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The Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led initiative convened by UN Women, today published a first-ever global study which empirically proves inclusive advertising -content which authentically and positively portrays a full range of people and is devoid of stereotypes -has a positive impact on business profit, sales and brand value.
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At a press conference in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, UN Women Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda delivered these remarks at the launch of the latest Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024.
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The latest edition of Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024, launched today by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, reveals that progress has been made worldwide on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment. Women hold one in every four parliamentary seats, a significant rise from a decade ago. The share of women and girls living in extreme poverty has finally dipped below 10 per cent following steep increases during the COVID-19 pandemic years. Up to 56 legal reforms have been enacted worldwide that seek to close the gender gap since the first Gender Snapshot.
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Closing remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board.
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Opening Statement of UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board.
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On the International Day of Democracy on 15 September, and in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the visionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—the most comprehensive global agenda for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls—find out why there are so few women in decision-making and what can be done to close the gap.
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The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) marks a crucial opportunity to put gender equality at the center of the global discussions towards Sustainable Development.
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UN Women is deeply concerned about the recent enactment of a morality law by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, which imposes extensive restrictions on personal behaviour, effectively erasing women from public life and granting broad enforcement powers to the morality police.
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As nations begin to rebuild after Hurricane Beryl and brace themselves for even more storms, UN Women has been on the ground and working to ensure that women are fully integrated into recovery efforts.
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On the occasion of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on July 15, 2024, UN Women convened feminists, experts, UN officials and other key development actors to present and discuss the Gender Equality Accelerators (GEAs) for the SDGs, particularly SDG 5. The Accelerators are solutions to drive focused, collective action to speed and scale up results for women and girls.
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Open-letter signed by 413 humanitarian organizations around the world who are calling for the protection of civilians, including their staff.
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We honour the brave humanitarians worldwide who sacrifice their lives to aid those in need, and we join this year’s call to #ActForHumanity.
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UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, spoke at the noon briefing at the UN Headquarters about the state of women and girls three years since the Taliban takeover.
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Decades of progress on gender equality have been erased by a patchwork of more than 70 edicts, directives, and statements introduced by the Taliban, restricting women and girls’ rights in almost every aspect of their lives. Three years since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, UN Women continues to work with Afghan women and girls striving for their freedoms and rights.
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UN Women statement for International Youth Day, 12 August 2024
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Statement delivered by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, to the UN Security Council meeting on Sustaining WPS Commitments in the context of accelerated drawdown of peace operations.
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Hawa Yokie is a youth leader and part of UN Women Generation Equity Youth Task Force. She is also the co-founder and CEO of the Kamara Yokie Innovation Center in Sierra Leone - the first of its kind in the country, offering a safe, multicultural space for young people to learn digital technologies.
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The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its second regular session from 10 to 11 September 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (Conference Room 1).
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UN Women has worked with local women’s rights groups to support women and girls in Sudan and in exile since the country's conflict began. UN Women recently spoke with Shaza Ahmed, the Executive Director of Nada El Azhar, a Sudanese women-led organization providing assistance to survivors of gender-based violence, mental health support, and life-saving provisions as part of a famine prevention plan.
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Jepkosgei is leading refugee athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics with one of her trainees from Kakuma Perina Nakang participating in the 800 meters women’s race. For over two years now, she has been the team’s head coach based at Kakuma, a resettlement camp located in Kenya. The one-time world champion, an Olympics silver medalist, a Diamond League Final winner and World Championships silver medalist discusses with UN Women her transition from running to coaching, a rare move for female athletes in Kenya, and why there’s need for more female coaches in sports.