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In Focus: International Girls in ICT Day
On 25 April, UN Women is joining girls around the world to mark International Girls in ICT Day and call attention to the critical need for more girls and women in the ICT sector. Learn more
“Just the act of wearing our traditional clothes is an expression of resistance”
As the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues starts in New York, we’re highlighting Sonia Maribel Sontay Herrera, human rights defender from Guatemala who advocates for the rights of indigenous women. Learn more
Take five: “Changing everyday habits will have an impact”
Milena Zindovic, an urban planner and gender expert from Serbia, breaks down current waste management practices in Serbian households and the role of women in both waste creation and management. Learn more
“Girls have to contribute towards innovation and technology”
At 16, Jakomba Jabbie is one of the most vocal advocates for the education of all girls in the Gambia, especially when it comes to science and technology skills. Learn more
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In Focus: International Girls in ICT Day
On 25 April, UN Women is joining girls around the world to mark International Girls in ICT Day, drawing attention to the critical need for more girls and women in the ICT sector. With technology playing a role in all kinds of careers, from art and history to law, primary teaching and graphic design, learning tech skills at a young age will set girls up for economic independence. More
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Photo essay: Markets for Change in the Pacific islands
The bustling markets in the Pacific islands of Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are lifelines for women farmers and vendors. UN Women’s Markets for Change project is working with women vendors to ensure their role in shaping the markets. More
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In Focus: Women and the SDGs
Gender equality is a right. Fulfilling this right is the best chance we have in meeting some of the most pressing challenges of our time—from economic crisis and lack of health care, to climate change, violence against women and escalating conflicts. Check out new data, stories, videos and more illustrating how and why gender equality matters across all the Sustainable Development Goals. More
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Annual Report 2017–2018
This year’s annual report highlights some of the key results achieved in 2017–2018 in strengthening global norms and standards, increasing women’s leadership and political participation, enhancing economic empowerment, ending violence against women and girls, engaging women in all aspects of peace, security and humanitarian actions, and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. More
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24/04/2019From where I stand: “Local and global political and economic systems create and maintain social inequality”
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24/04/2019Take five: We need “initiatives to raise the status of women, led by Muslim leaders”
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23/04/2019Ask a girl who codes: What’s your message to girls who want to join ICT?
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23/04/2019Ask an activist: Why is economic independence important for indigenous women in Kenya?
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23/04/2019From where I stand: “Technologies are the best and most effective tools for making change”
“As we leave here, we are richer with ideas and new possibilities ”
In her remarks at the closing of the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka emphasized the importance of taking forward the Agreed Conclusions to address the discrimination suffered by women and girls in every part of the world, whether because they are disabled, because of their sexuality, because they are human rights activists, or because of poverty. More
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Young girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina raise awareness on gender-based violence
The first peer-to-peer website focused on prevention of violence against girls and young women in Bosnia and Herzegovina was developed by a team of young girls who were inspired by similar global and regional initiatives and wanted to bring the change in their peer communities.
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Protect women's rights 'before, during and after conflict' UN chief tells high-level Security Council debate
Over the course of the past decade, there has been "a paradigm shift" in understanding the devastating impact of sexual violence in conflict on international peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council during a high-level debate on Tuesday. More
Former Somali refugee inspires children with illustrated book
The mind behind Nasra is Habso Mohamud, a 24-year-old former refugee from Somalia. Habso’s real life is very similar to Nasra’s fictional one, and she shares both stories with schoolchildren at readings across the United States. Habso is clear on the message she wants to transmit: “Don’t give up on yourself and don’t give up on your dreams, no matter... More
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When disaster strikes: how education and children's futures were battered by Cyclone Idai - Mozambique
An in-depth look at how the deadly storm and flooding have disrupted the schooling of half a million children in southeast Africa - and the efforts to rebuild. First comes the shock and the terror. Then the fight for survival - to find food, water and shelter, and to avoid diseases. More
IFRC's - RCRC National Societies' Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Crises Appeal 2019 - 2022 - World
This appeal to support the work on 'Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Humanitarian Crises' is in line with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies' commitment to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in disasters and other emergencies... More
Rohingya refugee and Bangladeshi women weave a brighter future
Only the encouraging murmurs of a trainer who checks on their progress break the silence of the focused women. They are mainly widows or other women heading their households alone. Ranging in age from 18 to 40, most had never learned how to sew before. More
Unique project in Cox's Bazar puts Bangladeshi and refugee women first, provides skills
A new training project in southeast Bangladesh to promote self-reliance among women in communities hosting refugees as well as among Rohingya refugee women has become operational in Cox's Bazar. The project is potentially a game-changer for women in these communities. It is being supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. More
More than 3,500 children have been recruited and used by non-state armed groups in northeast Nigeria since 2013
More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict in northeast Nigeria - UNICEF said today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok abduction. More
Survivors of gender-based violence get a fresh start in Morocco
FEZ, Morocco - "I was forced to leave home with my baby in my hands," Khadija, 42, told UNFPA. When she finally decided to divorce her husband after over 10 years of suffering abuse, she thought her agony would end. She was wrong. More
Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report
Reproductive rights and choices have become a reality for more women than ever, says UNFPA's flagship report, State of World Population 2019, released today. Yet despite these gains, vast numbers of women around the world are not empowered to make fundamental decisions about their own bodies. More
Women outliving men 'everywhere', new UN health agency statistics report shows
"Whether it's homicide, road accidents, suicide, cardiovascular disease - time and time again, men are doing worse than women", said Dr. Richard Cibulskis, main author of WHO's World Health Statistics Overview 2019. More
UNHCR photographer's essay on Congolese women refugees wins prestigious award
Humanitarian photographer Giles Duley won a prestigious Amnesty International Media Award for his powerful series depicting the plight and resilience of Congolese female refugees in Angola at the annual ceremony in London on 3 April. More