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This year’s call to #ActForHumanity is more urgent than ever. The humanitarian landscape is collapsing under escalating ...
What is the state of women's rights in Afghanistan today? Explore the data, frequently asked questions, and what the world ...
Para que las niñas se encaminen a conseguir lo que desean, lo mejor es que practiquen deportes.
How women are transforming tourism in India In the state of Madhya Pradesh, a UN Women backed programme shows just how much empowered women bring to the industry, uplift the local economy and change ...
USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN ...
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 ...
We reached a city’s worth of women in Ukraine "I can't imagine myself anywhere else,” says Kseniia Mishyna, although she cannot remember when she last ate or slept or had any time for herself. As a ...
Nearly eight out of 10 young Afghan women are excluded from education, jobs, and training UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and ...
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 ...
Humanitarian funding cuts threaten women’s rights: What’s at stake and how to help UN Women’s latest research shows that half of women’s rights and women-led organizations in countries affected by ...
UN Women’s latest report “Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing”, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s Day on 8 March, shows that in 2024 nearly a quarter of governments ...
Gender inequality is the greatest challenge of our times. Gender equality is the greatest opportunity. The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action is an unmissable chance to remind global ...