Documentary series shares stories of women’s survival, hope, and activism
“It’s a miracle I’m alive”, says Maria Maldonado, from Argentina. Like many women across the world, she has survived years of abuse from an intimate ...
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Women share stories of hardship during year of war in Sudan
On 15 April 2023, war broke out in Sudan in between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In the year ...
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Women grapple with unplanned pregnancies after sexual violence in Sudan war
After war broke out in Sudan in mid-April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), 18-year-old Amna Salih* sheltered ...
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Seeds of Peace: UN Women’s Support for Feminist Peacemakers in Sudan
The strength of Sudanese women has endured, even before the war started on April 15th 2023. Despite facing tough times and challenges over many years, ...
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Youth in Papua New Guinea stand together as advocates against gender-based violence
Like many youths in Papua New Guinea (PNG), 25-year-old Jasmine Makuku grew up in a context where violence is normalised – where acts of violence ...
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Women in Sudan seek relief amid spiraling displacement crisis
In the village of Jabait, in eastern Sudan, one can see hundreds of women waiting for aid at the office of the Women and Children ...
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Spotlight Initiative program helps Ugandan survivors of gender-based violence advocate for their rights
Over the last two years, Uganda has seen a flowering of climate activism led by young women and girls. Girls for Climate Action, a local ...
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Adapting to the needs of Indigenous women and girls in Guatemala
“The simple fact of being in the community, that [women] know we are there for them, is essential to our success.” – Vilma Coy, a paralegal ...
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Speech: Time to get serious about ending violence, allocating serious resources
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 ...
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Schoolgirls lead initiatives to end gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
“Thanks to the training I received, I learnt that girls have the same rights and opportunities [as boys]” – schoolgirl.” Courtesy of FFC More than ...
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Explainer: Creating safe digital spaces free of trolls, doxing, and hate speech
Despite the enormous potential of technology, digital tools, and the internet, these have also perpetuated gender disparities and introduced new forms of oppression for women ...
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Making investment in violence prevention a priority
If current trends continue, more than 340 million women and girls— 8 per cent of the world’s female population—will live in extreme poverty by 2030. ...
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Women and girls with disabilities who’ve survived gender-based violence find a haven in the heart of Sri Lanka
Author: Zafran Packeerally * Names have been changed to protect the identity of survivors. In the serene, green surroundings of Thalawa, nestled in the Anuradhapura ...
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From where I stand: “Our goal is to provide a home that offers love, care and protection for women with disabilities”
Dulmini Bandara is the Officer-in-charge at Manusath Piyasa – a shelter for women with disabilities operated by the Social Services Department in the Rathnapura District in ...
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Statement: Zero tolerance for abuse or harassment in women’s sports
UN Women, as a supporter of women’s sport and partner of FIFA, welcomes FIFA’s decisive action with regard to the actions of the Spanish football ...
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Press release: UN Women Australia and i=Change partner to End Violence against Women in Papua New Guinea
UN Women Australia and i=Change have joined forces to better highlight some of the harmful issues facing women in Papua New Guinea, in a bid ...
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