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Jun 30, 2022
One year ago, the Generation Equality Forum brought together leaders from governments, civil society, youth and the private sector to take bold global action on gender equality, marking the start of an ambitious 5-year journey convened by UN Women. Since the Forum, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the Governments of France and Mexico, countries and partners have already initiated implementation of commitments made through six Action Coalitions, and a series of global, innovative, multi-stakeholder partnerships for gender equality. In addition, signatories to the Women, Peace and Security, and Humanitarian Action Compact are beginning to make progress on Compact framework actions, designed to drive progress on implementation of existing global commitments to the women, peace and security, and gender in humanitarian action agendas.
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Jun 30, 2022
One year ago today, the Generation Equality Forum brought together leaders from governments, civil society, youth and the private sector to take bold global action on gender equality, marking the start of an ambitious 5-year journey convened by UN Women.
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Jun 27, 2022
In the wake of crisis, economic response and recovery plans often forget the needs of women and girls, hindering sustained peace and development. In Bangladesh, UN Women supports the Generation Equality Compact on Women Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA) and is working with local partners to put recovery back on track by increasing economic security for crisis-affected women through grants and job training.
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Jun 27, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened a trio of interlocking crises that threaten women and girls around the world: spiking levels of gender-based violence, steep losses in employment and an unmanageable increase in unpaid care work. Coupled with accelerating climate disasters and geopolitical conflict, these crises risk reversing hard-won progress on gender equality. Preventing such rollback - and ensuring a more gender-equal future - critically depends on effective government action. Drawing on a unique global dataset of close to 5,000 COVID-19 response measures adopted by 226 countries and territories, a new report by UN Women and UNDP identifies key priorities for placing gender at the core of recovery efforts and future crisis preparedness.
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Jun 24, 2022
UN Women remains steadfast in our determination to ensure that the rights of women and girls are fully observed and enjoyed worldwide, and we look forward to continued evidence-based engagement with our partners everywhere in support of rapid progress towards universal enjoyment of universal rights.
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Jun 23, 2022
Closing remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, at the annual session of the UN Women Executive Board, 22 June 2022.
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Jun 23, 2022
On International Widows' Day, 23 June, take a look at some of the issues affecting widows around the world and what must be done to safeguard and advance their rights.
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Jun 23, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened a trio of interlocking crises that threaten women and girls around the world: spiking levels of gender-based violence, steep losses in employment and an unmanageable increase in unpaid care work. Coupled with accelerating climate disasters and geopolitical conflict, these crises risk reversing hard-won progress on gender equality. Preventing such rollback - and ensuring a more gender-equal future - critically depends on effective government action. Drawing on a unique global dataset of close to 5,000 COVID-19 response measures adopted by 226 countries and territories, a new report by UN Women and UNDP identifies key priorities for placing gender at the core of recovery efforts and future crisis preparedness.
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Jun 23, 2022
We live in a world with a startling disconnect between how women and girls are impacted by current multiple crises, and their involvement in finding and implementing solutions. It's time to recognize this, refocus, and urgently coordinate our efforts to reverse it. I therefore urge G7 leaders to take the lead in fostering women's equal rights, including women's autonomous decision-making over their bodies and health, and support the achievement of their full political, social, and economic participation.
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Jun 23, 2022
Countries with greater women's leadership, universal social protection and care systems, and space for feminist organizations to participate in democratic decision-making are more effective at responding to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new global report released today by UN Women and the United Nations Development Programme.
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Jun 22, 2022
Today's global challenges put widows' rights into sharp relief. In 2020 and 2021, the World Health Organization recorded nearly 15 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, while the climate crisis and rising conflicts around the world continue to endanger lives and to separate families. Across the world, we face the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, from the DRC to Ethiopia, from Myanmar to Syria. In Ukraine, women and children constitute an estimated 90 per cent of the 14 million people forced to leave their homes. These deadly conflicts are undoubtedly leaving behind a tragic cohort of widows. These women may often have the fewest defenses against the hardships of crises but remain almost invisible in many societies. On International Widows Day, we recognize the millions of widows around the world and call for social and economic reforms that address their rights.
