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Apr 02, 2026
From 24 to 31 March, the Executive Board of UN Women made an official visit to Bolivia to gain insights into the impact of programmes and deepen its understanding of the challenges around women's rights.
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Apr 01, 2026
Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the launch of the report, "Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2024", 21 September 2024, UN headquarters.
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Mar 30, 2026
Motherhood still comes with a pay penalty, and women continue to be paid less for work of equal value - not by accident, but by design.
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Mar 30, 2026
As climate litigation gathers force, women are helping to redefine what accountability looks like - and exposing how far climate policy still is from delivering gender justice.
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Mar 27, 2026
Ahead of International Girls in ICT Day, two students share how the African Girls Can Code Initiative is empowering young women to transform the tech sector.
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Mar 27, 2026
Remarks by Gielan El Messiri UN Women Representative in Lebanon at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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Mar 27, 2026
Remarks by UN Women Afghanistan Special Representative, Susan Ferguson, at UN Headquarters in New York, speaking from Kabul.
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Mar 25, 2026
Climate change means millions more women and girls risk having insufficient food and resources to meet their basic needs. As women bear the brunt of climate impacts, so they must have equity in decision-making on climate solutions.
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Mar 19, 2026
Closing remarks by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director at the Commission on the Status of Women at its Seventieth Session, UN Headquarters, 19 March 2026.
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Mar 17, 2026
Young people from around the world joined Member States and United Nations leaders for an interactive dialogue on ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls.
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Mar 17, 2026
New Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) - UN Women data show women remain far from equal political power, holding just 22.4 per cent of cabinet posts and 27.5 per cent of parliamentary seats worldwide.
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Mar 17, 2026
At CSW70, adolescent girls, young feminists, older women advocates and policymakers came together to identify intergenerational solutions to one of the most persistent barriers hindering the advancement of gender equality — access to justice for women and girls at every stage of life.
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Mar 16, 2026
At the first-ever annual High-level Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls held during the Commission on the Status of Women, more than 100 countries in the presence of a large number of civil society organizations gathered to share what works - and demand the political will, funding, and accountability to make it happen.
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Mar 16, 2026
The "Five Years On" Group of Friends meeting convened at CSW70 to mobilize support, strengthen cooperation and share solutions.
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Mar 16, 2026
A message from UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous for World Water Day, 22 March 2026.
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Mar 13, 2026
The Co-founder and Executive Chair of Malala Fund and Nobel Peace Prize laureate delivered her address at the official UN Commemoration of IWD 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
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Mar 13, 2026
Remarks by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, following her visit to Gaza in November 2025
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Mar 13, 2026
High-level event spotlights international cooperation to bridge the justice gap, including the UNDP-UN Women Gender Justice Platform.
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Mar 13, 2026
At a High-Level side event on the sidelines of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), an intergenerational group of women leaders called for stronger legal systems, accountability, and collective action to advance access to justice for all women and girls.
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Mar 13, 2026
Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the opening of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 9 March 2026, UN Headquarters.
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Mar 12, 2026
CSW70 event calls for dismantling stereotypes and carving pathways for progress.
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Mar 12, 2026
Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the CSW high-level meeting on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, 12 March 2026, UN Headquarters.
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Mar 12, 2026
Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Commission on the Status of Women high-level meeting on violence against women and girls (morning session), on 12 March 2026, at UN Headquarters.
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Mar 12, 2026
Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the 2026 commemoration of International Women's Day, 9 March 2026, UN headquarters.
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Mar 12, 2026
Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the interactive dialogue on the CSW70 priority theme, "Bridging systemic gaps: Advancing justice for all women and girls".
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Mar 12, 2026
At CSW70, global leaders gathered to explore pathways for accelerating sustainable financing for gender equality for all women and girls.
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Mar 12, 2026
At a High-Level interactive discussion on the sidelines of CSW70, government leaders, experts and advocates examined why formal and informal justice systems continue to fail women and girls, and what it will take to fix them.
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Mar 11, 2026
This year's focus is clear: rights, justice and action for all women and girls.
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Mar 10, 2026
According to the 2025 edition of the IPU-UN Women "Women in politics" map, men outnumber women by more than three times in executive and legislative positions. The map presents the latest rankings of women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2025. While the proportion of women in parliament has increased fractionally by 0.3 percentage points to 27.2 per cent compared to a year ago, in government positions it has declined by 0.4 percentage points.
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Mar 10, 2026
The Agreed Conclusions introduce several groundbreaking elements.
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Mar 10, 2026
The townhall provides an opportunity for UN Secretary-General António Guterres to have a frank discussion on issues related to the advancement of gender equality and women and girls' rights around the world.
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Mar 09, 2026
Speaking at the UN commemoration of International Women's Day 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway said: "It is absolutely our honour to celebrate the courage and power of the women who would not be denied their justice, because they chose action in a world that expects silence."
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Mar 09, 2026
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses CSW70
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Mar 09, 2026
Leading voices on women's rights and justice, together with a special musical performance, will join UN Women for IWD2026.
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Mar 08, 2026
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous says in her International Women's Day statement: "Nothing can and nothing will stop us until the equal rights of all women and girls are realized."
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Mar 08, 2026
On International Women's Day, we celebrate women and girls everywhere.
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Mar 08, 2026
When we are not equal under the law, we are not equal. It is time to make justice a reality for women and girls, everywhere.
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Mar 05, 2026
Around the world, women have just 64 per cent of the legal rights of men. From Thailand to Colombia and Albania, UN Women is working with women's organizations, governments, and justice systems to close that gap — one law, one survivor at a time.
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Mar 05, 2026
UN Women's 16 Days of Activism campaign demands a world where technology is a force for equality - not harm.
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Mar 05, 2026
Digital violence against women is exploding across Latin America. For women in public life—politicians, journalists, activists, human rights defenders—online abuse isn't just a nuisance. It's a weapon. And it doesn't stay online. A 2023 UN Women study on digital violence against women in public life across Latin America found that half of women interviewed had experienced threats, groping in public spaces, or had their photos weaponized on social media to harass them. But women aren't accepting those rules. Across the region, survivors are reshaping laws, demanding accountability, and redefining what it means to participate in public life in the digital age.
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Mar 04, 2026
From protection against gender-based violence to equal pay, women and girls remain unequal under the law, as impunity for violations of their rights persists worldwide, said UN Women.
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Mar 03, 2026
Women and girls everywhere have the right to live in safety and in peace, free from violence and discrimination.
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Feb 26, 2026
Closing remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the first regular session 2026 of the UN Women Executive Board, 19 February 2026, UN headquarters.
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Feb 25, 2026
For the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action campaign, #ForAllWomenandGirls UN Women spoke to feminist anti-racist activist Lúcia Xavier from Brazil. Xavier talks about Black women's resilience and fight for equality in Brazil today.
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