Women and the United Nations

Municipal initiatives on women’s economic empowerment: Strengthening the employability, entrepreneurship and digital skills of women in local communities | Publications

Recognizing the significant gender inequalities in the local labour market and the specific impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women’s…

Op-ed: Three priorities for climate action

My second recommendation is to ensure that the transitions to new economic models not only support sustainability and thriving ecosystems,…

To tackle the pushback on gender equality, foster and fund inclusive feminist movements

Building on the calls for funding, Sumaiya Islam, Acting Director on Intersectional Justice and Global Programs at Open Society Foundations,…

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022

      Virtual commemoration on 9 August 2022 (09-11 am EST/New York Time) Link to Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81206090975 Interpretation is…

UN Womenwatch | Rural Women

Employees prepare bread dough for baking in the Jenishkul Bakery in the village of Kara…

Women as agents of change after a natural disaster

Following the earthquake, the situation of women and girls was of special concern because they are more likely to become…

In the United Arab Emirates, UN Women Executive Director calls for increasing women’s leadership in global peace and security and climate action

The mission agenda underscored the UAE’s advancement in gender equality and women’s empowerment domestically and regionally, as well as its…

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson. Photo: UN Women/Celeste Sloman. British actor Emma Watson was appointed UN Women Goodwill Ambassador…

The World Survey on the role of women in development 2014: Gender equality and sustainable development

The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is a UN Secretary-General report mandated by the Second Committee…

World survey on the role of women in development

The forthcoming 2024 edition will focus on the theme, “Harnessing social protection for gender equality, resilience and transformation”. The report…

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