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.
Fewer women hold top political offices in 2025. UN Women reports rising barriers, political violence and setbacks in gender equality in leadership worldwide.
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Saron Mesele, a graduate of African… Read More »For ALL Women and Girls: Saron Mesele on bridging the digital gender gap
On World Environment Day, UN Women joins the global call to beat plastic pollution and tackle the triple planetary crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution—with… Read More »UN Women statement on World Environment Day, 5 June 2025
