As conflicts continue around the world, peacekeeping remains essential—and central to the Women, Peace and Security agenda. On this International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, and 25 years since ...

Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the UN Security Council high-level open ...

Despite long-standing commitments from governments, women remain underrepresented, particularly in leadership and operational ...

As a standard-setting organization, the United Nations has a particular responsibility to lead by example in ensuring the equal and active participation of women at all levels of the UN system. This ...

Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023. The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. Nearly one in three women experience violence in their lifetime.

In a speech prepared in the context of the Global Leaders’ Meeting, President Horacio Cartes said: “I make a firm commitment to strengthening the actions needed to speed up the advancement of real and ...