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Despite the enormous potential of technology, digital tools, and the internet, these have also perpetuated gender disparities and introduced new forms of oppression for women and girls.
View ArticleWhat is gender-responsive budgeting?
Gender-responsive budgeting is a strategy that creates budgets that work for everyone. By considering and analyzing the unique and diverse needs of every person, gender-responsive budgets strive for a...
View ArticleMaking investment in violence prevention a priority
If current trends continue, more than 340 million women and girls— 8 per cent of the world’s female population—will live in extreme poverty by 2030.
View ArticleTen ways to prevent violence against women and girls
Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world, affecting one in three women. Addressing and eradicating it requires more than just reacting to...
View ArticleHow funding women’s organizations prevents violence against women
Women's rights organizations are essential in tackling gender-based violence and driving progress toward a more equitable and violence-free world for women and girls.
View ArticleOfficial UN commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of...
The United Nations Observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women takes place on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (EST) at the ECOSOC Chamber, at the...
View ArticleIn Egypt, UN Women Executive Director reiterates calls for an immediate...
UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, concluded a two-day visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt to speak of the dire crisis in Gaza, where she welcomed the crucial work of the Government of the...
View ArticleMedia advisory: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...
This year the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE Campaign will commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, from 10am to 11.30am EST. Under...
View ArticleWomen’s shelters in Sri Lanka support survivors of gender-based violence
UN Women’s Empowering Women in Crisis project, funded by the government of Japan, has provided relief and support to 11 women’s shelters throughout Sri Lanka.
View ArticlePress release: More women and girls killed in 2022 even as overall homicide...
Nearly 89,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2022 across the globe, says a new research paper, “Gender-related killings of women and girls (femicide/feminicide)”, from the United Nations...
View ArticleLess than 1 per cent of aid spending targets gender-based violence, according...
In 2022, countries around the world spent USD 204 billion in overseas development assistance—of that sizable sum, only one-fifth of one per cent was spent on reducing gender-based violence.
View ArticleFive essential facts to know about femicide
Gender-related killings (femicide/feminicide) are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls. Defined as an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation,...
View ArticleSpeech: Now more than ever we must seek peace
Briefing by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the 9,484th meeting of the UN Security Council on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian...
View ArticleSpeech: Time to get serious about ending violence, allocating serious resources
Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the official UN commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN...
View ArticleHow men and boys can help women survivors of gender-based violence: Shu...
Gender-based violence has had a place on China’s national policy agenda in recent years; since the country’s first national law on domestic violence went into effect in 2016, the national hotline to...
View ArticlePress Release: UN Women calls for bold investments to end violence against...
In 2022, countries around the world spent USD 204 billion in overseas development assistance—of that sizable sum, only one-fifth of one per cent was spent on preventing gender-based violence (GBV).
View ArticleFacts and figures: Women and girls during the war in Gaza
Following the 7 October 2023 horrific attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing intense bombardment on Gaza by Israel, UN Women has worked to analyze the differentiated impact on women, men, boys, and...
View ArticleCall to action: UNiTE! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls!
Statement and call to action for increased investment on prevention by nine UN entities on the occasion of the official commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...
View ArticleSpotlight Initiative programme helps Ugandan survivors of gender-based...
Globally, women and girls with disabilities are at least two to three times more likely than other women to experience violence.
View ArticleIn focus: The women, peace, and security debate
On 25 October, the UN Security Council will hold its annual open debate on women, peace, and security, titled “Women’s participation in international peace and security: from theory to practice”.
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