Celebrating women peacekeepers

As peacekeeping has evolved throughout the years, women have been increasingly deployed in police, military, and civilian operations. Their heightened representation continues to have a tangible impact on peacekeeping environments. This year marks the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping which honors all uniformed and civilian individuals who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations around the world for their valuable contributions to peace. UNWOMEN celebrates the contributions of women peacekeepers

UN Women highlights the importance of collecting gender-environment data to improve women and men’s lives. It shows women and men in Tonga talk about their interactions with the environment, the effects of climate change, and the impact of disasters.

Everything you need to know about the 67th session of the Commission for the Status of Women (SCW); a global gathering of gender equality champions.

UN Women higlights the need for inclusive and transformative technology and digital education for a sustainable future. Bringing women and other marginalized groups into technology results in more creative solutions and has greater potential for innovations that meet women’s needs and promote gender equality.

In 2022, amidst conflict, crisis, and a growing global pushback on gender equality, UN Women pushed forward. Looking ahead to 2023, the UN agency is calling on everyone around the world to work together to ensure that women’s rights are upheld, their leadership is guaranteed, their needs are met in times of crisis, and their lives are always free of violence.

In the midst of interlinked crises around the world threatening progress on women’s rights and pushing women out of the paid economy, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway called on leaders of the global business community to put women at the heart of economic growth and recovery. UN Women has observed that care that is appreciated and properly valued in all its forms is a critical missing link in unlocking the full potential of women in the economy and in society.  Watch the video to find out more.

As 71 million people in the developing world fall into poverty in just three months as a direct consequence of global food and energy price surges, UN Women tackles barriers facing rural women.

As an Artivist, Nikkolas Smith's mission is to inspire people to take action and make a positive change in the world. His latest artwork is part of an exhibition presented and organized by the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The exhibition highlighted the importance of engaging men and boys in eliminating female genital mutilation.

The Peace Agreement in Colombia, signed in 2016 between the government and the guerilla FARC-EP, put an end to the longest war in Latin America. A short documentary offers an intimate look at the personal story and daily life of Marinelly Hernández, a former guerrilla fighter, including her challenges and achievements as peacebuilder, woman, mother, and leader of her community. UN Women supports the reintegration of former FARC-EP female guerrilla fighters with actions that promote their citizenship, political leadership, and economic empowerment to reinforce their role as peacebuilders.

UN Women report on how Syrian women have been instrumental in mediating various conflicts by leveraging relationships and through their knowledge on the conflict and its parties.

The war in Ukraine is now in its seventh month. The fallout - humanitarian, economic and environmental - continues to grow. Its costs are being felt not only within Ukraine but around the world, where they are in turn compounding other conflicts and emergencies. In a new policy paper, UN Women explores the interrelated crises being driven and exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Here are 4 key things to know: 1. The war in Ukraine is driving food and energy crises globally; 2. Women and girls are being impacted more—and differently; 3. It’s (past) time to rethink our global food and energy systems; 4. We need sustainable, gender-responsive solutions. More available in this feature.

1 year ago, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Every day since, life has become harder for Afghan women and girls as their rights and freedoms have been rolled back and their voices have been silenced. UN Women has been in Afghanistan for the last 10 years & continues to stay and deliver for Afghan women & girls in the midst of the world's gravest women’s rights crisis.

Every milestone you see in this video is predicted to happen before we reach gender equality. UN Women is calling to change this timeline and ensure that amidst all these advancements and progress, we are not leaving gender equality behind. One person, one school, one organization, one board room, one parliament, one country at a time, we can speak out about how inequality is affecting women and girls every day, and make changes in our own lives to create a level playing field.

This video was made possible by UN Women Australia. Produced by The Monkeys.

A close look at Gender Equality's (SDG 5) 9 objectives, which UN Women and UNDESA take annual stock of in the Gender Snapshot report.

Though women and children make up 81 per cent of the nearly 1.53 million refugees in Uganda, refugee settlement leadership has historically lacked women’s representation. Cultural barriers, coupled with limited knowledge on rights and access to education, kept women from participating in decision-making processes. In 2018, UN Women began providing trainings for the women and youth of Adjumani and Yumbe districts, which host 30.1 per cent of Uganda’s total refugee population. The trainings included instruction in literacy, numeracy, women’s rights, leadership and life skills development, public speaking, debating and radio presentation. The results are striking.