UN Women – News https://www.unwomen.org/en Latest news from UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. en 1.5 billion women and girls live in climate hotspots, as UN Women urges stronger action at COP31 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/11/cop-31 As world leaders gather in Antalya for the 31st UN Climate Conference, new UN Women data warns that 1.5 billion women and girls already live in climate hotspots, while climate change could push 141 million more into extreme poverty by 2050. UN Women UN Women 8386a016-b7d0-4193-84f2-3161c486fc49 Media advisory: “Progress of the World’s Women 2026” at COP31 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/media-advisory/2026/11/launch-of-progress-of-the-worlds-women-2026-at-cop31 As global leaders gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the thirty-first UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), UN Women warns that the climate crisis is deepening gender inequality. UN Women UN Women 925a4505-4193-4c6c-8c89-8f9d4df1bff5 Release of UN Women’s “Gender Equality in the Age of Climate Crisis” fact sheet at COP31 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/media-advisory/2026/11/release-of-un-womens-gender-equality-in-the-age-of-climate-crisis-fact-sheet-at-cop31 As global leaders gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the thirty-first UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), UN Women warns that the climate crisis is deepening gender inequality. UN Women UN Women 00ec535e-ee39-4758-b80c-0e83d3c31371 ‘It feels like the whole world is complicit’: What displacement feels like for women in Lebanon conflict https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/04/it-feels-like-the-whole-world-is-complicit-what-displacement-feels-like-for-women-in-lebanon-conflict Escalating conflict in Lebanon has forced hundreds of thousands of women and girls to flee their homes. Two women from South Lebanon share the impact of war on women in Lebanon. UN Women UN Women 9cf1d4c9-13fd-4459-bb01-bd6250e314c3 UN Women statement for the International Day of Care and Support 2026 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2026/10/un-women-statement-for-the-international-day-of-care-and-support-2026 Building sustainable care and support systems through decent work: International Day of Care and Support, 29 October 2026 UN Women UN Women b52245e6-9aac-46e6-ada3-5dac491f3d4a Fathers get one-eighth of the paid parental leave of mothers – and everyone pays the price https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/fathers-get-one-eighth-of-the-paid-parental-leave-of-mothers-and-everyone-pays-the-price The “parenthood gap” hurts not just mothers, but children and fathers as well, a policy brief by UN Women and the World Bank Group finds. UN Women UN Women a67ad52b-9227-4a74-9c4b-4e59428264de Fathers get one-eighth of the paid parental leave of mothers – and everyone pays the price https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/fathers-get-one-eighth-of-the-paid-parental-leave-of-mothers-and-everyone-pays-the-price The “parenthood gap” hurts not just mothers, but children and fathers as well, a policy brief by UN Women and the World Bank Group finds. UN Women UN Women a67ad52b-9227-4a74-9c4b-4e59428264de UN Women statement for International Youth Day https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2026/08/un-women-statement-for-international-youth-day-2026 Different realities, shared dreams, collective power: International Youth Day, 12 August 2026 UN Women UN Women ad0cee34-0485-4c14-becc-4a855fa69be2 UN Women statement for the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October 2026 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2026/10/un-women-statement-for-the-international-day-of-rural-women-15-october-2026 UN Women statement for the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October 2026 UN Women UN Women fcb0c17c-0bd0-4ed3-988e-7044dd9f8d48 UN Women statement for the International Day of the Girl 2026 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2026/10/un-women-statement-for-the-international-day-of-the-girl-2026 End child marriage. Invest in girls’ rights. 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UN Women UN Women 4d6fa551-0a43-4443-b67d-1b1133b764ef The UN Secretary General’s report on Women, Peace, and Security https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-briefing/2026/10/the-un-secretary-generals-report-on-women-peace-and-security Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the United Nations UN Women UN Women 6b4d69af-4241-4e3a-a94a-53a6e572afa6 Women and girls’ death toll in armed conflict doubles since 2021 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/women-and-girls-death-toll-in-armed-conflict-WPS At least 25 women and girls are killed every day as civilian deaths mount, sexual violence rises, and women remain largely excluded from peace negotiations. UN Women UN Women 16444a7c-fe85-4fa6-8429-7d863355a705 Women and girls’ death toll in armed conflict doubles since 2021 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/women-and-girls-death-toll-in-armed-conflict-WPS At least 25 women and girls are killed every day as civilian deaths mount, sexual