UN Women Reveals Concerning Regression in Attitudes Towards Gender Roles During Pandemic in New Study Findings of the 20-country study show attitudes towards gender roles have deteriorated amid...
Statement by UN Under Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and World Refugee Day...
In 2021, UN Women steered a course through the multiple crises posed by COVID-19, climate, and conflict to continue its work as a global thought leader on gender equality and women’s empowerment,...
Ariet Ojulu is the Head of the Women, Children, and Youth Affairs Office in Itang Woreda, Ethiopia, a district neighboring three refugee camps hosting refugees predominantly from South Sudan. Ariet...
Larysa Denysenko is a journalist, attorney, human rights activist and co-founder of the Association of Women’s Lawyers of Ukraine “JurFem”. Before the war, Denysenko and JurFem mainly advocated for...
Ongoing armed conflict and insecurity in Somalia, unprecedented natural disasters – mainly prolonged droughts and locusts – leave women in Somalia with limited options. With support from the...
The Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) launches the Call for Proposals "Ukraine Regional Response". The overall purpose of this call for proposals is to provide grants to women and young...
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security [As delivered] As we just...
Executive Summary Afghanistan is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the works with 24.4 million people, 55% of the population in need of humanitarian assistance1 . In addition, the financial...
LAW and UN Women Launch a Report Investigating Gendered Crimes During the Lebanese Civil Wars BEIRUT – Thursday 9 June 2022 Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), an international human rights NGO, has issued...