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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.
The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its second regular session from Tuesday 9 to Wednesday 10 September 2025 in person at United Nations Headquarters in New York (ECOSOC Chamber).
What is the state of women's rights in Afghanistan today? Explore the data, frequently asked questions, and what the world must do to stand with Afghan women.
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 ...
The peace deal that put women first: What Colombia taught the world Eight years since the peace agreement was signed, Colombian women are still defining what peace means today. UN Women is standing ...
Furthermore, approximately 50 per cent of people in Northern Uganda have experienced land conflicts—the majority being women and widows—and 72 per cent of these conflicts are within households, ...
UN Women at the High-Level Political Forum 2025: powering global progress for all women and girls Gender equality takes center stage with a full review of SDG 5, urgent calls to close the $420 billion ...
Wednesday, 11 December 2019; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; ECOSOC Chamber PowerPoint Slides ...
UN Women implements programmes (and their component projects) at country, multi-country, and regional levels through implementing partners, which include government entities, non-governmental ...