Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections, and less funding for programmes and institutions that ...

This year marks three decades since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set forth a bold vision and game-changing roadmap for equality. In 1995, 189 governments came together in a ...

Geneva/New York — New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveal limited progress in achieving gender equality in political leadership at the start of 2025, the year which marks ...

Thank you for the invitation – and for the moving performance. We gather today not just to celebrate the International Women’s Day, but to move forward – resilient, united, and unwavering in our ...

New York, 7 March 2025 — Despite significant achievements in areas such as education over the last three decades, millions of adolescent girls across the world today are still out of school, ...

Welcome to our 50th International Women’s Day at the United Nations. It is a pleasure to be with you all. International Women’s Day is a powerful moment, and this year more than ever. The cause of ...

#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Claire Uwineza of Rwanda discusses how mentorship can help women and ...

The 69th annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), taking place from 10 to 21 March at the UN Headquarters in New York, is a milestone moment for women’s rights. The UN’s largest annual ...

In 1995, the world united behind the Beijing Platform for Action — a revolutionary plan for gender equality that set the stage for change on a massive scale. From laws protecting women from domestic ...

"Beijing changed our lives!” claims Moni Pizani Orsini. Her voice reflects conviction. She is referring to the Fourth World Conference on Women that took place in Beijing, China, in 1995. It was a ...

Renowned activist Jaha Dukureh was appointed Regional UN Women Ambassador for Africa in February 2018. Herself a survivor of FGM, and forced into child marriage at age 15, Ms. Dukureh will dedicate ...

The Commission on the Status of Women’s two-week session will include the following activities: Proposed organization of work. Open meetings are being webcast on UN Web TV.