Female genital mutilation is violence against women and girls.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenFeb 06, 2025(Statement )UN Women statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
Explainer: How does family planning save lives?
Stories & Blogs UNFPAFeb 06, 2025(News )When a war forcibly displaces tens of thousands of people, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, equips displacement camps and medical personnel with critical supplies…
How AI reinforces gender bias—and what we can do about it.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenFeb 05, 2025(Interview )Interview with Zinnya del Villar on AI gender bias and creating inclusive technology.
“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAFeb 04, 2025(News )“I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil.
Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenFeb 04, 2025(Press Briefing )Sofia Calltorp, Chief of Humanitarian Action at UN Women and Director of the Geneva Office spoke at the Palais des Nations on the ongoing crisis in DRC and its impact on women and girls.
Urgent action needed to reinforce breast cancer control measures in Africa: WHO report.
Stories & Blogs WHO – AfricaFeb 04, 2025(News )An estimated 135 000 women could lose their lives to breast cancer by 2040 in sub-Saharan Africa if urgent actions are not taken to reverse the trends, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report finds.
Five essential facts to know about femicide
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenNov 25, 2024(Article )Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023.
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenNov 25, 2024(Article )The availability of data on violence against women and girls has improved considerably in recent years and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence is now available for at least 161 countries.
Protecting at-risk populations from mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stories & Blogs WHO – AfricaNov 21, 2024(News )The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the hardest hit country in the African region by mpox outbreak, accounting for about 80% of laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths reported across the continent this year
Urgent action needed to tackle growing antimicrobial resistance threat in African region
Stories & Blogs WHO – AfricaNov 20, 2024(News )Despite notable strides made in African countries, an accelerated response to the burgeoning threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is critical to avert predictions of 4.1 million related deaths annually by 2050, with severe consequences for health care