Girls are leaders. Girls are change-makers. Girls are driving good and growth around the world. They are a fundamental source of transformational change for gender equality, and technology is a ...

We join the Secretary-General in expressing hope that all parties will honor their commitments to ensure this agreement paves the way for a lasting peace for women and girls in Palestine, Israel, and ...

As world leaders gather at Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from 20 to 24 January, UN Women will highlight that gender equality is a fundamental human right, and it’s ...

After Israeli forces escalated their attacks on Lebanon in late September 2024, more than 500,000 women and girls were displaced from their homes and disconnected from their work, communities, and ...

In elections taking place on 10 January, the UN Women Executive Board opened the year by electing its new Bureau for 2025. Page navigation The Presidency of the Executive Board is held in 2025 by the ...

The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its first regular session from Monday 10 to Tuesday 11 February 2025 in person at UN headquarters in New York. The President of the Executive Board, H.E.

The Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) has one guiding purpose: to support national, women-led civil society organizations in achieving women’s economic and political empowerment and the Sustainable ...

Several common tools and strategies help improve the status of women in the UN system. They are briefly described here, accompanied by the most recent UN Women data on usage, as well as examples and ...

The Asia and the Pacific region contains some of the world’s most powerful economies—and two-thirds of its poorest people. Rich in political, cultural and other forms of diversity, it faces common ...

The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of ...

Danai Gurira is an award-winning playwright and actor. Gurira was recently seen in Marvel’s blockbuster phenomenon "Black Panther" as General Okoye and reprised the role in the film "Avengers: ...

National legal systems and public policy frameworks have often overlooked the crisis of violence against women. But, when brought into alignment with global norms and standards, laws and policies can ...