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UN Women regrets the decision of the United States of America to withdraw from the UN Women Executive Board. Gender equality is the foundation of peace, development, economic stability, and democratic governance. At a moment of intensifying backlash against women’s rights and widening global inequalities, sustained international leadership and multilateral cooperation remain essential.
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Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, OHCHR High Commissioner, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
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Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the CSW multi-stakeholder hearing, on 30 January 2026, at UN Headquarters.
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Learn what life after FGM looks like and why legal bans on the practice alone are not delivering justice for women and girls.
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Through UN Women and our partners, refugee women in Uganda are gaining skills, challenging stereotypes and building brighter futures – one engine at a time.
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The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its first regular session from Wednesday 18 to Thursday 19 February 2026 in person at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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On 8 March 2026, rally with women and girls around the world to demand equal rights – and equal justice to enforce, exercise, and enjoy those rights.
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Why women’s organizations are essential for reducing violence against women.
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Migration: a powerful story of resilience, connection, and shared progress
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Statement and call to action to end digital violence against all women and girls by France on behalf of the High-Level Network on Gender-Responsive Policing to mark the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence under the theme: “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls.”
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Online violence is spilling offline: Four in ten of the women surveyed also reported experiencing offline attacks connected to digital abuse.
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With the rise of cyber blackmail and online violence, Yemeni women are breaking the silence and demanding more from the justice system.
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UN Women statement for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2025
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As online abuse against journalists intensifies globally, understanding how women reporters navigate these hostile digital environments and what can be done to protect them has become critical to defending press freedom itself.
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UN Women statement for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2025
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Digital violence against women is exploding across Latin America. For women in public life—politicians, journalists, activists, human rights defenders—online abuse isn't just a nuisance. It's a weapon. And it doesn't stay online. A 2023 UN Women study on digital violence against women in public life across Latin America found that half of women interviewed had experienced threats, groping in public spaces, or had their photos weaponized on social media to harass them. But women aren't accepting those rules. Across the region, survivors are reshaping laws, demanding accountability, and redefining what it means to participate in public life in the digital age.
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This World AIDS Day, let’s recommit. We must reverse disinvestment, centre gender equality and human rights in the AIDS response, and maintain political will for prevention, care, and treatment. That means increasing domestic funding, ending violence, and supporting the networks of women whose leadership is transforming lives.
South Africa’s G20 Women’s Shutdown – a turning point for ending gender-based violence and femicide?
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On 21 November, just days before the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, South African women brought their country to a standstill with a powerful message: declare gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) a national disaster.
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Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the official United Nations commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2025, UN Headquarters.
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Remarks by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, following her visit to Gaza in November 2025