and fuel crisis: 4 things to know
The war in Ukraine is now in its seventh month. The fallout—humanitarian, economic and environmental—continues to grow. Its costs are being felt not only within ...
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Ensuring “no one is left behind” in Pakistan’s flood response
The current monsoon has been unkind to Kavita,* a minority Hindu in south-eastern Pakistan. Her district of Khairpur is one of the most impoverished in ...
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Young mother embarks on new IT career after fleeing war in Ukraine
“When the war started, a missile destroyed our house,” says Nina Cherlenuk, 25, from Irpin, a city 25 km west of the capital, Kyiv, in ...
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UN Women provides time-saving energy efficient kits to reduce domestic care work for rural women in four districts of Rwanda
Globally, women and girls shoulder a disproportionate share of care work that is unpaid, unrecognized, and undervalued. According to a recent baseline study by UN Women ...
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UN Women puts women and girls at the heart of flood response in Pakistan
When the recent floods hit Fatimah Gul’s house, everything happened so quickly that she was unable to bring any belongings or food supplies. The elderly ...
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In Uganda, refugee women’s leadership drives inclusive humanitarian action
19 August is World Humanitarian Day, an opportunity to honour the humanitarian community and the life-saving work they perform every day. This year’s theme, “it takes ...
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In the words of Mahbouba Seraj: “We are the hope, we are the power keeping Afghanistan together”.
My name is Mahbouba Seraj. I am 74 years old. I am an activist and women’s rights defender and I live in Afghanistan. A historian ...
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In the words of Najiba*: “Women need women to support each other”.
Najiba*, 45, is a mother, former university lecturer and counsellor who helps women heal from trauma in Afghanistan. Despite threats and restrictions on her freedom ...
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In the words of Zarina*: “I am heartbroken, but hopeful”.
Zarina*, 28, is a young Afghan woman entrepreneur. Her drive for innovating and passion for baking made her one of Afghanistan’s youngest entrepreneurs. Her business ...
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In the words of Nasima*: “I realised Afghan women were still fighting. And I chose to be one of them”.
Nasima*, 36, is a peacebuilder and a women’s rights activists. She has been living in Afghanistan all her life. After 15 August 2021, she continued ...
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I am Generation Equality: Cally Silberbauer, South African athlete and gender equality activist
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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The women who tame the bees: The buzz on developing a business in a traditionally male area
Until recently, there were few women beekeepers in the Republic of Moldova, but there has been a recent buzz in activity. Gradually managing to ‘tame’ ...
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UN Women trains Papua New Guinea journalists to promote women’s rights
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — With funding from the Government of Australia, UN Women has trained a group of 14 journalists in Papua New Guinea ...
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