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A father and daughter hand out laundry together

How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes

UNMISS peacekeepers from Mongolia, India, and Namibia, respectively, photographed at mission headquarters in Juba, South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/Gregorio Cunha.

Gender equality in peacekeeping: Why it matters for global security

Woman fishing in Dili, Timor-Leste

How gender inequality and climate change are interconnected

A refugee fromCentral African Republic (CAR) learns the French alphabet as part of an adult education class held at the UN Women Social Cohesion space. Refugees from CAR speak a variety of languages, and many seek to learn French, one of Cameroon’s official languages, in order to integrate successfully. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Facts and figures

Facts and figures: Humanitarian action

Nassim, 28 years and a mother of five children at the Tambasi centre for displaced families in El Fasher, North Darfur. Photo: UNICEF/UNI569483/Mohamed Zakaria

Two years of war in Sudan: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls

Malka, a displaced mother, carries her 1-year-old daughter Sahar who is suffering severe acute malnutrition outside her house in Elhoury gathering point for internally displaced persons in Gedaref state, November, 2024. Photo: UNICEF/UNI689368/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih.

The impact of Sudan’s war on women, two years on

Mursalina Amin, founder of Girls toward leadership.

Inside the crisis you don’t see: How war impacts women’s mental health

On 31 March 2025, two women are seen riding a motorcycle, passing by a collapsed building in Sagaing, Myanmar, following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Mandalay on 28 March. Photo: UNICEF/UNI771892/Htet

Myanmar Earthquake 2025: What it means for women and girls

Activists, social leaders, organizations, women, and men participate in a march against gender violence titled “Vivas nos Queremos” (We Want Us Alive) in Ecuador, 2019. Photo: UN Women/Johis Alarcón.

Actions to accelerate gender equality for ALL women and girls

CSW69 Hero banner featuring several women from around the world

69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Indonesia, women participate in discussions held at Pesantren Annuqqayah—one of the oldest Islamic boarding schools in the country—on how women contribute to peace in their communities.

Make 2025 count for feminism: What you can do right now

25 February 2025

collage of female activists

Never backing down: Women march forward for equal rights

25 February 2025