Good morning and thank you for being here today. We meet at a critical moment for Ukraine, where war continues to take an unimaginable toll on the lives of millions of women and girls. Behind the ...

Russia’s three years of mass attacks on Ukraine are having a devastating effect on women and girls, with 1,869,000 internally displaced, almost 6.7 million women in need of humanitarian assistance, ...

#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Robie Halip, an Indigenous leader, talks about the leadership of ...

Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the toll on women and girls remains staggering. They continue to bear the heaviest burdens – displacement, economic instability, heightened ...

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine completes three years of devastation, more than 1.8 million women and girls are internally displaced and less than half of them have employment. Thousands of ...

Any individual, non-governmental organization, group or network may submit communications (complaints/appeals/petitions) to the Commission on the Status of Women ...

Worldwide, women only make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. As a result, there’s a lifetime of income inequality between men and women and more women are retiring into poverty. This stubborn ...

UN Women’s new flagship report uncovers significant gaps for women’s empowerment and puts forth a robust agenda to shift gears. It spotlights inequalities and challenges faced by women and identifies ...

Training for gender equality and women’s empowerment is an essential component for UN Women’s commitment to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Training for gender equality is a ...

Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender-based discrimination, social norms that accept violence, and gender stereotypes that continue cycles of violence. To date, efforts to eliminate ...

Ms. Sima Sami Bahous became UN Women’s third Executive Director on 30 September 2021. A champion for women and girls, gender equality, and youth empowerment, as well as a keen advocate for quality ...

The reform of public sector institutions and systems can jumpstart the transformation of the norms, policies and practices that shape government planning, budgeting and performance monitoring. While ...