violence rises, and women remain largely excluded from peace negotiations. UN Women UN Women 16444a7c-fe85-4fa6-8429-7d863355a705 Women and girls’ death toll in armed conflict doubles since 2021 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/women-and-girls-death-toll-in-armed-conflict-WPS At least 25 women and girls are killed every day as civilian deaths mount, sexual violence rises, and women remain largely excluded from peace negotiations. UN Women UN Women 16444a7c-fe85-4fa6-8429-7d863355a705 “I feel like I am a warrior”: Sudanese women fight for peace on the front lines of war https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/10/i-feel-like-i-am-a-warrior-sudanese-women-fight-for-peace-on-the-front-lines-of-war Three frontline responders tell UN Women what women and girls in Sudan need to heal themselves and their communities. UN Women UN Women 34fbd6ad-ef98-4e71-8319-38cbbfb445e4 Nine in 10 organizations say trauma persists among women and girls displaced from El Fasher a year after its fall https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-briefing/2026/10/nine-in-10-organizations-say-trauma-persists-among-women-and-girls-displaced-from-el-fasher-a-year-after-its-fall Remarks by Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, to whom quoted text may be attributed, at press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UN Women UN Women 6c385e49-2ea1-45d5-8397-892c7c08cc24 Fathers get one-eighth of the paid parental leave of mothers – and everyone pays the price https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/fathers-get-one-eighth-of-the-paid-parental-leave-of-mothers-and-everyone-pays-the-price The “parenthood gap” hurts not just mothers, but children and fathers as well, a policy brief by UN Women and the World Bank Group finds. UN Women UN Women a67ad52b-9227-4a74-9c4b-4e59428264de Lebanon conflict drives mental health crisis for displaced women: ‘We hear, see and feel pain constantly’ https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/04/lebanon-conflict-drives-mental-health-crisis-for-displaced-women-we-hear-see-and-feel-pain-constantly Escalating conflict in Lebanon has forced hundreds of thousands of women and girls to flee their homes, and women are on the frontlines of the response UN Women UN Women 497b9c4c-dd0f-43cb-ade5-91fbea2faf80 How UN Women turns gender data into impact  https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/07/how-un-women-turns-gender-data-into-impact Discover how targeted investments in data deliver transformative actions for gender equality and women’s rights. UN Women UN Women 186ff7fa-0b1f-4f76-9cec-93916b4419ca For ALL Women and Girls: ‘Work with us, not just for us’, urges Rohingya activist https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/interview/2025/05/for-all-women-and-girls-work-with-us-not-just-for-us-urges-rohingya-activist #ForAllWomenAndGirls is a global call to action marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Lucky Karim, a young Rohingya woman and refugee, powerfully embodies this spirit. UN Women UN Women ef6b6398-b0ae-4090-9864-cffeeaa7d291 Ending domestic violence in Kazakhstan: stories from survivors and allies https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/07/ending-domestic-violence-in-kazakhstan-stories-from-survivors-and-allies Learn how years of advocacy led to Kazakhstan’s new domestic violence reforms, better support for survivors and more effective policing. UN Women UN Women b27f79b7-e905-4323-a154-74a83f0018ec Afghanistan’s women are still fighting: Inside the fight for rights under Taliban https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/06/afghanistans-women-are-still-fighting-inside-the-fight-for-rights-under-taliban Afghan women face the world’s worst women's rights crisis under Taliban rule. Learn the latest updates from Afghan women and how UN Women supports their rights, leadership, and survival across all 34 provinces. UN Women UN Women b5cd6f54-5a69-4397-a104-9a7c825b8f44 Ukrainian women at the front lines of resistance and recovery https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/06/ukranian-women-at-the-frontlines-of-resistance-and-recovery "I can't imagine myself anywhere else,” says Kseniia Mishyna, although she cannot remember when she last ate or slept or had any time for herself. UN Women UN Women f65a63d6-c4f4-4884-bfdd-4042da6ef644 How women are transforming tourism in India https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/07/how-women-are-transforming-tourism-in-india In the state of Madhya Pradesh, a UN Women backed programme shows just how much empowered women bring to the industry, uplift the local economy and change lives. UN Women UN Women 0af63319-8676-436f-b7f1-5774a3d3f4f3 Jordan sets historic record for women in politics: legal reforms and leadership training drive change https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/08/jordan-sets-historic-record-for-women-in-politics-legal-reforms-and-leadership-training-drive-change A new generation of Jordanian women are participating in politics – backed by grassroots advocacy and concrete national reforms, supported by UN Women initiatives. UN Women UN Women 61fd6ade-21dd-4ee0-b397-24b7450a5a1d What it is