Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the UN Security Council high-level open debate on the “Protection of civilians in armed conflict”, 22 May 2025, UN ...

UN Women estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war in October ...

This year’s theme, “The power of communities”, celebrates the strength that emerges from solidarity. It honours the diversity ...

Online misogyny is making its way into schoolyards, workplaces, and intimate relationships. Learn more about where it comes from and how it spreads.

Born in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, Lucky Karim was only 14 when genocidal violence forced her family to flee on 25 August 2017. Over seven harrowing days, she crossed mountains and rivers with ...

In most countries, women in rural areas who work for wages are more likely than men to hold seasonal, part-time and low-wage jobs. Women also receive lower wages for the same work. (Source: FAO, 2011.