New York: Women who had been displaced by fighting in South Sudan are sowing seeds of peace, with support from the UN mission in the country, UNMISS.
New York : The world will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if half the planet is left behind, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said in Papua New Guinea on Su ...
New York : The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone whose lives will be changed by a fairer world”, the chief of UN Women said in he ...
New York : Gender discrimination and violence, as well as “huge” gaps in education, are among the factors why women and girls remain vulnerable to HIV, according to the UN age ...
New York : The 21st century must be the century of women’s equality, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday evening, in a call to transform the world by ensur ...
New York: Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too common human r ...
New York/IBNS: Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame ...
New York: The global goal of a sustainable future for all cannot be achieved until women, girls and young people gain control over their own bodies and lives, UN Deputy Secretary-General ...
New York: “An inspiration to all of us” is how top Police Adviser Luis Carrilho, described this year’s winner of the UN Female Police Officer of the Year Award, which wa ...
- Guterres vows to improve UN’s handling of sexual exploitation and abuse
- Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises’
- Investing in women’s empowerment yields major peace, prosperity dividend, Security Council hears
- Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emergency’ of gender-based violence
- In Somalia, Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation, and peaceful elections