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… Read More »Youth leading local change: From climate justice to gender equality
A new generation of Jordanian women are participating in politics – backed by grassroots advocacy and concrete national reforms, supported by UN Women initiatives.
Learn how years of advocacy led to Kazakhstan’s new domestic violence reforms, better support for survivors and more effective policing.
More than two decades on from the adoption of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda — which affirmed the crucial role of women in… Read More »How the private sector can help women’s empowerment and peace
Trafficking in persons has become a cornerstone of organized crime, posing a critical threat to global security, democracy, governance and human rights. Most traffickers operate… Read More »Joint Statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Human Trafficking and Organized Crime
One million women and girls starving in Gaza
The newly adopted Ministerial Declaration underscores that the empowerment of all women and girls is vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on… Read More »Speech: Gender equality at the heart of our vision: the engine driving sustainable development
The Declaration reaffirms both institutions’ shared and unwavering commitment to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls across the globe.
Gender equality takes center stage with a full review of SDG 5, urgent calls to close the $420 billion annual financing gap, and a spotlight… Read More »UN Women at the High-Level Political Forum 2025: powering global progress for all women and girls
