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We celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its promise of dignity, freedom, and justice for all people. Yet, for women and girls everywhere, this promise remains unfulfilled.
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The war affects all people in Gaza, from young girls like Nahal to elderly women like Thuraya Al Gourani.
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On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, UN Women honours the courage, resilience, and commitment of women and girls in advancing human rights.
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Throughout the conference, supporters of gender equality made their voices heard, calling for a gender-responsive transition to a sustainable global economy, and deepening the integration of gender equality and feminist principles in all climate actions.
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HIV continues to take a heavy toll on women and girls. Every week, 4,000 young women and girls around the world are newly infected with HIV – 3,100 of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Speech delivered by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the high-level meeting to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN Headquarters, 25 November 2024.
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Joint statement and call to action on the occasion of the official commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2024, UN headquarters.
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New York, 25 November 2024 – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN Women and UNODC reveals that femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls—remains pervasive globally.
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One year ago, the femicide of Saltanat Nukenova shook Kazakhstan. The case received unprecedented national attention when her husband, a former minister, was accused. Aitbek Amangeldi, 37, an activist and human rights defender from Kazakhstan, shared with UN Women how the murder of his sister Saltanat changed his life. He founded the Saltanat Nukenova Memorial Foundation and a volunteers’ network to help survivors of gender-based violence, uniting activists, bloggers and influencers across Central Asia.
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Globally, every 10 minutes, a woman was intentionally killed by her partner or family in 2023. In South Africa, with 5.5 women killed by intimate partners per 100,000 women between 2020 and 2021, femicide rates have remained high, according to the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).
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Gender-responsive finance is crucial in climate action, as it ensures fair and just access to resources, opportunities, and decision-making for women, who often bear disproportionate impacts of climate change.
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“I want to send a message of love and peace to all women,” says Fadia Jomaa, a journalist and an environmental activist from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
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As the COP29 climate conference enters its second week in Baku, Azerbaijan, global media have spotlighted it’s potential to become the second- largest COP on record with 65,000 registrations, Brazil’s bold emission-cutting commitments, and renewed calls from developing states for increased climate financing from wealthier countries for climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. But what has been said about gender equality? Not much. Yet, the outcomes of this COP are decisive for women and girls. Here are five critical processes to watch as the second week kicks-off.
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Kyiv/New York, 18 November – As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its 1,000th day today, civilians, women, and girls in Ukraine are enduring deadly intensified attacks across major cities, amid an increasing humanitarian emergency and a feared energy crisis.
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On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25th November 2024, UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will launch the Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of intimate partner/family member femicides. Globally, a woman was killed every 10 minutes in 2023.
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At the United Nations Conferences of the Parties (COPs) 29 on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024, UN Women will press on the need for gender-responsive just transitions away from dependence on fossil fuels, work to ensure that women and girls are included in climate adaptation and mitigation plans and programmes, and press for gender-responsive climate finance.
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At the Global Digital Public Infrastructure Summit in Cairo in October, UN Women announced that it has joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance, a multi-stakeholder initiative that facilitates the development of and investment in digital public goods.
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“Chineo” is a racist, colonialist practice dating back to the Spanish conquest, allowing white men to gang rape indigenous women or underage girls with impunity. The crime persists in many parts of Argentina. UN Women spoke with Irene Cari, an indigenous activist from the province of Salta in northern Argentina, about violence against women in Argentina and how to prevent it.
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In Soloman Islands, a national study in 2009 revealed a higher prevalence of violence against women, with nearly two in three women aged 15 to 49 reporting physical or sexual violence—or both—by an intimate partner. Most women suffered in silence, with few seeking help from public services. To curb this epidemic of violence, seven government and nongovernmental service providers—including the police, hospitals, and crisis centres—joined forces to establish SAFENET.
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Pakistan is home to nearly 19 million child brides today. In the rugged mountains of Mohmand, in the heart of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Yasmin Gul’s daughters dreamed of going to school and some day, teach other girls. Their dreams were cut short when they were married at the age of 14 and 15 years.