Energy powers every aspect of our lives, and by 2050, up to 90 per cent of the world’s electricity could come from renewable ...

Remarks by Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa and Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Country Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, from ...

Two years into Sudan’s civil war, more than 12 million people have been displaced—over half of them women and children. As gender-based violence surges and essential services collapse, this explainer ...

In 2025, nearly 305 million people require humanitarian assistance and protection, and 123 million were forcibly displaced worldwide by mid-2024. Women and girls living in humanitarian contexts face ...

Sudan’s civil war is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls. They make up more than half of the 12 million people displaced and many are being deliberately targeted with sexual ...

The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our times. It threatens to reverse progress on human rights and sustainable development and worsens gender inequality – posing specific risks ...

Forty-five Member States of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time. The Commission consists of one representative from each of the 45 Member States elected by the ...

The active participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a critical element in the work of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). NGOs have been influential in shaping the current ...

La crise climatique constitue l’un des problèmes les plus pressants de notre époque. Elle menace d’inverser les progrès ...

In an interview with Pendo Vestine from Rwanda, UN Women explores the role of women and girls in technology. Vestine is an alumni from the UN Women’s regional programme, African Girls Can Code ...

The number of women and girls caught in conflict is rapidly rising. In the last year alone, the proportion of women killed in armed conflict doubled, making up 40 per cent of all civilian deaths.