Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show that women are underrepresented at all ...

Speech: Gender equality at the heart of our vision: the engine driving sustainable development Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Interactive ...

Governments reaffirm their commitment to place gender equality at the centre of global progress The newly adopted Ministerial Declaration underscores that gender equality and the empowerment and ...

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.

In Latin America, we’re not just recognizing care work – we’re rebuilding economies around it From Brazil to Panama, bold investments in care, backed by UN Women’s expertise and support, are reshaping ...

Nearly eight out of 10 young Afghan women are excluded from education, jobs, and training UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and ...

June marks Pride Month – a time to celebrate the diversity and strength of LGBTIQ+ communities around the world. Pride is rooted in resistance and resilience, driven by the enduring pursuit of equal ...

On 12 March 2025, UN Women convened leaders and experts at “For ALL Women and Girls: The Beijing+30 Action Agenda” to discuss the six key actions to make faster strides towards fulfilling the ...

A new report “Girl goals: What has changed for girls? Adolescent girls’ rights over 30 years”—launched by UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women ahead of International Women’s Day—reviews how ...

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 ...

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 ...