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Jun 22, 2022
Cannes, France, 20 June 2022 - UN Women and the Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led coalition convened by UN Women to eradicate harmful stereotypes in advertising, today launched "The Levers of Change: Gender Equality Attitudes Study 2022, the latest iteration of a bi-annual global study that tracks attitudes towards gender. The 20-country-wide survey shows that some antiquated views of gender have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, developed under the leadership of UN Women in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, Kantar, Procter & Gamble and Unilever, examines perceptions across a multitude of areas including leadership and political participation, education, healthcare, the workplace, media representation, marriage and family life, safety and violence, and control over personal decisions. The results of the survey were revealed during the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which has sharpened its focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion this year.
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Jun 21, 2022
Opening remarks by Sima Bahous, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, to the UN Women Executive Board annual session 2022.
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Jun 20, 2022
Aida Ghadban is a Palestinian refugee living in Al Rashidieh camp, the second most populous Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Aida helped train over 100 women to grow vegetables on their home's rooftops. This activity was a turning point for these women, who regained self-confidence and felt they were finally making a difference in their community.
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Jun 20, 2022
In the last year, the world has witnessed a shocking deterioration of the global security climate. Women and girls in particular are experiencing significant consequences, including their displacement within and across borders and an intensified risk of all forms of sexual violence. This situation gives a renewed significance to two international days observed by the UN this month, the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and World Refugee Day and challenges the international community to address these interlinked issues with urgency.
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Jun 20, 2022
This International Women's Day, 8 March, join UN Women and the world in coming together under the theme "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow", and call for climate action for women, by women.
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Jun 20, 2022
The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2021, under the global theme set by the UN Secretary-General's UNiTE campaign: "Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!"
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Jun 20, 2022
Join us on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February, as we call for women's full and equal access to and participation in science, and celebrate those that are leading action and innovation around the world.
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Jun 20, 2022
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), global leaders endorsed the powerful steps being taken by the Action Coalition on Gender-based Violence to inspire action across all sectors and ignite lasting change.
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Jun 20, 2022
At a high-level event on International Human Rights Day, 10 December, the Global Alliance for Care called for a human rights perspective to be incorporated across all efforts to transform the global care agenda.
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Jun 20, 2022
In elections taking place on 11 January, the UN Women Executive Board opened the year by electing its new Bureau for 2022.
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Jun 20, 2022
At a high-level event marking the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation convened global leaders to explore ways to support women and girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and remove the obstacles women and girls face in pursuing careers as inventors and entrepreneurs. The Coalition and its event are part of a global multi-sector mobilization to accelerate gender equality implementation by 2025, kick-started by the 2021 Generation Equality Forum.
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Jun 20, 2022
UN Women's newest report reveals that women and girls have disproportionately suffered the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 - be it through lost jobs and reduced work hours, increased intensity of care and domestic work, and strains on their physical and mental health. And yet, the report also shows that women and girls are far less likely than men and boys to receive COVID-19 relief or social protection, from governments or NGOs.
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Jun 20, 2022
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, members of the women-led Cooperative Tudert continue harvesting aromatic and medicinal herbs while respecting physical distancing and other prevention measures to stop the spread of the virus.
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Jun 20, 2022
Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia visited Germany from 16-18 February to meet with the new government and members of the German Parliament and to exchange on Germany's new Feminist Foreign Policy and Feminist Development Policy, G7 priorities and UN Women's Strategic Plan.
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Jun 20, 2022
UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, Ms. Sima Bahous, concluded her first official field visit to Egypt this week.
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Jun 20, 2022
As we celebrate International Women's Day this 8 March under the theme "Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow", meet some of the youth activists on the front lines of climate activism and movements, and learn what the movement means to them.
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Jun 20, 2022
Gender inequality and the climate crisis are two of the most urgent challenges of today. As we better understand and make the critical connections between gender, social equity and climate change, it's time we take action towards solutions.
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Jun 17, 2022
Larysa Denysenko is a journalist, attorney, human rights activist and co-founder of the Association of Women's Lawyers of Ukraine, "JurFem". Before the war, Denysenko and JurFem mainly advocated for women's leadership in legal professions, provided mentorship and supported strategic court cases related to domestic violence and gender-based discrimination. Now, this has extended to representing the interests of those who have survived conflict-related sexual violence allegedly perpetrated by the Russian military in Ukraine.
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Jun 17, 2022
Ariet Ojulu is the Head of the Women, Children, and Youth Affairs Office in Itang Woreda, Ethiopia, a district neighboring three refugee camps hosting refugees predominantly from South Sudan.
