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What we do
- Leadership and political participation
- Economic empowerment
- Ending violence against women
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Peace and security
- Facts and figures
- Global norms and standards
- Conflict prevention and resolution
- Building and sustaining peace
- Young women in peace and security
- Rule of law: Justice and security
- Women, peace, and security in the work of the UN Security Council
- Preventing violent extremism and countering terrorism
- Planning and monitoring
- Humanitarian action
- Governance and national planning
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- Women and girls with disabilities
- Sustainable development agenda
- HIV and AIDS
- Where we are
- How we work
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- Editorial series
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In Focus
- International Women’s Day
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
- Women, Peace, Power
- International Day of the Girl Child
- 75th session of the UN General Assembly
- International Youth Day
- Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response
- Generation Equality Action Pack, March 2020
- Generation Equality action pack, January 2020
- Generation Equality action pack, December 2019
- Generation Equality action pack, October 2019
- International Day of Rural Women
- World Humanitarian Day
- International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- World Refugee Day
- Women and girls in sport
- International Girls in ICT Day
- CSW63
- CSW62
- Women and the SDGs
- In Focus: Climate action by, and for, women
- Indigenous women’s rights and activism
- Empowering women to conserve our oceans
- CSW61
- Women refugees and migrants
- CSW60
- Financing: Why it matters for women and girls
- Engaging Men
- SIDS Conference
- MDG Momentum
- Strengthening Women’s Access to Justice
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In Focus: International Women's Day
This International Women's Day (8 March), learn more about the Generation Equality Forum, meet the activists, and get inspired by stories of women leaders we admire. Learn more
Peace and women’s rights in contexts affected by violent extremism and the COVID-19 pandemic
Human rights defenders and gender equality activists share what their communities need, and how they are building peace in the face of violent extremism and COVID-19. Learn more
Artivism for Gender Equality
As part of our Generation Equality campaign, UN Women is issuing a global call for original artwork that visualizes and celebrates activism for gender equality. We are mobilizing to bring change, and we want you to join us. Learn more
In Focus: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The world needs science, and science needs women and girls. Join us on International Day of Women and Girls in Science to celebrate the “Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19”. Learn more
Highlights
International Women's Day 2021
This year, the theme for International Women’s Day (8 March), “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,” celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the gaps that remain. Learn more about the Generation Equality Forum, meet the activists, and get inspired by stories of women leaders we admire. More
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The Generation Equality Forum
Get ready for the Generation Equality Forum, the most important global convening for gender equality actions and investment in a quarter-century. The Forum will kick-off in Mexico City in March and culminate in Paris this year. More
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Generation Equality Rising
Every day, through our actions, and in the way we lead, talk, question and act, we challenge norms, transform habits, change laws, take action and inspire others to create a world without gender-based discrimination. We are Generation Equality rising. More
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Comic and cartoon competition
UN Women—together with the European Commission, Belgium, France, Mexico, as well as in partnership with Cartooning for Peace—is organizing a global comic and cartoon competition to mark the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Submission deadline: 14 March 2021. More
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Artivism for Gender Equality
As part of our Generation Equality campaign, UN Women is issuing a global call for original artwork that visualizes and celebrates activism for gender equality. As we approach International Women’s Day (8 March) and as world leaders and activists prepare for the 2021 Generation Equality Forum — a global gathering to invest and innovate for gender equality — we are mobilizing to bring change, and we want you to join us. More
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COVID-19: emerging gender data
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold human suffering and is likely to heighten gender-based inequalities around the world. UN Women is working with partners to bridge the gender data gap and deliver a more accurate picture of the gender dimension to the response so that it can be more effective for women and girls. For gender-related data on COVID-19 visit this page. More
Statement on the continued abduction of school children in Northern Nigeria
UN Women joins the UN Secretary-General in condemning the continued abduction of children from schools in Northern Nigeria, including the most recent abduction of over 300 girls from a secondary school in Zamfara state in Nigeria. Read more►
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01/03/2021Why we support women’s leadership
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01/03/2021Media Advisory: International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021
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01/03/2021Claiming women’s space in leadership
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01/03/2021Statement by UN Women on the continued abduction of school children in Northern Nigeria
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26/02/2021ASEAN, Canada and UN Women jointly launch a 5-year programme to advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda
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Handbook on gender-responsive police services for women and girls subject to violence
Under the framework of the UN Joint Global Programme on Essential Services, UN Women, together with UNODC and the IAWP, have developed a handbook on gender-responsive police services for women and girls subject to violence.
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Building back green, equitable, gender-responsive and inclusive
In her opening remarks at the UN Women Executive Board First Regular Session 2021, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said: "We need bold and ambitious change here. The pandemic must not in any way hinder the bold action needed for addressing gender equality." More
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Why Support Women and Girls in Science and Technology?
Despite progress in ensuring opportunities for women in STEM fields, women and girls continue to be systematically underrepresented as users and leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In order to achieve the sustainable development goals, we need to ensure full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.
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