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One in three women experiences gender-based violence

Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful reminder of the widespread...

New UN push to ensure women’s equal participation peace

The UN on Thursday launched the “Common Pledge” initiative, designed to bring together mediators, governments, and civil society to ensure the full, equal and...

Explainer: How to advance women’s roles in peace and security

Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected – from gender-based violence to rape used as...

‘Trauma that echoes across generations’: UN highlights weaponisation of sexual violence

The United Nations marked 15 years of its mandate on sexual violence and conflict with a commemoration ceremony held in New York on Wednesday. 

Number of women killed in war doubled in 2023: UN report

The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths in war,...

Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports

A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring...

World News in Brief: Famine in Sudan, 400,000 now in Syria from Lebanon, women in the military, olive farmers in Palestine

A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing severe levels of hunger UN independent experts warned on...

Two billion women without access to social protection

A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls,...

Artificial intelligence: rooting out bias and stereotypes

As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing for more action to ensure that they do not...

A letter from a mother in Gaza: Hardships, heartbreak and hope

‘‘This story doesn’t start from day one. It starts from nine months ago – the day I learned I was going to be a...

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