The Latest Breaking News from UN Women

Israeli women and legal activists have accused international rights groups of maintaining a conspiracy of silence over alleged rapes and other sexual crimes committed by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks.

While humanitarian support is huge, researchers have found that one-fifth of one per cent of the aid funds was spent on reducing gender-based violence.

UN Women & Kerala Tourism join hands to promote Women-Friendly Tourism initiative. 85 women trainers attended a 2-day orientation programme to learn about tourism activities in which women can play a role. The project will create 10,000 enterprises, 30,000 job opportunities & a network of 1.5 lakh women.

FIFA have unveiled a list of eight armbands that captains will wear at this summer's World Cup, each one highlighting a social cause.

Harry Potter star Emma Watson has opened up about her decision to take a step back from the limelight as she spoke of feeling 'sad and p**** off' after rocketing to fame in the hit franchise

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

The growth in the number of female leaders has plateaued around the world, while representation in national parliaments remains static

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan to reverse their crackdown on women and girls

The Media Rumble 2022 saw the release of Gender Representation in Indian Newsrooms, a report produced by Newslaundry and UN Women. Its findings were startling – such as how 87 percent of editors and proprietors at India’s top newspapers are men – and begged the question as to how newsrooms…