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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A mother and child pose in the Rakiraki market in Fiji in 2016. After Tropical Cyclone Winston devastated the area in February of that year, UN Women adapted its local Markets for Change programme to ...

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 ...

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

UN Women’s 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, developed with European Union support, confirmed that the country is falling ‘catastrophically’ far behind on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Nearly ...

The manual is a reference to build United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) frontline staff capacity to address gender-based violence. It has eight units that define ...