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‘Scared, exhausted, and expecting the worst’ – Women in Gaza describe humanitarian crisis

More than 24,620 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip and more than 1.9 million people have been displaced, including almost 1 million women and girls. The entire population of Gaza — ...
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Why so few women are in political leadership, and five actions to boost women’s political participation

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HeForShe Alliance rallies men and boys to stop online misogyny

Online misogyny has reached crisis levels, with women and girls subjected daily to harassment, abuse and discrimination across digital spaces. A recent Team Lewis study, conducted in support of the ...
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In the biggest electoral year in history, 113 countries have never had a woman Head of State, new UN Women data shows

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Statement on the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

UN Women statement on the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, 2 September 2025.
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Over 500 days of siege: Women and girls trapped in El Fasher face the risk of starvation and death

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Afghanistan: Ten facts about the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis

Despite these unimaginable restrictions, Afghan women continue to find ways to build community, run businesses, deliver services to women in need, document rights abuses on the ground and deliver ...
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One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family member

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Women’s market power: How UN Women’s programme is driving change in the Pacific

“When we first gathered together and voiced our opinions, we started to see the importance of having an established women’s organization”, she recalls. “The market manager began to listen to us, which ...
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Nearly eight out of 10 young Afghan women are excluded from education, jobs, and training

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Women’s political leadership declines, with fewer women in executive office in 2025

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UN Women estimates over 28,000 women and girls killed in Gaza since October 2023

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