Nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) experience racial discrimination, up from 39% in 2016. The highest rates in the 13 survey countries are in Austria (71%), Germany (68%) and Finland (63%).  “Being Muslim in ...

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On average, women in the EU earn 12% less than men. In other words, for every euro a man earns, a woman receives just 0.88 ...

Ahead of World Hearing Day, WHO and ITU launch first global standard for safe listening in video gameplay and esports.

New UN websites & publications Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing (UN WOMEN) Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of ...

International Women´s Day. Beijing Conference. The year 2025 is a pivotal moment as it marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This document is considered the ...

© UNICEF/Dar Al Mussawir - People gather around a bombed building in a southern suburb of Beirut. UNRWA confirmed another six staff have been killed, bringing the ...

International Women´s Day. The sculpture Kópakonan by Hans Pauli Olsen on the island Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands. Photo: Marita Hoydal/norden.org International Women´s Day. Gender pay gap. Thirty ...

On 17 February, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini attended the Fourth Meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution. This initiative, led by the EU, Saudi ...

Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, Excellencies, all protocols observed. President El-Sisi, thank you for convening leaders from across the Arab world to unite at this Extraordinary Arab Summit ...