Women
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High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history has praised the courage of…
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30 years of advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead
In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by the nations of the world,…
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Afghanistan faces ‘perfect storm’ of crises, UN warns
Afghanistan is confronting “a perfect storm” of overlapping crises, the UN’s outgoing envoy warned the Security Council on Wednesday, as…
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Gender equality: UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action
More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade…
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Afghanistan: New restrictions on women nationals working for UN, put aid efforts at risk
The United Nations in Afghanistan called on Thursday for the de facto Taliban authorities to lift restrictions barring women national…
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Leadership of women crucial to UN’s reinvention at 80, says former Assembly President
Since the creation of the United Nations 80 years ago, only four women have served as President of the General…
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The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 per cent of media coverage, according to the…
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Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health…
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