General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on 23 ...

UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and gender equality ...

Fewer women hold top political offices in 2025. UN Women reports rising barriers, political violence and setbacks in gender ...

Decades of progress on gender equality have been erased by a patchwork of more than 70 edicts, directives, and statements introduced by the Taliban, restricting women and girls’ rights in almost every ...

On 28 March 2025, Myanmar was struck by two powerful earthquakes, a 7.7 magnitude quake near Mandalay and Sagaing, followed by a 6.4 magnitude quake further south.With over 2,800 people killed, 4,600 ...

New York, May 6 - With the population of the southern city of Rafah, in Gaza, ballooning fivefold, from 250,000 to 1.4 million people, in just seven months of war, the physical and mental health ...

You adopted robust Agreed Conclusions, a blueprint that envisages a world with greater financial inclusion, increased spending on social protection, increased stability, equal opportunities, and great ...

Opening remarks delivered by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the CSW68 side event, “Multistakeholder partnership and practices to push forward for gender equality, human rights and ...

Addressing the digital gender divide in Africa through the African Girls Can Code Initiative Addressing the digital gender divide in Africa through the African Girls Can Code Initiative Expert’s take: ...

Despite evidence that gender-responsive humanitarian programming delivers high returns—with a median value of $8 for every $1 invested—funding for lifesaving services such as reproductive health and ...

Youth leaders from around the world have come together to discuss their vision for ending poverty and advancing gender equality at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) at ...

Second week 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 1-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m. Monday 18 March . 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Interactive expert panel on priority theme . Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment ...