Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears
Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”,…
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International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on digital gender equality
The UN General Assembly was awash in a sea of blue on Wednesday as some…
Cracking the code to a fairer digital future for women
The inequalities faced by women in the real world are also prevalent online. On International…
‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is…
‘Mum does not cry or scream anymore’: Breaking the silence of domestic abuse in Tajikistan
One third of women in Tajikistan are subjected to violence by their husbands, but very…
Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency
In a new blow for equality in the 21st century workplace, UN labour experts said on Monday that…
UN’s commission on women opens amid vanishing progress on rights
Closing the major gender gap in innovation and technology is the focus of the 67th…
CSW: Advancing women’s rights since 1946
The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year…
For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world
For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth,…
Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations
A UN-led group of humanitarians are hoping that the Taliban will allow Afghan women to…
UN deputy chief reminds Taliban: Islam does not ban women from education
The UN must present “a united front” in the fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan,…
‘Equal rights cannot wait’ on International Day of Women in Multilateralism
The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday underlined the…
UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso
Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking…
Pakistan: rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage
Top independent human rights experts expressed alarm on Monday at a rise in abductions of…
2022 Year In Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights
In the last of our Year In Review features, we honour the work of activists…
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UN Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by Taliban’s reported ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan
Amid reports on Saturday that the Taliban had barred women from working for local and…
Grant to UN Mission in Mali boosts inclusivity for women in peacekeeping
A $1.5 million grant to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, announced on Tuesday,…
Iran removed from UN Commission on the Status of Women
The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution to remove…
UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday…
Gender parity, the only path to gender equality: Guterres
Gender equality remains essentially, a question of power, said the UN chief on Monday, but…
Healing Haiti in the face of an increase in sexual violence
It is estimated that at least 30 per cent of Haitian women between the ages…
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First Person: The Liberian police inspector working to end sexual and gender-based violence
Inspector Muna Meah is a Commander in the Liberia National Police Force, and the county…
Music, passion, and powerful women: Launch of amplifyHER, an exciting new UN podcast
On Thursday, the UN launched amplifyHER; a vibrant, music-filled podcast, celebrating exciting women artists from…
Horn of Africa: UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls
The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is…
COP27: Week two opens with focus on water, women and more negotiations on ‘loss and damage’
On ‘Women and Water’ Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of…
Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi
Two-thirds of Afghans are going hungry, with girls’ education subject to “random edicts” of the…
Making cities safer for women: UN report calls for radical rethink
Cities have an in-built bias against women, who overwhelmingly describe them as unsafe and unwelcoming….
Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned
Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability,…
A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique
In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have…
Haiti: ‘Bearers of hope’, saving newborn lives, amid growing turmoil
As protection, healthcare and essential services break down, the violence and volatile political and economic…
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women…
Afghanistan: UN condemns ‘callous’ suicide attack on education centre
The UN has condemned a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul which has left…
On International Day of Older Persons, UN chief highlights their ‘remarkable resilience’
Secretary-General António Guterres drew attention on Saturday, the International Day of Older Persons, to the…
Ukraine war-induced crisis affecting women and girls disproportionately: UN report
A new UN report reveals how the Ukraine war and its global impacts on food,…
New platform highlights women’s leadership in tackling global challenges
Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly…
Without investment, gender equality will take nearly 300 years: UN report
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close…
First Person: Helping Afghan women to heal
Najiba*, a mother, counsellor, and former university lecturer, helps women heal from trauma in Afghanistan….
UN agencies recommitment to women, girls in Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover
A year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to a deterioration in the lives…
‘We can’t turn our backs on Afghanistan’s future’: A Resident Coordinator Blog
A year on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the senior UN official in the…
Indigenous women’s work to preserve traditional knowledge celebrated on International Day
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for amplifying the voices of Indigenous women, which is…
UNFPA global innovation awards: 10 projects that will change lives of women and girls
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has announced the ten winners of its…
Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis
Lebanon’s women-led cooperatives are helping communities to cope with the country’ recent wave of crises:…
Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations
With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or…
First Person: The South Sudanese refugee helping others through trauma
Rose Mary Tiep, fled domestic abuse and the conflict in South Sudan five years ago….
A catering programme with baked-in prospects for vulnerable Liberian girls
Agnes-Josephine Kenderman, a Liberian teenage mother, is benefiting from a UN-backed initiative to empower young…
Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award
For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender Advocate…
UN marks first ever international day spotlighting women working in the maritime industry
The first ever International Day for Women in Maritime kicked off its inaugural celebration on…
Ukraine war: UN signs framework to assist survivors of sexual violence
Women’s rights do not end when wars begin, a senior UN official said in Ukraine…
Rights chief Bachelet backs call for greater women’s role in disarmament talks
Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international…
Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior…