women

The Saleema initiative

Sudan bans female genital mutilation, UNICEF vows to help support new law

Secretary-General António Guterres

COVID-19: SG Op-ed on COVID-19's impact on Women

Africa COVID-19

Staff at the Lodwar Hospital Wellness Centre...

Fighting the ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women & children during COVID-19

Africa COVID-19

Women Rise for All

Women leaders rise in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods

Africa COVID-19

Ms. Ardo Djibo Fadimatou who lost eight of her 15 ...

COVID-19: A double burden for women in conflict areas, on the frontline

Africa COVID-19

Benin goes on digital offensive against COVID-19

ECA policy brief spotlights women’s wellbeing and health care systems amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Africa COVID-19

Yveka, 17, visits a UNFPA mobile clinic in Haiti. Haiti's former Minister of Women, Dr. Lise Marie Dejean, says many women lack autonomy over their bodies and health

Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows

Women face increased risk of violence, loss of livelihoods and other threats under the pandemic

As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks

Africa COVID-19

Ox ploughs have been delivered to women's groups in Rumbek North to enable the cultivation of larger areas.

Women plough the way to peace in South Sudan resettlement project

Crowd of people

DRC: Women gaining access to local senior positions thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project.

A Kenyan women farmers’ group during one of their meetings. Working in a group ensures that the women can supply more crops, secure stable and good prices as well as share costs.

Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality

Africa Gender Equality

"I want my daughters to be respected as human beings," says Fawzia Koofi, a trailblazer in Afghanistan.

“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights