“Chineo” is a racist, colonialist practice dating back to the Spanish conquest, allowing white men to gang rape indigenous women or underage girls with impunity. The crime persists in many parts of ...

“I was in second grade when an elderly relative touched my chest while holding me on his lap. I knew something was wrong but didn’t tell my mother,” said Salma Sultana Sumi*, a student from a public ...

At the United Nations Conferences of the Parties (COPs) 29 on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024, UN Women will press on the need for gender-responsive just transitions ...

“After I found out that I was pregnant, I decided that I would never give up my child,” said Amna Salih.* When UN Women last spoke to Salih, she had recently given birth to a child after being raped ...

The Strategic Plan 2022-2025 will guide UN Women’s work for the next four years. With an eye toward the 2030 deadline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, it details how UN Women will ...

For the first 50 days, I was kept in a torture chamber in Izolyatsia prison,” shared Lyudmila Huseynova. “In this place, you become a person without rights.” “From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., you stand with a ...

The UN Women Internship Programme offers outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UN Women’s work in areas such as strategic partnerships, communications, advocacy, policy, ...

The WYDE | Women’s Leadership Initiative is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most ...

The “World survey on the role of women in development” is presented every five years to the Economic and Financial Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. It provides a unique opportunity to ...

Several international agreements guide the work of UN Women: UN Women’s strategic plan, 2022–2025 outlines UN Women’s strategic direction, objectives and approaches to support efforts to achieve ...

Since independence, Arab and North African countries have struggled with multiple challenges. These have slowed political, social, and economic development, although there has been progress in ...

Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation worldwide. Nearly 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, and despite concerted efforts by UN ...