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Jun 16, 2022
Ongoing armed conflict and insecurity in Somalia, unprecedented natural disasters-mainly prolonged droughts and locusts - leave women in Somalia with limited options. With support from the Government of Japan, UN Women is creating opportunities for climate security, climate-smart agriculture, livelihoods and business skills for women in Somalia. Overall, 7,400 internally displaced women and other marginalized women in Somalia were able to mitigate the impact of multiple crises on their livelihoods, protect themselves from exposure to gender-based violence, and participate in decision-making processes within their communities.
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Jun 15, 2022
More than two decades on from the adoption of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda — which affirmed the crucial role of women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding initiatives — women's inclusion in recovery and relief efforts remains under-resourced and under-valued. Reversing this trend is a priority, and though advancing causes around gender and peace may seem the purview of policymakers and non-profits, the private sector has an important role to play.
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Jun 15, 2022
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
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Jun 15, 2022
On Thursday 9 June 2022, European Council President Charles Michel, together with UN Women, Nadia's Initiative and the Dr Denis Mukwege Foundation, co-hosted the second edition of "Women in Conflicts" in Brussels, bringing together women leaders and survivors of conflicts.
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Jun 10, 2022
The Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched its 2021 Annual Report: "Diversity. Inclusion. Transformation" - English version, highlighting initial results and the impact of pilot projects. The report features eleven projects that contribute to the meaningful participation of uniformed women to United Nations peace operations.
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Jun 09, 2022
On 1-3 June, Anita Bhatia, Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director, visited Kazakhstan to participate in the ECOJER international congress at the invitation of the Government of Kazakhstan and held meetings with representatives of the civil and financial sectors in Almaty.
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Jun 08, 2022
With the support of UN Women, women and men in the rural communities of Assam State in India have found new ways to work together to prevent and respond to violence against women, youth, and children in their neighbourhoods.
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Jun 08, 2022
During 24-27 May 2022, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Åsa Regnér made her first official visit to Albania and Georgia. The purpose of the Georgia visit was to become acquainted with and deepen the long-term cooperation that connects UN Women with the country's legislative and executive branches in a variety of directions. The Albania visit focused on the country's progress towards achieving gender equality and women's empowerment and the promotion of gender equality as a key factor in advancing EU integration.
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Jun 06, 2022
The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its annual session from Tuesday 21 to Wednesday 22 June 2022 in person at United Nations' Headquarters in New York.
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May 26, 2022
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, at the Global Land Forum in Jordan (via video).
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May 25, 2022
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) and UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to cooperate in promoting the growth of gender lens investing. As part of the agreement, signed at the World Economic Forum's 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, BlackRock will develop strategies to mobilize capital in support of economic opportunity for women. UN Women will serve as a knowledge partner and collaborate on data and research.
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May 24, 2022
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous was on her first official visit to Brussels, Belgium, on 19-20 May 2022. The visit was intended to continue strengthening partnerships with the European Union and the Government of Belgium, as well as with civil society, to accelerate progress towards gender equality and women's empowerment, both at home and abroad.
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May 23, 2022
In a Statement at the 7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said: "2022 is a chance to close the gender gaps in disaster risk reduction and resilience. In doing so, we can achieve the inclusive, sustainable, and resilient planet we all strive for.
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May 20, 2022
Ten years ago, the European Union and UN Women established a solid and longstanding partnership to promote gender equality and women's empowerment at global, regional, and national levels. Since then, this partnership has continued to grow and strengthen. With women's rights and gender equality under increased attack, the EU and UN Women partnership is more important than ever.
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May 20, 2022
Ahead of the 75th World Health Assembly, the 13 signatory agencies of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP) have released their third progress report, Stronger collaboration for an equitable and resilient recovery towards the health-related SDGs, incentivizing collaboration.
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May 19, 2022
In her remarks at the SheDecides 5 Conference in Brussels, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said: "By working together, we can ensure that women, girls and diverse populations around the world can fully exercise their bodily autonomy and full human rights."
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May 18, 2022
Olesia Bondar, Director of the Ukrainian Women's Fund (UWF) spoke to the UN Trust Fund on how the current crisis is affecting Ukrainian women and girls, and the key role of civil society and women's rights organizations play in the context of humanitarian and intersecting crises.
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May 16, 2022
UN Women stands in solidarity with all people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). We recognize that LGBTIQ rights depend on autonomous decision-making over matters of one's body and health. In many contexts these rights remain out of reach.
