This year’s call to #ActForHumanity is more urgent than ever. The humanitarian landscape is collapsing under escalating ...

What is the state of women's rights in Afghanistan today? Explore the data, frequently asked questions, and what the world ...

This year’s International Youth Day shines a spotlight on the extraordinary potential and pressing challenges facing young people—especially young women and girls—as they strive to turn global ...

One million women and girls in Gaza are facing mass starvation, violence and abuse. Malnutrition is soaring and essential services have long collapsed, forcing women and girls to adopt increasingly ...

Many Afghan women and girls deported from Iran and Pakistan return with nothing. Learn how they’re rebuilding their lives amid crisis and displacement, and how to help.

The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its second regular session from Tuesday 9 to Wednesday 10 September 2025 in person at United Nations Headquarters in New York (ECOSOC Chamber).

This paper unpacks the concept of feminist climate justice. It provides guidance on how to transition to low-emission economies that are resilient to a changing climate, while recognizing the ...

Contact information for UN Women regional, multi-country and country offices in the Africa region.

Considered the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing women's rights, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action has been reprinted in this special edition, which also includes a copy of ...

This report presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, focusing not only on the current level of progress, but also on the likelihood of achieving ...

The “Women in politics: 2023” map, created by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women, presents new data for women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2023. Data ...

Since independence, Arab and North African countries have struggled with multiple challenges. These have slowed political, social, and economic development, although there has been progress in ...