Articles

Palestinian women grieve over the bodies of their relatives who were killed in Israeli bombings in Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.

In Focus: Supporting women and girls affected by the war on Gaza

8 September 2026

Sima Bahous speaks at a podium in front of a large auditorium

In Focus: 81st Session of the UN General Assembly

4 September 2026

Eight women farmers stand proudly in their tomato field

Gender-responsive climate and environmental action

An Afghan woman stands outside her village

Five years since the Taliban takeover: The state of women’s rights in Afghanistan

An Afghan woman, who returned from Pakistan earlier that day, rests with her son inside a tent erected to give returnees some shade from the burning sun at Takhta Pul, near the Pakistan border. UN Women: Sayed Habib Bidell.

FAQs: What it’s like to be a woman in Afghanistan today

A illustration representing internet slang from the manosphere

Glossary: The manosphere

Two women and two girls walk along a path carrying large water containers on their heads, surrounded by trees.

Extreme heat and the unequal consequences of the climate crisis

A group of women wearing purple shirts ride together in an open-sided truck, smiling and holding signs.

How to make a city safer for women and girls

A woman fills a small container with water from a shallow water source, with large water containers placed nearby.

Why water and sanitation are women’s rights issues

Nurachayatun an Indonesian domestic worker from Surabaya Java, prepares food inher employers kitchen after early morning grocery shopping.Photo: UN Women/Staton Winter

Care work keeps the world running

Two adults stand at a table changing diapers on baby dolls, with laundry hanging on a clothesline behind them in a home setting.

Why are women so exhausted? Care work and the mental load

Health worker wearing protective equipment checks a child being carried on a caregiver’s back at an Ebola treatment centre.

What happens to women during an Ebola outbreak? Pregnancy, caregiving, violence, and survival — explained