UN Report Reveals How Women Are Losing Grip In Bid To Advance Gender Equality
BY JIMOH AKEEM BOLAJI The Gender Snapshot 2026 report, released by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), shows that...
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UN Women, Nigeria Launch New Structures To Advance Gender Equality In Federal Civil Service
The policies and budgets that shape the lives of millions of Nigerians pass through the Federal Civil Service. To ensure those systems work more equitably...
In Afghanistan, New Decree Further Strips Women Of Equal Standing Before The Law
Decree No. 18 issued by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan is another serious development that will further undermine the rights and safety of Afghan women and...
Nations Reach Powerful Global Agreement To Strengthen Access To Justice For All Women And Girls
As the largest United Nations convening dedicated to gender equality and women’s rights opens today, governments meeting at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) have...
Over 28,000 Women And Girls Killed In Gaza Since October 2023
UN Women’s latest analysis estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the onset of hostilities in October 2023....
New Report Reveals How Global Aid Cuts Affecting Women’s Organisations Aiding Women In Crises
UN Women sounds the alarm in a report revealing that 90 per cent of surveyed women’s organizations are being pushed to a breaking point...
Beijing Declaration: Nations Reiterates Commitment To Rights Of Women
As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, governments have adopted by consensus a powerful Political Declaration to respect,...
Alarming 288 percent rise in demand for gender-based violence services in the last 12 months in Sudan
As the crisis in Sudan continues to deepen, UN Women has just published a new Gender Alert on the impact of the conflict on women and girls....
Women Increasingly At-risk As Nations Budgets More For Military Spending – UN
More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need...