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May 12, 2022
I am deeply concerned and saddened by the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh. Ms. Abu Akleh was a prominent Palestinian-American journalist working for Al Jazeera. She had a long and impressive career covering the front lines of conflict.
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May 09, 2022
UN Women echoes the Secretary-General's call for the Taliban to keep their promises to Afghan women and girls, and aligns with the statement by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. We urgently call on the de facto authorities to respect their obligations under human rights law and the full human rights of women and girls, including the immediate restoration of women's and girls' independent freedom of movement, and their rights to work and to education to the highest level.
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May 06, 2022
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation and promote joint initiatives to advance financing for gender equality and women's empowerment.
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May 03, 2022
After more than two months of war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of refugees and displaced people to flee their homes, a new Rapid Gender Analysis by UN Women and CARE reveals that women and minorities are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and access to food as a result of the crisis. In Ukraine, women are increasingly becoming heads of households and leaders in their communities as men are conscripted, yet they remain largely excluded from formal decision-making processes related to humanitarian efforts, peace-making, and other areas that directly impact their lives.
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Apr 29, 2022
From the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in communities around the globe to international protests against racism and discrimination, current events have shown that we are far from achieving equality. Trying to interpret and battle a multitude of injustices right now may feel overwhelming. How do we take on all these issues, and why should we? Intersectional feminism offers a lens through which we can better understand one another and strive towards a more just future for all.
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Apr 27, 2022
Discussing gender equality in Jordan can lead to difficult conversations, as Balqees Shahin, a volunteer for the UN Women gender equality campaign HeforShe, has discovered.
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Apr 27, 2022
The leadership and participation of young women and girls are at the heart of all these efforts. On International Girls in ICT Day, let us work together to prioritize girls' access to technology, and to ensure meaningful connectivity in a safe and empowering environment.
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Apr 27, 2022
All of us must work toward a world where we expect, support, and fund women's involvement and leadership in decision making, peacebuilding, climate mitigation, and recovery. Our world's resilience and very future depend on it.
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Apr 25, 2022
Change isn't just about big headline moments, legal victories and international agreements: the way we talk, think, and act every day can create a ripple effect that benefits everyone. As we usher in the new decade and take stock of global progress on women's rights, join us, as Generation Equality, in getting to gender equality through these simple everyday actions.
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Apr 21, 2022
Svetlana Baba?, 19, is a Ukrainian Roma woman who had to flee her home as a result of Russia's military invasion in Ukraine. She shares her story as a young mother who was worried about her fast approaching due date while escaping war and her journey to safety in a temporary placement center for refugees in central Moldova.
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Apr 20, 2022
International labour migration in South East Asia has consistently increased over the past decades, with women making up almost half of the region's 10 million migrants. However, women migrant workers often face a higher risk of violence, trafficking, and discrimination than men migrant workers. As part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, the Safe and Fair programme (implemented by UN Women and ILO in collaboration with UNODC) has partnered with Global Rights for Women (GRW) to provide gender-sensitive legal and policy advice and inputs to laws in the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.Lori Flohaug,Director of Law and Policy at GRW, explains why the process of creating gender responsive and migration-inclusive laws is so important to ending violence against women, especially women migrant workers
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Apr 13, 2022
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moldova and Poland have received the highest number of refugees. As of 12 April, about 96 thousand Ukrainian refugees are residing across the different regions of Moldova. UN Women has been working with partners to gather, analyse and disseminate data to illustrate the differential and disproportionate impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on women and girls. Together with the Border Police of Moldova, UN Women produced a factsheet in mid-March with data on the demographic profiles of Ukrainian refugees hosted in the country. Together with the International Organization for Migration, a displacement survey was conducted and quantitative data was collected. To gather qualitative data for the assessment, UN Women has been talking to women refugees living in temporary placement centers. This is their story.
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Apr 13, 2022
Despite the myriad challenges of collecting data in conflict, UN Women has been working tirelessly with partners to gather, analyse and disseminate data to illustrate the differential and disproportionate impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on women and girls. At least five publications have been produced so far, revealing the grim reality of war and its evolution, particularly for the most vulnerable women and girls.
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Apr 11, 2022
Remarks by United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, at the UN Security Council briefing on the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.
