Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN Women calls for urgent, sustained investment to close the gap and deliver on ...

Discover how Latin America is leading a care revolution by recognising and valuing the care work that women and girls shoulder.

UN Women celebrates 15 years of global impact on gender equality and women’s rights. Learn how UN Women supports women’s empowerment, drives policy change, and advances equality for women and girls in ...

As UN Women marks its 15th anniversary this year, the world has seen important progress in gender equality that has changed the lives of women and girls across the globe. While this is cause for ...

UN Women’s latest publication, Women Political Leaders 2025, reveals that women’s political leadership in executive positions is not merely stagnating – it is regressing. The persistent ...

What can you do to make the workplace an equal space? Businesses: Audit your policies, not just your progress Prioritize equal pay for work of equal value, transparent promotion pathways, and ...

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 ...

UN Women works to increase financing for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on Goal 5 – the achievement of gender equality. Alongside the UN system, financial ...

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

Briefing on Afghanistan by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on 23 June 2025 at UN headquarters.

Explore key facts and figures on women's economic empowerment. From income disparities and workforce trends to entrepreneurship and access to financial resources, these statistics spotlight the ...

The following are official documents for the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (2025). Documentation Provisional agenda and annotations (E/CN.6/2025/1) Proposed organization of ...