Over the last year, UN Women has collaborated with UNAMA [United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan] and IOM [International Organization for Migration] to regularly consult Afghan women inside ...

For over a decade, Syria’s protracted conflict has taken countless lives, displaced millions in and outside the country and left much of its infrastructure in tatters. International mediation efforts ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...

This publication shows that economic growth is an inherently gendered process and that gender-based inequalities can, in fact, be barriers to shared prosperity. It argues that, for growth to be gender ...

Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces, both in urban and rural settings, are an everyday occurrence for women and girls in every country around the world. Women and ...

One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, ...

Argentina commits to sustain its active programmes and policies for social inclusion. It will use its gender equality laws to protect women and do more to increase their access to political ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...

UN Women leads several initiatives that aim to prevent femicide and gender-based violence in Kenya, for example by providing specialized training for police personnel. In such programmes, officers are ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...

And Gaza has been under devastating, relentless bombardment, killing more than 6,000 people, a majority—67 per cent—of whom are women and children. UN Women estimates that, to date, this has resulted ...