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Apr 11, 2022
UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous visited the Republic of Moldova from 8 to 10 April to reaffirm UN Women's commitment as a key partner to advance gender equality and women's leadership in the country. During her visit, Bahous emphasized UN Women's determination to support Moldova's efforts as a host country to the thousands of refugees fleeing the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
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Apr 08, 2022
In the Pacific region, as in other parts of the world, women are spearheading climate adaptation and mitigation strategies — something Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, a second-generation Pacific Fijian feminist has championed throughout her three-decade journey in the women's rights movement.
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Apr 07, 2022
We are deeply shocked by the images of civilians killed in Bucha and other localities, and gravely concerned about mounting allegations of sexual violence perpetrated against women and girls in the context of the war in Ukraine. We echo the UN Secretary-General in his calls for the war in Ukraine to stop—now. Such wars and related displacement heighten risks of all forms of sexual violence including trafficking in persons, impacting women and girls disproportionately.
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Apr 07, 2022
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous has made her first official visit to Germany to advance the global gender equality agenda and to highlight the critical need to support women's roles in the care economy.
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Apr 06, 2022
Launching this month, the Lila.help website directory lists accurate, vetted and safe helplines and local emergency service information for more than 90 countries, and aims to expand to every country and territory. The website was developed by the Global Network of Women's Shelters (GNWS) with financial and technical support from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and UN Women.
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Apr 05, 2022
To gage the differential impacts of the war and the specific needs of vulnerable groups, UN Women and CARE International produced a Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) and drew out recommendations on how to improve humanitarian responses.
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Apr 01, 2022
Learning from past mistakes, "Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice" presents a vision to tackle intersecting jobs, care and climate crises.
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Apr 01, 2022
With support from UN Women and funding from the European Union, in Jordan, young women are working to build more inclusive, peaceful and cohesive societies where gender-specific needs are met, and women and youth lead in addressing violent extremism.
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Mar 30, 2022
As the war in Ukraine continues to take its toll on women and girls, UN Women reiterates the UN Secretary-General's urgent call for peace. The war must stop now.
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Mar 26, 2022
The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women closed its two-week long session today, acknowledging the important role of women and girls as agents of change for sustainable development, in particular safeguarding the environment and addressing the adverse effects of climate change. The agreed conclusions adopted by Member States are a blueprint for world leaders to promote women's and girls' full and equal participation and leadership in the designing and implementation of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and programmes moving forward.
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Mar 26, 2022
Closing remarks by United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous to the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 25 March 2022
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Mar 25, 2022
To mark the conclusion of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and UN Women announced a partnership for ‘Investing in Adolescent Girls and Young Women's Leadership and Voice in the HIV Response'. The United States government is investing over USD 670,000 for the 12-month partnership, which focuses on elevating the voices of adolescent girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa to demand non-discriminatory access to HIV services.
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Mar 22, 2022
At a 21 March side event of the 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), UN leaders, policy makers, and civil society activists highlighted the impacts of climate shocks and environmental hazards on women and girls in humanitarian settings.
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Mar 21, 2022
Remarks by United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, at the UN Women side event, ‘Climate Shocks Exacerbating Humanitarian Crisis, Insecurity and Gender Inequality - Voices from the Sahel and Afghanistan', at the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 21 March 2022
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Mar 18, 2022
On this International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we emphasize the long-term approach needed to eliminate racism, and commit to continuing to make racial justice a priority for the women and girls we serve, whose voices must be heard and concerns acted upon.
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Mar 18, 2022
On 16 March, at a high-level dialogue against the backdrop of the 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous gathered with Action Coalition Leaders and global Generation Equality actors to reflect on the concrete progress made since the Generation Equality Forum in Paris and to share her bold vision to ensure future success.
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Mar 18, 2022
Officials, civil society representatives and other practitioners gathered for the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation ahead of the Sixty-Sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) agreed that women and girls need to be better represented in all aspects of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy and programme processes, from the leadership and decision-making spaces, data collection and analysis, to policy formulation, programme design, and all the way through to implementation on the ground, as well as the monitoring and evaluating of these efforts.
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Mar 18, 2022
At a side event on 16 March, under the umbrella of the 24-hours of Generation Equality at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), the Global Alliance for Care gathered its Members alongside diverse Generation Equality advocates to highlight that tackling climate change and building resilient societies is dependent on the development of sustainable care systems.
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Mar 18, 2022
During the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), UN Women hosted a side event entitled "Beyond COVID-19: Advancing gender responsive policies on climate, care and jobs for a sustainable and equal future".
