• Gender equality is the world’s unfinished business – and unfinished potential

    The private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today New York – Gender equality remains the unfinished business of our time – and the private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today....
  • World leaders place women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of multilateralism

    Governments commit more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls. New York – 2025 marks a once-in-a-generation milestone for women’s rights and gender equality: 30 years since the world committed to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 15 since the creation of UN Women, and 80...
  • Women and girls most at risk as millions return to crisis-hit Afghanistan

    Afghan women and girls face increased risks of poverty, early marriage, harassment and exploitation amid a surge in returns to the country In a new report, UN Women, CARE International and partners urge long-term support for women and girls.  Kabul – Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and...
  • Women-led households at triple risk of severe food insecurity in Sudan

    Port Sudan – As Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens with escalating famine and conflict, women and girls are bearing the brunt. A new report, Gender Snapshot: Women, Food Insecurity, and Famine Risk in Sudan, reveals that female-headed households face triple the risk of severe food insecurity compared to male-headed families. According to...
  • Gender Gap Closes at Fastest Rate Since Pandemic – But Full Parity Still Over a Century Away

    Gender Gap Closes at Fastest Rate Since Pandemic – But Full Parity Still Over a Century Away

      Political empowerment sees strongest gains, yet with only 22.9% of the global gap closed to date it remains the biggest barrier to progress on parity worldwide. Read the full report here; share on social media using #gendergap25. Geneva, Switzerland: The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest...
  • Foreign Aid Cuts Pushing Women’s Orgs To Breaking Point

    Foreign Aid Cuts Pushing Women’s Orgs To Breaking Point

    Geneva: Globally, 308 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across 73 countries, a figure that continues to rise with escalating conflict, climate change, food insecurity, and disease outbreaks. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by crisis, suffering from preventable pregnancy-related deaths, malnutrition, and high rates of sexual violence....
  • No Respite for Sudanese Women

    No Respite for Sudanese Women

    The number of people at risk of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, has tripled to over 12 million since the beginning of the war   New York / Port Sudan: Sudanese women and girls are bearing the brunt of a crisis that is entering its third year on April 15....
  • Political leadership roles in 2025: Men continue to dominate

    Political leadership roles in 2025: Men continue to dominate

    New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveals limited progress in achieving gender equality in political leadership at the start of 2025, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the landmark UN framework which set out the roadmap...
  • One in four countries report backlash on women’s rights in 2024 

    One in four countries report backlash on women’s rights in 2024 

    Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections, and less funding for programs and institutions that support and protect women. UN Women’s latest report, “Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing”, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s...
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