Press release: UN Women urges leaders and advocates to “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change” on International Women’s Day

Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2019

The United Nations’ gender equality entity puts spotlight on public services, income security, safe spaces and technology to advance progress for women and girls More

Take five: UN Women at the global climate conference, COP 24

Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Verona Collantes is an Intergovernmental Specialist with UN Women and the focal point for the three Rio Conventions – climate change, desertification and biodiversity. She works with governments, UN entities and other non-government partners to ensure that intergovernmental processes and their outcomes incorporate a gender perspective. Dedicated to improving women’s participation in global processes, Ms. Collantes works to ensure that women, including grassroots, indigenous and young women are represented in intergovernmental fora. More

Op-ed: Women and climate action

Date: Friday, November 9, 2018

Women and girls bear the brunt of the impacts of climate change. Empowering women to fulfil their potential must therefore be at the heart of adaptation strategies More

Press release: To reach sustainable development for all, Asia and the Pacific must move faster on gender equality says ADB, UN Women report

Date: Monday, October 29, 2018

Countries in Asia and the Pacific must accelerate progress on gender equality in order to reach the ambitious and progressive global goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN Women released at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women in Ha Noi. More

Press release: Fondation CHANEL and UN Women partner to accelerate women’s economic empowerment and counter climate change

Date: Friday, September 28, 2018

Fondation CHANEL USD 3 million investment to boost programming in China, Nepal and Viet Nam More

Improving gender data to make every woman and girl count

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018

UN Women and the Government of Mexico launch Global Centre of Excellence on Gender Statistics More

Speech: Empowering women through the sustainable management of natural resources

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018

Remarks by Åsa Regnér, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at the high-level breakfast event on Adapting to Climate Change - Empowering women through the sustainable management of natural resources: Women as agents of change in tackling interlinked challenges related to climate change – sustainable land use, resilience and human security More

Press release: Alwaleed Philanthropies joins UN Women’s groundbreaking global initiative to close gender data gaps

Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Alwaleed Philanthropies today joined UN Women’s groundbreaking public-private initiative, “Making Every Woman and Girl Count,” which aims to improve the production, accessibility and use of gender statistics of around the world. More

Press release: Global winners of "SDGs and Her" Competition celebrated at New York event

Date: Monday, September 24, 2018

the global winners of the SDGs and Her Competition were celebrated at a side-event during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly. The contest showcases women micro-entrepreneurs who are helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their businesses. More

Testing new approaches to leave no woman and girl behind

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018

Women’s rights organizations from eight countries gather to identify and prototype new solutions to gender equality challenges More

Media advisory: UN Women at the UN General Assembly 2018

Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Bringing the voices of women and girls to the global forum on top priorities and solutions to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development More

Pig pens power a solution to climate change in Viet Nam

Date: Monday, September 10, 2018

Trin Gim has achieved not only financial success with her pig farm, but has harvested waste from the pigs to be converted into combustible methane gas that can be used as energy for cooking and household needs. More

Speech: “We need to strengthen accountability for gender equality commitments at all levels”—Åsa Regnér

Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Remarks by Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Åsa Regnér, at the side event on “Partnerships that Deliver for Girls and Women” organized by the Deliver for Good campaign during the 2018 HLPF More

Speech: “Turn promises into progress”—Åsa Regnér

Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Remarks by Assistant-Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Åsa Regnér, during the session “Reviewing progress in achieving the SDGs” at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on 9 July in New York. More

Take five: “Leaving no one behind requires specific attention to those that have less resources and opportunities”

Date: Monday, July 9, 2018

Corina Rodríguez Enríquez is an economist and researcher at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Centro Interdisciplinario para el Estudio de Políticas Públicas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is also the Executive Committee member of the organization, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) and contributed towards UN Women’s report “Progress of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean” in 2017. As the High-Level Political Forum meets in New York to review progress on Sustainable Development Goals, Enríquez spoke to UN Women about the SDGs under review, and what it will take to leave no one behind. More

Editorial spotlight: High-level Political Forum 2018

Date: Thursday, July 5, 2018

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the main UN process for the review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York from 9 – 18 July. More

From where I stand: “The voices of women and girls are completely absent in water management”

Date: Thursday, June 21, 2018

Dilera Mavlonova is only 16 years old, but she knows the importance of women’s leadership in water management. After learning advocacy skills through a UN Women programme, she and her peers raised awareness about women’s unequal burden to provide water for their homes in the village of Chek-Abad near the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, where there is an unfolding water crisis. As a result, 124 women have joined local councils for water management, including in their executive bodies and committees that resolve conflicts over water. Before, there were only 13 women in these councils, and rarely in any decision-making roles. More

Gender Equality Advisory Council to G7 calls for bold actions and investments to advance women's empowerment

Date: Friday, June 8, 2018

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will be at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Canada, on 8 June, as part of the Gender Equality Advisory Council to present their recommendations to G7 leaders. More

Empowering women and girls in rural areas to achieve the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063

Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The 62nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) priority theme, “Challenges and Opportunities in Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls” is critical to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and Africa’s Agenda 2063. More

Press release: New UN Women report uncovers significant gaps for women’s empowerment and puts forth robust agenda to shift gears

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018

UN Women today launched its flagship report, “Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The report demonstrates through concrete evidence and data the pervasive nature of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere, and puts forth actionable recommendations on how to fulfil the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More