16 Days of Activism

Running against violence: How Viola Cheptoo is taking the GBV fight into the digital age

Social Protection Kenyan marathon star uses her athletic platform to confront gender-based violence and empower a new generation.

UNFPA Central African Republic/Karel Prinsloo

Online abuse is real violence — and Africa’s women and girls are paying the price

Social ProtectionA bold action by governments, tech companies, and all communities is needed to confront the rising tech-facilitated GBV that is silencing women’s voices and threatening hard-won gains in Africa.

Ending digital violence is Africa’s next chapter in equality for women and girl

Social Protection“Digital violence against women and girls is not inevitable; it is preventable.” UN Women’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence.

16 Days of Activism on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls 2025.

The promise and peril of Africa's tech revolution for women and girls

Social Protection“When women withdraw from online spaces to protect themselves, we lose their voices in politics, journalism, and civic debate. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence not only denies women their most basic human rights, but it also robs our societies of their contributions” The UN Deputy Secretary-General reflects on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence campaign.

In observance of International Women's Day, participants march from the centre of Monrovia to the Temple of Justice, home of the Liberian Supreme Court, where they staged a peaceful sit-in protest against gender-based violence. (File photo, 2007.)

25 years on: Why peace needs women at the table

As conflicts surge and peacebuilding funds shrink, advocates warn that ignoring women’s role in peace processes risks making wars longer and peace more fragile.

Chief Kachindamoto lit a fire for justice and equality.

She lit a fire

Social ProtectionRemembering Chief Kachindamoto and her fight for girls’ rights

Gender advocates to push for social protection and economic empowerment at G20

Gender EmpowermentOther priorities include combating gender-based violence, bridging the digital divide.

Nonhlanhla Dlamini: Leading the fight against gender-based violence in Eswatini

Gender Based Violence

A staff member at the Environment and Agribusiness Laboratories (ENVAL) in Côte d’Ivoire.

How to tackle gender disparity in African climate change research

Gender EqualityPersistent gender disparities in scientific research, particularly in climate change, result in a lack of essential perspectives and biased conclusions.

Ms. Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of Sierra Leone.

Fighting gender-based violence and early marriages

Gender Equality— A discussion with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio

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