What is the state of women's rights in Afghanistan today? Explore the data, frequently asked questions, and what the world ...

Remarks by Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from Port ...

This International Youth Day, meet young changemakers from Brazil to South Africa driving local action for climate justice, gender equality, disability inclusion, and sustainable economic development.

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 ...

Afghan women and girls face increased risks of poverty, early marriage, harassment and exploitation amid a surge in returns to the country ...

Drawing on a unique global dataset of nearly 5,000 measures adopted by 226 countries and territories in response to COVID-19, this UN Women and UNDP report finds that government responses paid ...

Para que las niñas se encaminen a conseguir lo que desean, lo mejor es que practiquen deportes.

The Taliban takeover of Kabul on 15 August 2021 erased years of hard-won progress towards national peace and security. In the year since, the regime has systematically erased women from Afghan society ...

On 21 September, Indian legislators passed a bill to ensure that women occupy at least 33 per cent of the seats in state legislative assemblies and the lower house of Parliament.

Gender equality is good for people, planet and peace, and investing in women and gender equality is urgent. If we don’t, it will cost us. That is the resounding message of UN Women’s latest flagship ...

Violence against women and girls remains the most pervasive human rights violation in the world, affecting more than 1 in 3 women—a figure that has remained largely unchanged over the last decade.