In 2025, UN Women reinforced its coordination mandate within the United Nations system in Tunisia by continuing to lead a unified inter-agency mobilization for the global “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign.

Under the project “Reclaiming Power: Advancing Gender Justice and Women’s Leadership for Sustainable Peace and Recovery in Palestine” funded by the Government of Norway, UN Women Palestine office invites eligible partners to submit proposals to implement projects to contribute to Palestinian women (including young women) have increased leadership and participation in humanitarian, political, decision-making and peacebuilding processes, across the HDP nexus.

Under the project “Reclaiming Power: Advancing Gender Justice and Women’s Leadership for Sustainable Peace and Recovery in Palestine” funded by the Government of Norway, UN Women Palestine office invites eligible partners to submit proposals to implement projects to contribute to more women, including the most vulnerable, have access to decent income opportunities, assets and partnerships across the HDP nexus.

The Government of Japan has provided USD 646,666 to UN Women to support crisis-affected and displaced women and girls across Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon through a one-year humanitarian programme running from March 2026 to March 2027.

Conflict is rapidly eroding women’s safety and security, shrinking their access to jobs, and pushing them to the margins of the economy across the Arab region, according to a new policy brief released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and UN Women, titled “Conflict and its shockwaves: implications for the security and economic participation of women in the Arab region

À l’occasion de cette Journée Internationale des Familles, il convient de rappeler que la famille n'est pas seulement un espace privé ; elle est la toute première institution de socialisation, de protection et de transmission des valeurs.

UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States, in partnership with the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Regional Hub at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut, is hosting a two-day regional workshop in Cairo on 12-13 May 2026, bringing together young women peacebuilders from across the Arab States.

I am speaking to you from Lebanon, where I have witnessed the impact of the ongoing killing and displacement of women and girls under a fragile ceasefire. These are violations of the most basic rights and protections afforded to civilians under international law.

Marking National Libyan Women’s Day on 25 April 2026, UN Women, in strategic partnership with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), convened a high-level roundtable titled “Amplifying Women’s Priorities within the Structured Dialogue.”

“From Benghazi, the city that shaped my awareness, nurtured my dreams, and witnessed the many challenges I faced and my determination to overcome them,” Zeinab Mahmoud Mohammed Adhiab has forged an extraordinary path, one defined not by disability but by her willpower.

En mars 2026, la célébration de la Journée Internationale des Femmes a révélé une transformation structurelle : l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes n’est plus seulement une valeur éthique, elle est devenue le moteur d’une stratégie de croissance économique nationale.

Six months after the ceasefire in Gaza, women and girls continue to face severe and persistent risks, as humanitarian needs remain critical and recovery conditions remain fragile. A new analysis published by UN Women shows that more than 38,000 women and girls—including over 22,000 women and 16,000 girls—were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025, representing an average of at least 47 women and girls killed per day.

Bringing together over 150 organizations from across Syria, the Women-Led Organization Platform’s inaugural conference marked a key step in strengthening women’s leadership, coordination, and participation in the country recovery.

UN Women echoes the Secretary-General’s welcome of the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States and Iran and his alarm at the wave of Israeli strikes across Lebanon, with reports indicating that hundreds of people have been killed and injured this week alone, including women and girls. UN Women continues its calls for a lasting and just peace in the region – one that upholds the rights, safety, and dignity of all women and girls.

The escalation in Lebanon, now in its sixth week, has stoked fear across the country and led to a mass displacement crisis, with women and girls disproportionately affected. UN Women estimates that one quarter of all women and girls across the country have been displaced since 2 March.

Under the auspices of the League of Arab States and under the chairmanship of the State of Qatar, Chair of the 45th session of the Arab Women's Commission, the members of the Arab Women's Commission , participating in the Arab preparatory meeting for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), convened online on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, to coordinate and agree on a common Arab regional position regarding the issues to be discussed during the 70th session of the CSW.

The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), in partnership with UN Women, convened a national dialogue on April 7, 2026, at the Landmark Amman Hotel, marking 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and providing a platform to reflect on local approaches to crisis response and social cohesion in Jordan.

In 2025, UN Women Yemen played a leading coordination role in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment that placed women’s voices at the center of collective UN action through a series of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) to inform the next strategic cooperation framework.

Hier, dans le cadre artistique et culturel unique de la ville du Kef, ONU Femmes Tunisie a organisé un événement marquant la clôture du programme « AMEN-TECH : Un espace numérique sûr pour elle », mis en œuvre par ONU Femmes et financé par le Royaume-Uni.

Damascus, 30 March 2026 – Members of parliament, government representatives, legal experts, representatives of affected communities, and civil society organizations convened on 30 March 2026 in Damascus to discuss “Gaps within Syria’s Nationality Law: Achieving Gender Equality.” The conference was organized by the National Commission for Transitional Justice, in partnership with UN Women and Hawiati (MENA Statelessness Network).