Tanzima Akter works as a community facilitator under the LIUPC project of UNDP Bangladesh. Here she is distributing anti-bacterial and disinfecting soap to a family in Dhaka. Photo: UN Women/Fahad Abdullah Kaizer
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The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened a trio of interlocking crises that threaten women and girls around the world: spiking levels of gender-based violence, steep losses in employment and an…

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UN Women Reveals Concerning Regression in Attitudes Towards Gender Roles During Pandemic in New Study
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous delivers opening remarks at the UN Women Executive Board annual session, 21 June 2022. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
Speech
Speech: Pushing boundaries, together with our partners
Aida Ghadban with her homegrown rooftop plants. Photo: UN Women/Lauren Rooney
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Trained in agriculture, women Palestinian refugees gain new confidence
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous. Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
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Statement: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and World Refugee Day
Larysa Denysenko, a journalist, attorney, human rights activist and co-founder of the Association of Women’s Lawyers of Ukraine, “JurFem”, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Olha Zakrevska
In the words of ...
In the words of Larysa Denysenko, Ukrainian legal expert: “Sexual violence is a tactic of intimidation, torture and humiliation”
Ariet Ojulu, the head of the Women, Children, and Youth Affairs Office in Itang Woreda, Ethiopia, is actively engaged in a UN Women Programme (POWER) that focuses on removing barriers that prevent women and girls from demanding their sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) rights and accessing services.
From where I stand
From where I stand: “I see positive change through the power of women’s organizations and adolescent peer groups in our community.”