Women are bearing the brunt of conflicts around the world, and yet are not being included in negotiations to bring peace—and ...

The effects of war and conflict on women and girls are worsening. In 2023, the proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled compared to 2022.

As temperatures reach new highs and climate change impacts intensify, women who are defending their land, water and ...

The theme of this year’s International Day of the Girl is, ‘Girls’ vision for the future’. The findings from UNICEF research show that girls are not only courageous in the face of challenges, but ...

New York, 15 October 2024 — UN Women’s latest flagship report reveals a widening gender gap in social protection – the raft of policies including cash benefits, unemployment protection, pensions and ...

The International Day of Rural Women recognizes the critical roles and contributions of rural women, including Indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food ...

For years, governments across the globe have designed policies and programmes aiming to reduce and prevent poverty, vulnerability, and social exclusion. Known as social protection policies, these ...

War, violent conflict, terrorism and violent extremism have differential and devastating consequences for women and girls. In the face of this, women are all over the world are leading movements for ...

The “World survey on the role of women in development” is presented every five years to the Economic and Financial Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. It provides a unique opportunity to ...

In every country around the world women face multiple barriers and gender-based discrimination in the work place. The discrimination sets in early—from the kind of education girls get or till which ...

Los efectos de la guerra y los conflictos en las mujeres y niñas están empeorando. En 2023, la proporción de mujeres asesinadas en conflictos armados se duplicó con respecto a 2022.