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September 18, 2020
UN General Assembly 75: In a Pandemic World, Where Does Gender Equality Fit In?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hold the world hostage, global leaders will gather at the largest annual inter-governmental meeting for the first time ever in a virtual session.

September 9, 2020
25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’

Looking back on the Fourth World Conference on Women in the Chinese capital, UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, said in a 

September 9, 2020
Generations of progress for women and girls could be lost to COVID pandemic, UN chief warns

In an address to a virtual town hall with young women from civil society organizations, the Secretary-General said that the globa

August 27, 2020
“We have been transforming lives. We have been agents of change.”

Around the world, women play critical roles as first responders and leaders when humanitarian crisis occurs. They change and save lives in the hardest to reach places. Yet, their work is consistently under-funded and often unrecognized.

August 27, 2020
Nothing less than equality and a seat at the table for youth

UN Women, in collaboration with ITU (the UN agency for information and communication technologies), and youth and gender equality activists around the world, celebrated International Youth Day on 12 August with a virtual event.

August 17, 2020
Coronavirus: The African Women Leaders Network – a movement for the transformation of Africa

The year 2020 began on a high note for the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN).

August 4, 2020
UNDP, Norway to work together in Ukraine to support women’s participation in local politics

The United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine (UNDP) today signed a new Cooperation Agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

August 4, 2020
Pakistan: Empowering women key to sustainable development:

“Empowering young women is key to Pakistan’s sustainable social and economic development,” said Usman Dar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on

July 23, 2020
Liberia: “Accommodate more women in politics”

The African Women Leaders Network Liberia Chapter (AWLN Liberia), in collaboration with the National Elections Commission (NEC) on Wednesday, July