Civil society advocates forge recommendations ahead of World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul

Date: 18 May 2016

Governments should ensure refugee women’s participation in decisions that affect them, say participants at UN Women-Oxfam “Women on the Move” workshop. More

Balkan women make inroads in peace and politics

Date: 24 October 2014

With support from UN Women, women leaders in the Balkans are putting gender issues at the centre of politics and fueling women’s empowerment in order to bring peace and stability to the region. More

Press release: Women's economic empowerment is critical to build lasting peace

Date: 26 September 2013

At the High-Level segment of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, the UN Peacebuilding Commission, under the chairmanship of the Republic of Croatia, today held a ministerial event on women’s economic empowerment for peacebuilding. More