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How can gender equality reduce poverty?

Stories & Blogs UN WomenFeb 28, 2024(Story )

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/explainer/2024/02/how-can-gender-equality-reduce-poverty

Defying tradition, championing rights: UNFPA sparks change in female genital mutilation hotspots across East Africa

Stories & Blogs UNFPAFeb 06, 2024(Story )

''Is [female genital mutilation] religious?'' Nuritu Sirbar challenged community and religious leaders four years ago to justify a deeply ingrained tradition – female genital mutilation (FGM).

UN Women integrates digital technologies into women's economic empowerment programmes

Stories & Blogs UN WomenMar 26, 2023(Story )

In Liberia, UN Women is collaborating with Orange Foundation and the Government to economically empower women through digital innovations and technology to promote gender equality.

To tackle the pushback on gender equality, foster and fund inclusive feminist movements.

Stories & Blogs UN WomenMar 15, 2023(Story )

“Women’s human rights are under constant attack. Their bodies are a battle ground physically and metaphorically,” said Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women.