Remarks by Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from Port ...

This International Youth Day, meet young changemakers from Brazil to South Africa driving local action for climate justice, gender equality, disability inclusion, and sustainable economic development.

UN Women estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war in October 2023 – that is one woman and one girl on average killed every hour in ...

Millions of women and girls worldwide still cannot afford menstrual products or access water and sanitation facilities to manage their menstrual health and hygiene. Periods make them miss school, work ...

Afghan women and girls face increased risks of poverty, early marriage, harassment and exploitation amid a surge in returns to the country ...

Drawing on a unique global dataset of nearly 5,000 measures adopted by 226 countries and territories in response to COVID-19, this UN Women and UNDP report finds that government responses paid ...

Para que las niñas se encaminen a conseguir lo que desean, lo mejor es que practiquen deportes.

The Taliban takeover of Kabul on 15 August 2021 erased years of hard-won progress towards national peace and security. In the year since, the regime has systematically erased women from Afghan society ...

Afghanistan’s women are still fighting: Inside the fight for rights under Taliban UN Women continues to stand with Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule, supporting livelihoods, responding to ...

One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family member The latest report on femicides reveals that 60 per cent of all female homicides are committed by an intimate ...

Afghanistan is currently grappling with multiple overlapping crises, all of which are exacerbated by escalating gender inequalities. The Taliban has issued at least 70 decrees and directives that ...

Since 2014, HeForShe has bolstered a global movement, engaging more than 2 million men and individuals of all genders in championing gender equality. This unique initiative, led by UN Women, has ...