As temperatures reach new highs and climate change impacts intensify, women who are defending their land, water and ecosystems are paying a high price. “I have suffered three attempts on my life ...

New York, 15 October 2024 — UN Women’s latest flagship report reveals a widening gender gap in social protection – the raft of policies including cash benefits, unemployment protection, pensions and ...

For years, governments across the globe have designed policies and programmes aiming to reduce and prevent poverty, vulnerability, and social exclusion. Known as social protection policies, these ...

War, violent conflict, terrorism and violent extremism have differential and devastating consequences for women and girls. In the face of this, women are all over the world are leading movements for ...

El Día internacional de las mujeres rurales reconoce el papel determinante que juegan las mujeres de medios rurales, ...

The theme of this year’s International Day of the Girl is, ‘Girls’ vision for the future’. Research from UNICEF shows that girls are not only courageous in the face of challenges, but hopeful for the ...

Las Naciones Unidas han organizado cuatro conferencias mundiales sobre la mujer, que se celebraron en Ciudad de México (1975), Copenhague (1980), Nairobi (1985) y Beijing (1995). A ésta última siguió ...

In 2024, three major United Nations Conferences of the Parties (COPs) convene in a single year, marking a pivotal opportunity ...

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Stela attends the eighth grade and her dream is to become a world boxing champion. Photo: UN Women Moldova/ Diana Savina. The world of women’s sports is undergoing a game-changing transformation, ...

The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of ...