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In Lebanon, women are making substantial contributions and leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a...

Mindy Lubber is CEO and President of Ceres, a sustainability non-profit working with the most influential capital market leaders – investors...

RachelNzulu, 29, is one of 31 trainer that are supporting women farmers in Laikipia, Kitui and West Pokot counties of Kenya. Photo: UN Women/James...

Kamala Thapa is shown on 18 February 2022 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Photo: UN Women/Uma Bista From where I stand: “Put indigenous women and our...

Five young women on the forefront of climate action across Europe and Central Asia Five young women on the forefront of climate action across...

People in Kyiv, Ukraine crowd the train stations trying to get out of the country during the Russian invasion, but the evacuation trains are not...

Originally published on UN Women’s regional website for Europe and Central Asia Across Ukraine on 24 February, people awoke to the sounds of...

Originally published on UN Women’s regional website for Europe and Central Asia In the two weeks since Russia began its military offensive in...

Originally published on forum.generationequality.org On 1 March, Koç Holding announced the mobilization of its Group companies in support of...

(New York, 8 March 2022) – On International Women’s Day, UNDP and UN Women launched the Gender Justice Platform to leverage their partnership on...

[As delivered.] Excellencies, I thank Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, United Arab Emirates Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and Her...

“We have an opportunity to do things differently in 2022”, declared Executive Director Sima Bahous, who – addressing the Council on International...

Originally published on UN Women’s regional website for Europe and Central Asia In the two weeks since Russia began its military offensive in...

‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ is the theme for the UN’s commemoration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, celebrating...

(Dubai, 8 March 2022) — UN Women announced DP World as the newest HeForShe Alliance member during a high-profile event today at Expo 2020 Dubai...

Women refugees from Ukraine bear war trauma and pain of separation Natalia and her daughter, Elena, after they fled the military offensive in...

[Also available in: ar | es | fr | ru | zh] Media Inquiries: media.team[at]unwomen.org (New York, 8 March)— Advancing gender equality in the...

Statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on International Women’s Day On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls...

Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 08 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that the world “cannot emerge from...

Originally published on UN Women’s regional website for Europe and Central Asia Across Ukraine on 24 February, people awoke to the sounds of...