On Tuesday 10th March 2020, over one thousand people gathered to celebrate the launch of the International Women’s Day 2020 in South Sudan under the theme “Generational Equality: Realizing Women’s...
Las recomendaciones recientemente publicadas para las empresas tratan de ayudar a los empleadores a reforzar la ayuda destinada a las familias durante la pandemia Descargar aquí (solo disponible en...
Newly released recommendations for businesses aim to help employers strengthen support for families during the pandemic Download the preliminary technical note from UNICEF, ILO and UN Women on...
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...