Gender equality is the world’s unfinished business – and unfinished potential
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenSep 24, 2025(Press Release )Gender equality remains the unfinished business of our time – and the private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today.
HeForShe Alliance rallies men and boys to stop online misogyny.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenSep 23, 2025(Press Release )Online misogyny has reached crisis levels, with women and girls subjected daily to harassment, abuse and discrimination across digital spaces.
World leaders place women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of multilateralism as UNGA80 High-level Week opens
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenSep 23, 2025(Press Release )Governments commit to more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls.
UNAIDS welcomes US announcement to expand access to medicine to prevent HIV and urges greater global ambition to reach all in need.
Stories & Blogs UNAIDSSep 05, 2025(Press Release )UNAIDS welcomes the announcement by the US State Department that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will be supporting an initiative by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria to provide lenacapavir to up to 2 million people in
Half the world, only a quarter of the news: Women appear or are heard in just 26 per cent of all broadcast, radio and print clips.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenSep 04, 2025(Press Release )Thirty years after governments pledged transformative change for women through the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a new global study finds women remain almost invisible in the world’s news.
TICAD9 Concludes in Yokohama with Bold Commitments to Africa’s Leadership in Global Solutions
Stories & Blogs UNDP - AfricaAug 23, 2025(Press Release )“AI must stand for Africa Included.” With this powerful message, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres opened TICAD9
Empowering women- and youth-led SMEs in Mauritania
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 22, 2025(Press Release )Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a pivotal role in Mauritania, representing nearly 80% of the country's economic fabric, contributing approximately 30% of the GDP, and generating around 45.8% of the jobs.
Advancing gender responsive land governance and women’s land tenure security.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 21, 2025(Press Release )Land remains one of Africa’s most vital yet contested natural resources, central to food security, livelihoods, inclusive growth, and community resilience.
World Bank Group Strengthens Procurement Requirements to Support Job Creation, Skills Development.
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 18, 2025(Press Release )The World Bank is strengthening its procurement requirements to help address the jobs challenge in developing countries.
Uganda puts digital leap on global agenda at UN forum.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 18, 2025(Press Release )Uganda’s drive to digitally connect 80 percent of its population by 2030 was spotlighted during a side event at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).