Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria
When fighting recently intensified near her neighbourhood in Aleppo, in northern Syria, Fatima and her…
Category: Women
Built on care and connection: How one Somali-British woman is strengthening diaspora communities
When her family moved from Somalia to London in the 1980s, Safia Jama watched women…
At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative highlights breakthroughs in tackling gender-based violence
When it comes to protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, change happens when they…
‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are…
From ruins to rebuilding: Three Jamaican mothers face the future after hurricane
Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane…
Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse
For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen…
Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes; the rising wave of global femicide
Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that…
Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN
Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience…
Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands”…
From waste pickers to courtrooms: Women demand a gender focus at COP30
On the scheduled final day of COP30 in Belém, tense negotiations are stretching into Friday…
World News in Brief: Violence against Haitian women, WHO alert over support for survivors worldwide, Youth Activist Summit marks hope over hate
Between January and September, over 7,400 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported in Haiti…
AI and anonymity fuel surge in digital violence against women
What was once hailed as a vehicle for empowerment has, for millions of women and…
Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth
In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is…
Progress in protecting women is real but fragile, UN-backed report warns
Despite measurable gains in protecting women and girls from violence, recent progress is at risk…
Gender equality’s not just a goal – it’s a foundation for lasting peace
Twenty-five years ago, the international community agreed a new approach to women’s inclusion in peace…
Aid cuts shutdown or suspend one in three women’s anti-violence programmes
Funding cuts are dismantling the frontline organisations working to end violence against women and girls,…
Giving birth in the shadow of Sudan’s war
As Sudan’s destructive war – now in its third year – grinds on, the challenges…
UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo
Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one…
Women still largely excluded from peace processes
Around 676 million women lived within 50 kilometres of deadly conflict last year – the…
Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight…
Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight…
Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young…
Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery…
Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young…
Cosmic girls: UN nurtures next generation of space professionals
Nuriya Maharjan first became interested in space exploration during a traditional coming-of-age ritual in which…
Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery…
Cosmic girls: UN nurtures next generation of space professionals
Nuriya Maharjan first became interested in space exploration during a traditional coming-of-age ritual in which…
‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress
Young people are at the heart of the world’s most urgent challenges, and on Friday,…
High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history…
‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress
Young people are at the heart of the world’s most urgent challenges, and on Friday,…
High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history…
30 years of advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead
In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by…
Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti
Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President…
Top marks for Lebanon schools project helping marginalised kids
An inclusive education programme in Lebanon is getting top marks from teachers and students, especially…
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‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable
Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from…
Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections
With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence…
‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just…
UNFPA calls on US to reconsider ban on future funding
The United States’ decision to halt future funding to the UN sexual and reproductive health…
Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of…
Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of…
Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality
Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN…
‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission
“Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all,…
‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women
Online attacks against women are getting worse, according to the UN, causing lasting damage that…
UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’
The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality…
‘What’s next?’ Women-led movements fear for the future
Women rights advocates gathered at UN Headquarters for the world’s biggest meeting on gender equality…
‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists, as conference adopts landmark declaration
At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark…
World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash
Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces…
Explainer: The Commission on the Status of Women and why it matters
Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first…
Online ‘manosphere’ is moving misogyny to the mainstream
A decline in democracy and harmful content spread on social media platforms are helping to…
WOMEN’S DAY LIVE: ‘Equality is the gamechanger’
International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March, is about challenges, backlashes against gender equality and…