like to survive female genital mutilation (FGM) https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/01/what-it-is-like-to-survive-female-genital-mutilation-fgm Learn what life after FGM looks like and why legal bans on the practice alone are not delivering justice for women and girls. UN Women UN Women 798b0891-ca34-4839-9ec2-e269b5f1cbe7 What is the Women, Peace and Security agenda? https://www.unwomen.org/en/node/591012 Twenty-five years since the world declared that peace requires gender equality, funds for peacebuilders are down and conflicts are on the rise. UN Women UN Women 2f6a2e9e-d642-42ba-bf96-1b59879d833a Stronger together: How care workers in Georgia are organizing for their rights https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/10/stronger-together-how-care-workers-in-georgia-are-organizing-for-their-rights What began as small gatherings in public parks has grown into a movement of care and domestic workers supporting one another, advocating for their labour rights, and making their work more visible. UN Women UN Women 7040c92e-305a-4400-a68e-0eb7c2c98463 We need better care policies. But where do we start? https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/09/we-need-better-care-policies-but-where-do-we-start Good care policies – whether they are born within a legislature or spring up from the local level – are shaped by the experiences of those who give and receive care. UN Women UN Women 7edf11af-c80b-48a2-81d1-c061991ec161 Joint statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Forced into crime – a call for protection, not punishment https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2026/07/joint-statement-on-the-world-day-against-trafficking-in-persons-forced-into-crime-a-call-for-protection-not-punishment The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) urges action to address trafficking in persons for forced criminality. UN Women UN Women 54f15394-4ee0-47ce-bdfb-2139c4c8a72e A year since Afghan women staff barred from entering United Nations premises across the country https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2026/09/a-year-since-afghan-women-staff-barred-from-entering-united-nations-premises-across-the-country Statement by UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson UN Women UN Women 4eb507e3-e4f3-4e5f-9a0b-9bc9e408c6ce The scale of destruction and suffering after three years of war in Gaza can be measured in the lives of women and girls https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-briefing/2026/10/the-scale-of-destruction-and-suffering-after-three-years-of-war-in-gaza-can-be-measured-in-the-lives-of-women-and-girls Remarks by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UN Women UN Women 92354186-3aa5-42db-bed8-45acf4f8bed0 We need better care policies. But where do we start? https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/09/we-need-better-care-policies-but-where-do-we-start Good care policies – whether they are born within a legislature or spring up from the local level – are shaped by the experiences of those who give and receive care. UN Women UN Women 7edf11af-c80b-48a2-81d1-c061991ec161 We need better care policies. But where do we start? https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/09/we-need-better-care-policies-but-where-do-we-start Good care policies – whether they are born within a legislature or spring up from the local level – are shaped by the experiences of those who give and receive care. UN Women UN Women 7edf11af-c80b-48a2-81d1-c061991ec161 How aid cuts are threatening women’s organizations responding to Haiti’s gang violence https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/08/how-aid-cuts-are-threatening-womens-organizations-responding-to-haitis-gang-violence As armed gangs expand their control, women-led organizations are providing critical support to survivors of violence and displacement, negotiating for humanitarian access, and supporting peacebuilding. Sweeping aid cuts put their work at risk. UN Women UN Women bbd62097-ff79-40aa-be57-760321ca75e2 Media fact sheet: Nearly 50,000 women and girls killed or severely injured in Gaza in three years of war – one in 21 Gazan women and girls https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/media-fact-sheet-nearly-50000-women-and-girls-killed-or-severely-injured-in-gaza-in-three-years-of-war Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured. UN Women UN Women 1a06acaa-ad2a-4848-b895-2b1a5623dca1 Middle East escalation could leave 11.7 million more women and girls facing food insecurity by end-2026 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/10/middle-east-escalation-could-leave-117-million-more-women-and-girls-facing-food-insecurity-by-end-2026 Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions of women and girls, according to a new UN Women analysis. UN Women UN Women d13db10b-78b9-4652-b584-da0de15344de Middle East escalation threatens food security for an additional 11.7 million women and girls by the end of 2026 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-briefing/2026/10/middle-east-escalation-threatens-food-security-for-an-additional-117-million-women-and-girls-by-the-end-of-2026 Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, to