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Women-led and women’s rights organizations across the Arab States are facing an unprecedented crisis of survival as humanitarian funding cuts threaten to dismantle life-saving services for millions of women and girls, according to a new advocacy note released by the Regional Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group for the Arab States and MENA.
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This Call for Proposals seeks to identify a Responsible Party to strengthen UN Women’s Track It Monitoring System across the Arab States Region, improving dashboard analytics, data integration, and staff capacity for real-time evidence generation.
Nihad Maiteeq: Participation is not a privilege, but a responsibility to build trust and local peace
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For over a decade, Nihad Omar Maiteeg has worked to build peace in communities affected by conflict, convinced that dialogue is the shortest path toward stability. She defines herself as a collective action coordinator that fosters trust between people and institutions, and as an advocate for women’s participation in local decision-making.
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UN Women Egypt, in collaboration with the Youth Leaders Foundation (YLF), in partnership with the National Council for Women and with the generous support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), concluded the Simulation of the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS).
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Senior officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the High Council for Women and Development (HCWD) convened in Erbil, Iraq, to commemorate 25 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
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UN Women today launched 'Hand in Hand’, a first-of-its-kind, youth-led social mobilization campaign aimed at increasing the participation of men and boys in household and childcare responsibilities across the Arab region.
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Sura Almadadha, a high school student from Karak Governorate in Jordan, is already a leader in her community. At Mutah Secondary School for Girls, she serves in the school parliament, listening to classmates’ concerns and raising them to the administration to help find solutions. Passionate about football, photography, reading, research, and debating, Sura embodies the promise of a new generation of women leaders.
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Dr. Thawra Yousif is a former teacher at the Department of Theatrical Arts at Al Basra University, is now deputy director of Lotus Cultural Women’s League and a member of the Regional Network for Development and Combating Racism in the Middle East and North Africa.
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In 2025, UN Women invites you to mark 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in Asia and the Pacific. The WPS agenda recognizes that women are often excluded in security processes and emphasizes the long-term impact of women’s meaningful and equal participation in conflict prevention, peace negotiations, peace building and recovery after conflict or crisis.
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The UN Women Regional Office for Arab States is pleased to invite members of the media to attend a press conference aiming to launch the regional youth-led Hand in Hand campaign, a creative and action-oriented initiative aimed at engaging men and boys in the Arab region in household and childcare responsibilities.
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Remarks by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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For years, Ghalia Sassi worked in the education sector before beginning her civil society engagement, leading community initiatives and acting as an independent political figure focused on women’s issues and advocating for their rights.
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To mark 15 years of UN Women, we are shedding a spotlight on the progress made and the challenges that remain for women and girls across the Arab region.
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On this International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the courage and leadership of girls everywhere, especially those facing crisis and conflict. Girls like Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí in northern Cauca, Colombia, are defying exclusion and leading efforts to protect land, peace, and their communities.
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Since October 2023, UN Women has been committed to making the war’s unparalleled death toll on women and girls, their mass displacement, the rise in the number of widows, and the collapse of health, education, and all essential services visible.
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UN Women is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Moez Doraid (Egypt) as Regional Director for the Arab States, effective 1 October 2025, following his service as interim Regional Director since 1 July 2024.
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Through this report, the Special Rapporteur intends to raise awareness of existing barriers and formulate practical recommendations to ensure persons with disabilities have equal opportunities to stand in elections and hold public office, particularly in local and national elections.
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The 2025 Call responds to the urgent need for long-term, flexible support that enables feminist organizations to persist, adapt, and lead transformative change. Proposals are welcomed that address violence against structurally marginalized women and girls through prevention, services, and legislation, while strengthening CSO resilience and sustainability.
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Women and girls remain underrepresented in the creation, use, and regulation of technology, and are less likely to pursue careers in this field. Moreover, online harassment and violence limit their opportunities to access the technological ecosystem.
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On International Equal Pay Day, UN Women stands in solidarity with women workers across the globe in the ongoing effort to close the gender pay gap and achieve equal pay for work of equal value.