The pandemic is gifting us an unprecedented opportunity to take innovative action and comprehensively confront the scourge of violence against women. We have a unique window in which, as a...Read More
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the ministerial round table on “Transformative approaches: State support to promote women’s participation in peacebuilding”, in...Read More
As lead coordinating entity of joint Executive Board activities this year, the UN Women Executive Board secretariat will convene this year’s Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF,...Read More
Health Issues of Vulnerable Groups There are many factors affecting the wellbeing of pregnant women, children and adolescents that can be addressed but it is important facts and figures are...Read More
Women in Ghana are disproportionately underrepresented in the fast-moving digital economy. What can be done to redress the balance, especially in a time where digital skills are needed more than ever? The...Read More
The call came in at 10 p.m.—two hours after the COVID-19 curfew in Bosnia and Herzegovina in March. The caller was noticeably shaken, after being thrown across the room and...Read More
As the sixth-born child to poor parents, there wasn’t enough money for me to pursue any studies after high school. Growing up, my siblings and I often missed school to...Read More
A new report documents major challenges to women’s access to justice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and puts forth recommendations to accelerate action and push back against threats to...Read More
WATCHING OUR WOMEN, GIRLS AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH A three-year “Catalysing Leadership to improve Women, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Wellbeing” (WNCAW) Project is being implemented in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso,...Read More
