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Rebecca (name changed), 10, sits on her bed in the dorm of the safe house of UNICEF partner NGO Amazonian Initiative Movement in the town of Masethleh, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone. She ran away from her home where her familiy was planning on training her as a female genital mutilation practioner. Photo: UNICEF/UNI150843/Asselin.

FAQs on female genital mutilation (FGM): Causes, impact, and how to end it

6 February 2026

A migrant farmer in Cambodia showing off her rice harvest for a photography project in 2020. Photo: UN Women Cambodia/Women Migrant Workers participatory photography project

Women on the move: FAQs on migration and gender

15 December 2025

Migrant women workers pan for minerals in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Photo: UN Women/Pornvit Visitoran

Migrant women at risk of violence and exploitation

15 December 2025

A migrant woman worker cuts timber in a sawmill in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, around 50 kilometres north-east of Bangkok. Photo: UN Women/Pornvit Visitoran

International Migrants Day

15 December 2025

two migrant women look at each other

Debunking five common myths about migrant women

15 December 2025

A illustration representing internet slang from the manosphere

Glossary: The manosphere

1 December 2025

Three women display their handmade baskets

Why disability inclusion, women’s rights, and equality are inseparable

1 December 2025

Five essential facts to know about femicide

Five essential facts to know about femicide

25 November 2025

Facts and figures violence against women

Facts and figures

Facts and figures: Ending violence against women

19 November 2025

A woman looks at her phone concerned. AI powered abuse is threatening women and girls everywhere. There is no excuse for online abuse. Photo: UN Women

AI-powered online abuse: How AI is amplifying violence against women and what can stop it

18 November 2025

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Online safety 101: What every woman and girl should know

18 November 2025

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FAQs: The signs of relationship abuse and how to help

17 November 2025