Afghan women face the world’s worst women’s rights crisis under Taliban rule. Learn the latest updates from Afghan women and how UN Women supports their… Read More »Afghanistan’s women are still fighting: Inside the fight for rights under Taliban
“I can’t imagine myself anywhere else,” says Kseniia Mishyna, although she cannot remember when she last ate or slept or had any time for herself.
(Geneva) – At a time of converging crises, dangerous escalations in threats to peace and security, unprecedented cuts to development aid, and a global backlash… Read More »Two UN Funds launch results and renewed joint call for action to finance feminist change
Briefing on Afghanistan by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on 23… Read More »Speech: Afghan women have not given up, nor can we – We must not look away
Committed in solidarity: refugee women and girls will not be left behind
Ensuring that reform succeeds and delivers for women and girls; that gender equality is at the heart of transformation
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (19 June), UN Women spoke to two Ukrainian women artists… Read More »Interview: Speaking through art, Ukrainian women confront sexual violence in conflict
Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the annual session 2025 of the UN Women Executive Board, 17… Read More »Speech: Our task is clear: Build momentum, prepare effectively, and deliver
Press briefing by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index launch.
UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women’s empowerment and gender equality since the Taliban takeover.
