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International Women's Day 2023
The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. This theme is aligned with the priority theme for the upcoming 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-67)... Learn more
In Focus: CSW67 (2023)
The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session. Learn more
New UN country reports on Gender Justice and the Law
Progress on women’s legal capacity, more reform needed for protection against domestic violence and participation in politics, as challenges continue on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Learn more
Breaking discriminatory practices in Palestine through environmental sustainability
Rawan Rajab is making a significant impact in her community through her environmentally conscious business “Blue Stone”. Learn more
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Supporting inclusive peace through technology: PeaceFem app V2 now live
Supporting inclusive peace through technology: PeaceFem app V2 now live

We are delighted to announce that PeaceFem has now been updated for 2023, with additional case studies and languages that will expand the app’s reach and accessibility among WPS actors in even more regions around the world.

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New UN country reports on Gender Justice and the Law
New UN country reports on Gender Justice and the Law

Progress on women’s legal capacity, more reform needed for protection against domestic violence and participation in politics, as challenges continue on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Stay tuned for the English language dashboard.

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CSW67
In Focus: CSW67 (2023)

The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session.

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Gender equality in the workplace starts with a job ad
Gender equality in the workplace starts with a job ad

Work doesn’t have a gender, so why should job advertisements speak only to men? Our new campaign aims to sensitise companies to the use of gender-inclusive language. And this starts with a job advertisement. It is the first impression a company makes on future employees. So why not make it a good one? One to remember. And one that counts.

Earthquake in #Türkiye and #Syria

Earthquake in #Türkiye and #Syria: There is an urgent need for winter clothes, tents, food and hygiene items such as sanitary pads. You can help secure essential items for women, girls and their families.

Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

‘Meticulously constructed policies of inequality’ – Afghanistan one year on

Statement on Afghanistan by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, 15 August 2022. — In the year that has passed since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan, we have seen daily and continuous deterioration in the situation of Afghan women and girls... More