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Colombian women shaped history by making peace gender-inclusive. Eight years on, they’re still leading peace, justice, and change—with UN Women’s support.
Ocho años después de la firma del acuerdo de paz, las mujeres colombianas hoy siguen definiendo lo que significa la paz. ONU Mujeres las acompaña.
Fifteen Years, Fifteen Facts: Challenges and solutions for gender equality UN Women marks its 15th anniversary by calling for bold action and push forward for gender equality.
L'égalité des sexes est désormais une préoccupation mondiale majeure pour la génération Z et les milléniaux, mais la plupart d'entre eux disent ne pas savoir comment la soutenir. Découvrez trois façon ...
UN Women estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war in October 2023 – that is one woman and one girl on average killed every hour in ...
As the crisis in Sudan deepens and shocking levels of gender-based violence soar, Sudanese women are demanding inclusion in peace efforts to drive lasting change and peace. Read on to find out what UN ...
Speech: The Political Declaration’s vision must be made real – Change is there now to be grasped Closing remarks by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the ...
UN Women’s latest report “Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing”, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s Day on 8 March, shows that in 2024 nearly a quarter of governments ...
Gender inequality is the greatest challenge of our times. Gender equality is the greatest opportunity. The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action is an unmissable chance to remind global ...
In reviewing progress thirty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration, 24 per cent of countries say that the backlash on gender equality has undermined the implementation of commitments ...
The Commission’s two-week session, 6 – 17 March 2023, includes the following activities.
2025 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It’s a pivotal year for feminism, a time to fight for women’s and girls’ rights, demand gender equality and ...