whom quoted text may be attributed, at the press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UN Women UN Women 5e724aba-dbf9-4221-9f90-294f25d06813 For rural women in Liberia, digital and economic empowerment go hand-in-hand https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/10/for-rural-women-in-liberia-digital-and-economic-empowerment-go-hand-in-hand With the help of UN Women and the Orange Foundation, women like Ma Nowai Kaine are gaining the necessary skills – and confidence – to manage their money in the digital era. UN Women UN Women a056273e-4f36-4a59-b614-461514e2ad12 Global war on women through South Africa's eyes https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/op-ed/2026/09/global-war-on-women-through-sas-eyes Violence against women is not a problem confined to one country or one institution. It is a worldwide human rights and public health crisis. A World Health Organisation report estimates that nearly one in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence UN Women UN Women 3960b60b-74e3-482f-b620-133f62ec5b07 UN Women Leaders Network champions intergenerational leadership at UNGA81 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/news/2026/09/un-women-leaders-network-at-unga81 The event’s message was clear: Achieving gender equality depends on the leadership of every generation. UN Women UN Women 45b719e9-a249-424b-a3fc-035238ba0d96 Speech: Multilateralism will only remain fit for purpose if it shares power, centres women’s leadership, and delivers for the people it serves https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/speech/2026/09/speech-multilateralism-will-only-remain-fit-for-purpose-if-it-shares-power-centres-womens-leadership-and-delivers-for-the-people-it-serves Opening remarks delivered by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the UNGA 81 side event, “High-level dialogue on reinvigorating feminist multilateralism”, UN headquarters, 25 September 2026. UN Women UN Women b18f8e5f-b58b-4231-9a84-7dc4962620c8 WPS Focal Points Network brings ministers together at UNGA81 to advance women’s role in global security decision-making https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/news/2026/09/wps-focal-points-network-brings-ministers-together-at-unga81-to-advance-womens-role-in-global-security-decision-making The event, “Delivering on WPS: Consolidating implementation and accountability in a fragmented security landscape” also marked the Network’s 10th anniversary. UN Women UN Women 0a315327-24c9-4cc8-88c3-fa651d28e5ff Governments, civil society, and private sector call for coordinated action to end technology-facilitated violence against women and girls https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/news/2026/09/governments-civil-society-and-private-sector-call-for-coordinated-action-to-end-technology-facilitated-violence-against-women-and-girls On the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Republic of Croatia and UN Women convened the G77 and Emerging Partners Ministerial Roundtable, “Addressing Technology-Facilitated Violence Against Women and Girls.” UN Women UN Women 2539f565-9322-42b6-b040-c4ce93ea2ef2 UN Women launches the Digital, Innovation and AI Hub dedicated exclusively to gender equality https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/09/un-women-launches-the-digital-innovation-and-ai-hub-dedicated-exclusively-to-gender-equality New global platform brings together researchers, governments, technology companies and women’s rights organizations to help shape AI and digital transformation in ways that advance gender equality and benefit women and girls. UN Women UN Women 322fc713-e3c8-44d7-b649-ac00ff21b547 AI is advancing fast. Women are being left behind in the workforce and leadership. https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/09/ai-is-advancing-fast-women-are-being-left-behind-in-the-workforce-and-leadership Men hold nearly 8 in 10 artificial intelligence jobs and almost 9 in 10 senior leadership positions shaping the technology, according to a new UN Women report launched at the United Nations General Assembly. UN Women UN Women ffd326e4-9622-43e5-bb0e-09e7069b57a7 One month after the Nepal floods, women are running community kitchens, feeding their communities, and rebuilding their lives https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/09/one-month-after-the-nepal-floods-women-are-running-community-kitchens-feeding-their-communities-and-rebuilding-their-lives In disasters like the Bhotekoshi floods, women and girls face the greatest impacts, including increased risk of violence and exploitation. Women also take on much greater unpaid care responsibilities than men, are forced to travel even further to secure water, and fall quicker and more deeply into poverty. UN Women UN Women e6b5f3a1-1f20-42a9-8454-33de8b605626 How conflict is experienced across three generations of Lebanese women https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2026/09/how-conflict-is-experienced-across-three-generations-of-lebanese-women UN Women spoke with Lebanese women and girls to understand how the trauma, loss, and realities of conflict are shaping their lives. UN Women UN Women 8a07d5a2-008d-4c55-840f-50694751c74f