Women and the United Nations

Push forward–to end violence against women and girls

    Research shows that women in Africa make up 58% of the continent’s self-employed population. In Ghana, females are…

World leaders urged to prioritize women’s land rights at the UN 

Bonn/New York, 16 June 2023 – Women facing worsening droughts, raging wildfires and other climate change impacts will deliver an…

US Vice President Kamala Harris Makes History With UN Gender Equality Speech

Why Global Citizens Should Care Women’s leadership is key to achieving the United Nations’ Global Goals and ending extreme poverty…

Coca-Cola PH empowers women at UN CSW – adobo Magazine

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Two programs supported by Coca-Cola Philippines focusing on women’s economic empowerment were showcased at the 68th session of…

U.S.-led military commands in Korea hold 1st forum on women’s roles for peace

British Lt. Gen. Andrew Harrison, the deputy commander of the United Nations Command, speaks during the Woman, Peace and Security…

About UN Women | UN Women – Albania

Work and priorities UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A…

Ukraine war-induced crisis affecting women and girls disproportionately: UN report

The policy paper developed by gender agency UN Women and the Secretary-General’s Global Crisis Response Group, describes how the war…

Speech: Crises multiply threats, women are the solution multipliers

The Secretary-General has been clear. The invasion of Ukraine must end, war must end and peace must prevail. We see…

5 Good News Stories You May Have Missed This Summer

Amid perpetual headlines about conflict, division, and other major global challenges, uplifting stories of progress often get lost in the…

Empowering women’s roles in agriculture, new women-led agribusiness incubator opens in Albania

At inaugural ceremony of the women-led agribusiness incubator in Leskovik, as part of the GREAT project funded by the Ministry…

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