In 2024, 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members – one every 10 minutes – according to data released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and ...

By focusing on the intersections of gender, age, and disability, this brief seeks to raise awareness regarding the situation of older women with disabilities and provides a set of recommendations for ...

Violence against women is a human rights violation that takes place every single day around the world. Globally, one in three women experiences physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...

This report presents new global estimates of gender-related killings. Around 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024—about 60 per cent of all female homicides ...

Conflict can cause food shortages and the severe disruption of economic activities, threatening the means of survival of entire populations. Additionally, wars commonly trigger the displacement of ...

It is now two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, during which time it has imposed the most comprehensive, systematic, and unparalleled assault on the rights of women and girls.

Care work, a vital public good, underpins well-being and a thriving, sustainable economy. Sustainable Development Goal 5.4 seeks to value unpaid care and domestic work, promote shared responsibilities ...

This guidance note offers comprehensive background information and resources, along with guidelines and guidance for the UN system, in supporting Member States in their efforts to prevent and counter ...

As more data and research reveal the connections between gender, social equity and climate change, it’s time to talk about how climate change impacts women and girls, why gender equality is key to ...

The knock at the door changed everything overnight for Noorjahan* and her family. For the past two years, the 26-year-old Afghan woman had lived in Iran with her husband and three young sons – now ...

Gender mainstreaming continues to be the core strategy for accelerating progress on gender equality and the empowerment of women. This handbook aims to encourage and support more systematic and ...