The theme of this year’s International Day of the Girl is, ‘Girls’ vision for the future’. Research from UNICEF shows that girls are not only courageous in the face of challenges, but hopeful for the ...

Intensified hostilities began in October 2023 and have escalated since 23 September 2024, disrupting women’s livelihoods in ...

In 2024, three major United Nations Conferences of the Parties (COPs) convene in a single year, marking a pivotal opportunity ...

UN Women procures more than USD 176 million worth of services and goods each year to support its programme of work. UN Women is committed to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women ...

Migration has long been a crucial driver of global development, with millions of people seeking better opportunities, safety, and stability across borders. Every aspect of migration is influenced by a ...

On 13 October, UN Women condemned the 7 October attacks, and raised the alarm about the devastating impact on women and girls, and called for the protection of all civilians and the release of all ...

War, violent conflict, terrorism and violent extremism have differential and devastating consequences for women and girls. In the face of this, women are all over the world are leading movements for ...

The UN Women Internship Programme offers outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UN Women’s work in areas such as strategic partnerships, communications, advocacy, policy, ...

In every country around the world women face multiple barriers and gender-based discrimination in the work place. The discrimination sets in early—from the kind of education girls get or till which ...

Hodan Addou, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa a.i., spoke about UN Women’s new report on the situation in Sudan.