“Sport is a very powerful tool for achieving gender equality”—Marta Vieira da Silva

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Remarks by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for women and girls in sport Marta Vieira da Silva, at the International Olympic Committee Women in Sport Awards on 19 March in New York. More

After reaching gender parity in senior management, UN pushes for parity at all levels

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019

At the ongoing UN Commission on the Status of Women, a UN Women side event on 18 March, titled, “The Road Ahead: Making Gender Parity a Reality”, brought together senior UN officials, civil society and Member States to discuss how to expand the momentum for gender parity. More

Elizabeth Arden and Reese Witherspoon announce 2019 'March On' for women campaign

Date: Monday, March 18, 2019

Iconic beauty brand and actor/activist advance philanthropic campaign supporting UN Women More

Women, peace and security experts look ahead to 2020

Date: Monday, March 18, 2019

As the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking UN Security Council resolution 1325 approaches in 2020, experts and advocates on the women, peace and security agenda came together on 15 March to take stock of progress and the way forward More

Strong partnerships and bold actions to stamp out child marriage and FGM

Date: Friday, March 15, 2019

On the margins of the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, a high-level side event on “Accelerating the elimination of harmful practices to reap the demographic dividend in Africa” convened Member States, civil society, youth and development partners to discuss decisive measures to eliminate child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) across the continent. More

New global report calls for urgent measures to close justice gap for women

Date: Friday, March 15, 2019

The High-level Group on Justice for Women (HLG), comprising of justice, human rights and gender experts from different parts of the world, launched a pathbreaking global report on Justice for Women on 13 March, at a side event on the margins of the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. More

Comedy for Equality: Harnessing the power of laughter for empowerment and peace

Date: 25 March 2019

Location: Millennium Hilton, One UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, USA

Equality in law for women and girls by 2030: A multistakeholder strategy for accelerated action

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019

Globally, more than 2.5 billion women and girls are affected by discriminatory laws and the lack of legal protections. This policy strategy seeks to fast track the repeal of discriminatory laws in 100 countries between 2019 and 2023, focusing on six thematic areas, and will address the legal needs of more than 50 million women and girls. More

‘Power is not given, power is taken’, UN chief tells women activists, urging push-back against status quo

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019

After hearing from many of the world’s top women politicians on Tuesday in a session on “Women in Power”, Secretary-General António Guterres, held a Town Hall meeting for civil society activists where he underscored the importance of women seizing the initiative in the struggle for gender equality. More

At CSW 63, youth ask for increased investment, accountability and seat at decision-making tables

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019

At a side event during the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, youth leaders from 100 countries urged political leaders and senior UN officials to make strong commitments that safeguard and improve access to social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructure for women and girls, including young women and girls, worldwide. Equally important, they said, was to engage young people in shaping the solutions that affect their lives. More

Political power of women suffering ‘serious regression’, General Assembly President warns

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019

There has been a “serious regression” in the political power of women across the world in recent years, UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa told delegates to the annual summit of women activists at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. More

Press release: One in five ministers is a woman, according to new IPU/UN Women Map

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Women’s representation in political decision-making continues to rise slowly, with slight improvements since 2017, according to the data presented in the 2019 edition of the biennial IPU-UN Women map of Women in Politics. The map was launched at a press conference during the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 63) at the United Nations headquarters in New York. More

CSW63 side event: Towards gender-responsive climate action

Date: 18 March 2019

Location: Conference Room 11, UN Headquarters, New York, NY, 10017, USA

Women in politics 2019 map

Date: Monday, March 11, 2019

The women in politics 2019 map, created by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women, depicts global rankings for women in the executive and parliamentary branches of government as of 1 January 2019. The map shows progress towards gender equality in these areas at regional and national levels. More

Take five: “Delivering the quantum change we need is not just a woman’s issue.”

Date: Monday, March 11, 2019

Geraldine Byrne Nason is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, and the Chair of the 63rd UN Commission on the Status of Women, the UN’’s largest gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, taking place in New York from 11 to 22 March. A career diplomat, Ms. Bryne Nason previously served as Ireland’s Ambassador to France and Monaco, as well as the Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union. A passionate advocate for women’s rights, she spoke to UN Women recently about the importance of CSW. More