Haiti’s escalating gang violence has pushed the country to the brink of collapse, with armed groups controlling key neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince and carrying out mass… Read More »Media Factsheet Haiti: Impact of ongoing violence on women and girls
#ForAllWomenandGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Sushmita S. Preetha, senior journalist at… Read More »For ALL Women and Girls: Sushmita S. Preetha on elevating and protecting women journalists
The 27th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—otherwise known as COP 27—opens Sunday, 6 November 2022.… Read More »In focus: COP 27
This International Women’s Day, 8 March, join UN Women and the world in coming together under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”,… Read More »In Focus: International Women’s Day
Energy powers every aspect of our lives, and by 2050, up to 90 per cent of the world’s electricity could come from renewable sources. This… Read More »Interview: Gender equality is key to a just renewable energy future
Remarks by Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa and Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Country Representative in Sudan, speaking at the… Read More »Press briefing by UN Women on the humanitarian needs of women and girls in Sudan after two years of war
UN Women press briefing on the dire situation for women and girls in Sudan as the civil war enters its third year.
UN Women press release that raises the alarm over the number of people at risk of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, which has tripled to… Read More »Two years of relentless conflict in Sudan have triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for 6 million displaced women and girls
As the crisis in Sudan deepens and shocking levels of gender-based violence soar, Sudanese women are demanding inclusion in peace efforts to drive lasting change… Read More »For lasting peace in Sudan, women must lead peace efforts
Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 7 April 2025
