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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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....
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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...
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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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Tell us about your journey that led you to where you are today. My journey has been one of persistence, resilience, and continuous learning. I have always believed in pushing boundaries, challenging stereotypes, and creating opportunities, not just for myself but for others as well. Along the way, I...
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November 25th, 2024, (New York/Vienna): On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN Women and UNODC reveals that femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls—remains pervasive in the world. Globally, 85,000...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
Tell us about your journey that led you to where you are today. My journey has been one of persistence, resilience, and continuous learning. I have always believed in pushing boundaries, challenging stereotypes, and creating opportunities, not just for myself but for others as well. Along the way, I...
November 25th, 2024, (New York/Vienna): On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN Women and UNODC reveals that femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls—remains pervasive in the world. Globally, 85,000...
