Highlights
International Women's Day 2021
This year, the theme for International Women’s Day (8 March), “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,” celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the gaps that remain. Learn more about the Generation Equality Forum, meet the activists, and get inspired by stories of women leaders we admire. More
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A glossary of terms to know
A glossary outlining the many forms of violence against women and girls, along with other commonly used terms. More
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In Focus: Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health issue. It is a profound shock to our societies and economies, and women are at the heart of care and response efforts underway. UN Women is bringing up-to-date information and analysis on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response. More
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Generation Equality
The “Generation Equality—Realizing women’s rights and an equal future” campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls, health-care services that respond to their needs, and their equal participation in political life and decision-making in all areas of life. More
Latest news
- Media Advisory: On the occasion of Father’s Day, experts discuss Engaged Fatherhood and Paternity Leave in the MENA Region
- OPINION: How Gaza’s war rubble removal can make way for gender equality by Heba Zayyan
- Media Advisory: Launch of the Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa Global Award for Women’s Empowerment
- In the words of Fadwa Kamil: “Many people still think that journalism is a man’s job”
- The United Nations in Lebanon Launches Fund to Support Women’s Rights Organizations to Enhance Women’s Participation in the Beirut Port Explosion Response and Recovery Process
- Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development Cooperation visits projects on women’s economic empowerment in Jordan
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Together, let's end violence against women and girls
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Arab States have seen a spike in reports of violence against women & girls.