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UN Women statement on the situation in Israel and Gaza
December 1, 2023 News & Releases
We deeply regret that military operations have resumed in Gaza, and we reiterate that all women, Israeli women, Palestinian women, as all others, are entitled ...
Read More → Speech: Now more than ever we must seek peace
November 23, 2023 News & Releases
Briefing by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the 9,484th meeting of the UN Security Council on “The situation in the ...
Read More → Speech: Time to get serious about ending violence, allocating serious resources
November 22, 2023 News & Releases
Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the official UN commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of ...
Read More → In Egypt, UN Women Executive Director reiterates calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and ensuring humanitarian access and assistance for women and girls in Gaza
November 16, 2023 News & Releases
UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, concluded a two-day visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt to speak of the dire crisis in Gaza, where ...
Read More → ‘We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ – Statement by principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
November 5, 2023 News & Releases
New York/Geneva/Rome — For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror ...
Read More → Speech: A call for urgent, transformative action
October 25, 2023 News & Releases
Briefing by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, to the UN Security Council annual open debate on women, peace and security, ...
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