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Mar 18, 2022
On the sidelines of the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, African women leaders came together to discuss the impact of climate change on women in Africa, and the leadership roles that women are playing in mitigating the impacts of climate change.
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Mar 17, 2022
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, at the UN Women side event, ‘Beyond COVID-19: Advancing Gender Responsive Policies on Climate, Care and Jobs for a Sustainable and Equal Future', at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
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Mar 17, 2022
More than 400,000 people from Ukraine have crossed into the Republic of Moldova since Russia's invasion on 24 February. According to Moldova's Bureau for Migration and Asylum, over 1,600 Ukrainians had requested asylum as of 10 March.
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Mar 16, 2022
Opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, at the corporate side event, Generation Equality: The Journey Ahead - High-level Multistakeholder Intergenerational Dialogue, at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
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Mar 16, 2022
"Climate action must include investing in women activists, human rights defenders, and civil society organizations," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a virtual town hall with women representing a range of civil society organizations during the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66).
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Mar 16, 2022
On the sidelines of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Afghan women experts came together in New York to discuss how best international mechanisms can be more effective in upholding the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Mar 16, 2022
At a special event hosted by Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly, on the sidelines of the 66th Commission on the Status of Women, leaders came together to call for concrete actions and responses to end violence against women in politics around the world.
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Mar 14, 2022
The 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) began its two-week long gathering on Monday with an urgent call for commitments and action towards the full and meaningful inclusion of the world's women and girls in climate solutions.
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Mar 14, 2022
We meet at a moment that brings our mandate as the UN into especially sharp focus. All crises and conflicts exact their highest price from women and girls; from Myanmar to Afghanistan, from the Sahel to Haiti, from Palestine to Syria, to Somalia, to Yemen, to Ethiopia. The horrifying war in Ukraine now joins this list.
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Mar 11, 2022
This year, the 66th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), the UN's largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment, will take place from 14 to 25 March, under the theme, "Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes".
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Mar 11, 2022
The 66th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), from 14 to 25 March 2022, will focus on the important role of women and girls and achieving gender equality in the context of climate change. This year's priority theme is "Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes". The review theme is "Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work".
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Mar 11, 2022
In Lebanon, women are making substantial contributions and leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all. As the world commemorates International Women's Day and comes together for the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, we're celebrating some of the women who are taking innovative actions for climate adaptation across the country.
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Mar 11, 2022
Mindy Lubber is CEO and President of Ceres, a sustainability non-profit working with the most influential capital market leaders - investors, companies, regulators and policymakers to drive equitable policy solutions throughout the economy. She leads an all-women executive team that has inspired these leaders to take actions that will help stabilize the climate, protect water and natural resources, and build a more just and inclusive economy. In 2020, Lubber was named as one of the UN Environment Programme's Champions of the Earth, and one of Barron's Magazine 100 most influential women in U.S. finance for two years in a row.
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Mar 10, 2022
Rachel Nzulu, 29, works to support women farmers develop climate smart agriculture techniques.
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Mar 10, 2022
Kamala Thapa, 39, an indigenous Magar woman, is Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Manager at the Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Research and Development, a non-governmental organization in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Mar 10, 2022
Across the Europe and Central Asia, women and girls are advancing feminist climate justice and leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation and response. They are mobilizing local, national, regional and global climate movements and harnessing the transformative power of feminist leadership to face the unprecedented challenges of our times.
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Mar 10, 2022
On 24 February, people across Ukraine awoke to the sounds of sirens and explosions as Russia began a military offensive. As war and conflict impact women differently than men, it is essential to recognize and the specific needs of women and girls in humanitarian response.
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Mar 10, 2022
Across Ukraine on 24 February, people awoke to the sounds of sirens and explosions as Russia began its military attack. Since that morning, 1 million Ukrainians - the vast majority women and children - have fled to neighbouring countries. Another 160,000 people have been internally displaced across Ukraine amid frigid winter temperatures. These numbers are expected to increase significantly as the offensive continues, reversing important gains made on gender equality and women's rights.
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Mar 10, 2022
In the two weeks since Russia began its military offensive in Ukraine, more than 1,5 million people have fled their homes, the vast majority women and children. Those who flock to border crossings - and those who stay behind to defend their country - face immense risks, hardship and scarcity. Meet just a few of the women we spoke to on the front lines of the crisis in Chernivtsi.
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