General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on 23 ...

UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and gender equality ...

Fewer women hold top political offices in 2025. UN Women reports rising barriers, political violence and setbacks in gender ...

The number of women killed in conflict doubled in 2023, underscoring the devastating impact of war on civilians. At the same time, women remain underrepresented in peace processes—despite evidence ...

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) discusses global economic, social and environmental challenges. It coordinates the related work of UN entities and regional commissions, as well as of its ...

Second week 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 1-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m. Monday 18 March . 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Interactive expert panel on priority theme . Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment ...

Annotated provisional agenda and proposed organization of work E/CN.6/2024/1/ADD.1 Proposed organization of work E/CN.6/2024/2 Normative aspects of the work of the United Nations Entity for Gender ...

Recognizing that gender-neutral approaches to disability inclusion perpetuate discrimination and vulnerability, UN Women has made concerted efforts to promote disability inclusion and gender equality, ...

Since the early 1950s, the United Nations has enlisted the volunteer services and support of prominent personalities from the worlds of art, music, film, sport and literature to highlight key issues ...

The outcome of the Commission on the Status of Women’s consideration of the priority theme during its 68th session (2024) took the form of agreed conclusions, negotiated by all Member States. The ...

With the aim of ending all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030, the European Union and the United Nations have been collaborating since 2017 to empower, promote, and protect the rights ...

UN Women focuses on cultivating a global community that advances gender equality by working on challenging and highly rewarding global initiatives. We work with governments and civil society to design ...