Remarks by Sofia Calltorp, UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva ...

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“ I realized that I needed to be outside of the campus for my sanity and integrity”, shares Fuentes, who fled to a semester abroad in the middle of the night. Today, she's a human rights lawyer and ...

Women and children have borne the brunt of this war for far too long. More than 28,000 women and girls have been killed, most of them mothers leaving children and elderly behind with no protection or ...

National legal systems and public policy frameworks have often overlooked the crisis of violence against women. But, when brought into alignment with global norms and standards, laws and policies can ...

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, ...

Care work, a vital public good, underpins well-being and a thriving, sustainable economy. Sustainable Development Goal 5.4 seeks to value unpaid care and domestic work, promote shared responsibilities ...

The UN-Women Executive Board is made up of representatives from 41 Member States elected to three-year terms by the UN Economic and Social Council, with the following regional allocation and number of ...

UN Women relies almost entirely on voluntary financial contributions to sustain its work to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Since its establishment, UN Women has mainly been funded by ...

Terrorism and counter-terrorism affect women and girls in distinct and disproportionate ways. Terrorist groups deliberately target women’s rights and participation in public life, and broad ...