A group of graffiti artists (all young women) painted orange murals in Zone 18 in Guatemala City in support of UN Women and the UNiTE campaign to End Violence against Women. Photo: UN Women/Carlos ...

UN Women procures more than USD 176 million worth of services and goods each year to support its programme of work. UN Women is committed to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women ...

In 2012, spearheaded by UN Women, the United Nations agreed on the landmark UN System-wide Action Plan (UN-SWAP) on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (GEEW). The Action Plan implements the ...

The programme of side events and parallel events, or activities organized outside the formal programme of the session of the Commission, provides an excellent opportunity for Member States, UN ...

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The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls. The 16 Days of Activism is an opportunity to revitalize commitments, call for accountability and ...

From the local to the global level, women’s leadership and political participation are restricted. Women are underrepresented as voters, as well as in leading positions, whether in elected office, the ...

Women and girls are experiencing increasing levels of violence across private, public, and online spaces, exacerbated by intersecting inequalities and discrimination, including based on race, ...

En 2022, cada 11 minutos, parejas y familiares mataron intencionadamente a una mujer. La crisis de violencia de género es una emergencia. Por eso, durante los 16 días de activismo contra la violencia ...

Today, as we mark the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting and I ...

Thirty years ago, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, leaders from 189 countries and over 30,000 activists came together to create a visionary roadmap for achieving equal rights for women ...

Invertir en el empoderamiento económico de las mujeres contribuye directamente a la igualdad de género, la erradicación de la pobreza y el crecimiento económico inclusivo. Las mujeres contribuyen de ...