This report reveals the devastating impact of Gaza’s ongoing conflict on women’s health. With health facilities destroyed and thousands of women unable to access critical care, the report highlights urgent needs in maternal health, cancer treatment…

UN Women has launched the “Generation Equality accountability report 2024”, which uncovers significant progress on the commitments made by this multi-stakeholder initiative since its inception in 2021.

Generation Equality is a global initiative focused on gender equality that aims to drive change through a multigenerational and multi-stakeholder approach. The 2024 accountability report highlights a 40-point increase in reported commitments, with…

Find out about how UN Women’s regular resources were used around the world to promote gender equality in 2023.

Speech delivered by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, to the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, 18 September 2024, at UN Headquarters.

In an article originally published in 'The Art of Leadership Report: Our duty to find new forms 2024’, produced by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, calls for investment in women’s…

The Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led initiative convened by UN Women, today published a first-ever global study which empirically proves inclusive advertising -content which authentically and positively portrays a full range of people and is…

At a press conference in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, UN Women Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda delivered these remarks at the launch of the latest Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender…

This publication highlights new data and evidence on gender equality trends. It finds the world falling short on its commitments to women and girls. Despite declining poverty and narrowing gender gaps in education, not a single indicator under the…

The latest edition of Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024, launched today by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, reveals that progress has been made worldwide on gender…

Closing remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board.

On the International Day of Democracy on 15 September, and in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the visionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—the most comprehensive global agenda for the achievement of gender equality and the…

Opening Statement of UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board.

In 2023, UN Women received USD 164.1 million in regular resources contributions. This report highlights some of the approaches and results across UN Women’s mandate that are accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment, thanks to regular…

The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) marks a crucial opportunity to put gender equality at the center of the global discussions towards Sustainable Development.

The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) opens on Tuesday, 10 September 2024, with the high-level debate beginning on 24 September, themed “Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable…

The “Women with disabilities stigma inventory” is a stand-alone tool that can be used to collect data about the experiences of women with disabilities globally in relation to stigma, discrimination, and violence. Alongside developing the WDSI, a…

UN Women is deeply concerned about the recent enactment of a morality law by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, which imposes extensive restrictions on personal behaviour, effectively erasing women from public life and granting broad…

As nations begin to rebuild after Hurricane Beryl and brace themselves for even more storms, UN Women has been on the ground and working to ensure that women are fully integrated into recovery efforts.

Generation Equality is the world’s leading initiative to boost investment and implementation of gender equality. It brings together organizations from all corners of society to catalyze progress, push for change and take bold actions together.