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Call for action: Urgent humanitarian response for Gaza
Remarks by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director at the Conference “Call for Action:...
New alliance promotes gender-responsive recovery efforts in Ukraine
N Women Ukraine has spearheaded a new effort, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and...
UN Women urges immediate global action to end oppression of Afghan women and girls
Women’s rights in Afghanistan have always been a matter of fierce struggle over regimes and generations, but the oppression that...
Palestinian women-led organizations must be at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Gaza and the West Bank
UN Women’s latest Gender Alert on the war on Gaza reveals the staggering challenges Palestinian women-led organizations face,...
Op-ed: Building accountability to achieve feminist climate justice
Feminist climate justice seeks a world where everyone can flourish on a healthy and sustainable planet, where those in power...
Statement: Women’s leadership and collective action are crucial for our common future
UN Women statement for World Environment Day, 5 June 2024
Statement: No time to lose as famine stalks millions in Sudan amid intense fighting and access denials
Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk of famine, displaced from their lands, living under...
UN Women advocates for gender equality at 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States
Achieving gender equality in SIDS demands a response that overcomes the nations’ obstacles and transforms their vulnerabilities...
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