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Interactive timeline: Women’s Footprint in History
Throughout history, women have made extraordinary contributions to their societies. Explore a selection of these women and learn what the reality still is today for many women and girls worldwide. Learn more
Executive Director visits Liberia
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka launched a new joint UN programme to end sexual violence, met with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, HeForShe champions and adolescent girls, and visited peace huts and a women-run radio station during her five-day high-level visit to Liberia. Learn more
Women of Fiji look for support to rebuild their livelihoods
Tropical Cyclone Winston's destruction of crops and market buildings impacts thousands of women who rely on income gleaned from selling produce or handicrafts at local markets. Learn more
Fortune 500 companies reveal gender data
Ten leading companies have released new workforce gender diversity figures, including details on leadership roles and board membership, in UN Women’s inaugural HeForShe Parity Report. Learn more
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International Women's Day 2016
Under the theme “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, this year’s observance will reflect on how to build momentum around the new Sustainable Development Goals, and related gender equality commitments as part of UN Women’s Step It Up initiative. More
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"A day in the life of..."
As part of a new series titled "A day in the life of...", Communications and Advocacy Officer for UN Women in United Republic of Tanzania Stephanie Raison provides a glimpse into the daily work and challenges she faces in the field. More
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Women and the Sustainable Development Goals
With the new global 2030 roadmap and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approved by UN Member States, we take a look at how women are affected by each of the 17 proposed goals, as well as how women and girls can – and will – be key to achieving them. More
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World leaders commit to gender equality
Ninety world leaders have made concrete commitments and firm pledges to overcome gender equality gaps at, and since, a historic event co-hosted by UN Women and the People’s Republic of China: the “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action.” More
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Timeline: Gender Equality, 2015 Year in Review
From the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action to the historic adoption of the sustainable development goals with a strong gender equality focus and Nigeria banning female genital mutilation, this timeline is a selection of some of the gender equality achievements, milestones and noteworthy moments from around the world this year. More
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In focus: Prevent violence against women
This year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November and the UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign’s 16 days call for action are focused on strategies to prevent violence against women and girls. More
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29/02/2016Fiji’s market vendors and farmers face an uncertain future
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29/02/2016Liberia tunes into women’s voices
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29/02/2016Executive Director visits Liberia
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29/02/2016Women must be at the centre of the response to the Zika virus, says UN Women Executive Director
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26/02/2016Women of Fiji look for support to rebuild their livelihoods
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A framework to underpin action to prevent violence against women
The joint UN framework draws together contemporary knowledge and practice in violence prevention. Its focus is on addressing the root causes as well as risk and protective factors associated with violence against women. More
Women in the Zika response
In a statement, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says the public response to the Zika virus epidemic must recognize its impact on women’s lives, and ensure that their health and social needs are met. She stresses UN Women’s efforts to ensure that women are empowered, their contributions recognized, and their rights and health—including sexual and reproductive rights—kept firmly at the centre of the response. More
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Moringa women: using solar energy to grow women’s incomes in rural Guinea
Through a grant from UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, a civil society organization has helped rural women form several cooperatives and taught its members how to plant a vitamin-rich tree called Moringa and how to clean, dry and sell its leaves with the help of solar technology.
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'Stand out and stand together,' says UN on Zero Discrimination Day
The United Nations agency leading the world's HIV/AIDS response today called on the international community to celebrate individuality, as it observed Zero Discrimination Day, stressing that embracing diversity brings valuable benefits to all societies around the world. The theme of year's Day is 'Stand Out,' and encourages everyone to stand for fair... More
On the move: A new mobile clinic reaches refugee women in the Balkans
On a bleak, cold day in late February, hundreds of refugees, bundled in winter coats and carrying bulging bags and baskets, stream into the Tebanovce transit centre, stationed on the border between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. More
UN human rights monitors: Women and girls should be at core of disaster risk reduction
Women and girls need to be at the core of disaster risk reduction, given that they often bear the brunt of climate change and hazards such as storms and floods, United Nations experts tasked with monitoring implementation of a landmark UN convention on ending discrimination against women heard today. More
Women of Fiji look for support to rebuild their livelihoods
Thousands of women in Fiji rely on income gleaned from selling produce or handicrafts at local markets to pay for their children's education and day-to-day living expenses. Tropical Cyclone Winston's destruction of crops and market buildings not only takes away their source of income, it threatens the food security of entire communities, as well as... More
UNHCR, UNICEF launch plan to protect refugee women and children
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF today launched a joint initiative to increase protection for the growing numbers of children and others with specific needs arriving in Europe. The agencies plan to scale up 20 Child and Family Protection Support Hubs, known as "Blue Dots," along the most frequently used migration routes in Europe. More
The chain of hope: Treating obstetric fistula in Cameroon
BATOURI, Cameroon - Due to complications during the birth of her 11th child, Zandelé Colette, now 56, underwent an emergency caesarean section. However, the procedure occurred too late to save the child, who died shortly after birth, and, as a result of the prolonged labor, Zandelé developed obstetric fistula. More
UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on FGM
The Bondage of Culture, a nine-minute film on female genital mutilation (FGM) by Kenyan journalist Diana Kendi, was selected as the winner of the first annual Efua Dorkenoo Pan Africa Award for Reportage on FGM. More
World Bank Provides $150 Million to Combat Zika Virus In Latin America and the Caribbean
In order to support countries in Latin America and the Caribbean affected by the Zika virus outbreak, the World Bank Group announced today that it has made US$150 million immediately available. This amount is based on current country demands for financing and follows extensive engagement with governments across the region, including sending teams of... More
Afghan refugee makes it to final 10 in Global Teacher Prize
Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi, who won the prestigious 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for her extraordinary humanitarian work on behalf of refugees, has been included in the top 10 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2016. She has been widely recognised for her brave and tireless dedication to education for Afghan refugee girls in... More
Report from Yemen: Transforming the lives of women in a conflict zone
SHABWAH, Yemen - The nearly year-old conflict in Yemen has now embroiled 21 of the country's 22 governorates, civilian casualties are increasingly common, food is in short supply and many hospitals, police stations and other institutions essential for protecting and caring for the population, especially women and girls, have been forced to shut their... More
Zika Outbreak: WHO's Global Emergency Response Plan
The World Health Organization has launched a global Strategic Response Framework and Joint Operations Plan to guide the international response to the spread of Zika virus infection and the neonatal malformations and neurological conditions associated with it. More
Women's Situation Room to contribute to a peaceful electoral process in Uganda
The official opening of the Uganda Women's Situation Room was held on 15 February 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. The Women's Situation Room is an early warning and rapid response mechanism against violence arising before, during and after elections. More












