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Originally published on un-women.medium.com As 2021 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the major moments for gender equality...

We all have the potential to create meaningful change in the world around us. Whether by educating family and friends, speaking up on social...

For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we are handing over the mic to women and men on the front line, those who are battling...

Originally published on data.unwomen.org UN Women’s newest report reveals that women and girls have disproportionately suffered the socioeconomic...

Originally published by news.un.org Whether at home, at work, in the streets or even online, women and girls across the world remain highly...

The Malalai Maternity Hospital is one of the busiest in the Afghan capital, Kabul, welcoming around 85 babies into the world every day, including...

The top officials, who included Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and heads of key UN agencies, examined ways to end this “invisible...

The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2022 (IWD 2022) is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the...

“The soldiers were shooting us from behind as we ran away in the forest. Some girls were raped and beaten. When we got caught [in a neighbouring...

In the 12 months since we last commemorated International Migrants Day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has recorded the deaths...

At a high-level event on International Human Rights Day, 10 December, the Global Alliance for Care called for a human rights perspective to be...

As a human rights activist you’ve fought for fair treatment for prisoners and detainees in Yemen. Who inspired you to fight for the rights of...

Aissa Doumara Ngatansou was 15 years old when she was forced into marriage. Nearly 30 per cent of girls in Ngatansou’s home in North Cameroon are...

Joint statement by Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women and H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of The Organisation of...

UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, Ms. Sima Bahous, concluded her first official field visit to Egypt this week. In her...

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh is home to over 880,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence and persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Most Rohingya...

On the summit of Bolivia’s Huayna Potosí mountain, towering more than 6,000 metres above sea level, a flag proudly flies to promote the United...

Dewi Tjakrawinata, Indonesian advocate for rights of people with disabilities, with her son, Morgan. Illustration courtesy of Dewi Tjakrawinata...

Before COVID-19, a different pandemic was already threatening the lives and well-being of people around the world: violence against women...

This World AIDS Day, there is progress around the globe to celebrate, in access to HIV testing, life-saving treatment and care. We are seeing...