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Governments commit to more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls.

Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on the 30th anniversary… Read More »Speech: Gender equality remains a unifying force for the world – 2025 must be our turning point

UN Women applauds the ECOSOC adoption today by consensus of the resolution on the revitalization of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a… Read More »The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) revitalization  – a renewed commitment from governments to all women and girls

Women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the Afghanistan earthquake – one of the deadliest in the country’s recent history.

In the strongest multilateral stand for women and girls in 30 years, 106 governments from all regions have stepped forward with 191 commitments to accelerate… Read More »106 governments step forward with 191 commitments to accelerate the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and advance progress for all women and girls

The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 report shows that the world is at a crossroads. With investments, gender equality is within reach.

UN Women statement for International Equal Pay Day, 18 September 2025

Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the closing of the second regular session 2025 of the UN Women Executive… Read More »Speech: Where others see the intractable, we see the possible

Famine was declared in Gaza City on 22 August 2025 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis – a first for the Middle… Read More »What it means to be a woman in Gaza today

“I am honoured to continue to serve as Executive Director and pledge my utmost efforts to UN Women delivering its crucial mandate for all women… Read More »Dr Sima Bahous commits to second term as Executive Director of UN Women