Violent extremism has emerged as one of the leading challenges to the realization of sustainable peace globally. Across South and South-East Asia, violent extremism poses a direct threat to inclusive...
By UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia Governments the world over are struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. While some voices have flagged the impacts on women, gender concerns are...
One thing is clear about the COVID-19 pandemic, as stock markets tumble, schools and universities close, people stockpile supplies and home becomes a different and crowded space: this is not just a...
Twenty-five years ago, in Beijing, China, the world made a promise: equal rights and opportunities for all women and girls, everywhere. It was the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995; more than...
Emerging Gender Impacts • Exacerbated burdens of unpaid care work on women and girls: Where healthcare systems are stretched by efforts to contain outbreaks, care responsibilities are frequently...
A week since The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic and robust measures around the world attempt to contain its spread, social impact of the Novel Coronavirus is hitting...
As a result of the lack of livelihoods opportunities in Zaatari camp, UNHCR and partners have focused their efforts on providing a significant number of services through IncentiveBased Volunteering...
The Political Declaration adopted today is the outcome of the 64th Commission on the Status of Women, taking stock of women’s rights on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform...
2020 is the year for women Date: Sunday, March 8, 2020 2020 is a massive year for gender equality. And the benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but for everyone whose lives...
2020 es el año de las mujeres Fecha: domingo, 8 de marzo de 2020 2020 es un año crucial para la igualdad de género. Y los beneficios de la igualdad de género no sólo son para las mujeres y las niñas,...