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We are the global champion for gender equality.

UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential.

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10 September 2024
In focus: 79th session of the UN General Assembly

Speech: A gender-equal world is within our reach if we choose it

21 September 2024
Speech: A gender-equal world is within our reach if we choose it

21 September 2024
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024

Thirty years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Achieving gender equality, the rights and empowerment of women and girls

21 September 2024
Thirty years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Achieving gender equality, the rights and empowerment of women and girls

Press briefing at the Palais des Nations on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan

27 September 2024
Press briefing at the Palais des Nations on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan

Sudan humanitarian crisis has catastrophic impact for women and girls, with two-fold increase of gender-based violence

27 September 2024
Sudan humanitarian crisis has catastrophic impact for women and girls, with two-fold increase of gender-based violence

Equal is greater

When actions deliver for women and girls, everyone benefits. The world has a plan to achieve gender equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Everyone can take action to achieve an equal world where all voices are heard, all rights are respected, and all people enjoy equal opportunity.

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Leadership and political participation

Economic empowerment

Ending violence against women

Peace and security

Humanitarian action

Governance and national planning

Youth and gender equality

Women and girls with disabilities

Sustainable development

HIV and AIDS

Our impact in numbers

Please donate today to protect and support women and their families in the Gaza crisis

UN Women has been supporting Palestinian women since 1997 to achieve their social, economic, and political rights. We remain present on the ground to provide support and assistance and will do so for as long as it takes.

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