In focus

Palestinian women grieve over the bodies of their relatives who were killed in Israeli bombings in Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.

In Focus: Supporting women and girls affected by the war on Gaza

A woman holds a child and looks at the camera, with belongings behind her and another child beside her.

Sudan war: Inside the world’s worst humanitarian and protection crisis for women and girls

Eight women farmers stand proudly in their tomato field

Gender-responsive climate and environmental action

Colourful illustration of diverse women protesting in front of a classical-style building with columns. A woman speaks into a megaphone, another holds a sign reading “Equality” with a gender symbol, and another raises her fist. A scale symbol appears above the entrance as one woman walks up the steps. The group includes women of different ages and abilities, including a woman using a wheelchair and another using a cane, while others speak with uniformed officials at a desk.

The 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)

A Ukrainian woman, who works with displaced women, poses for a portrait

After four years of full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s women need your support now

20 February 2026

A migrant woman worker cuts timber in a sawmill in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, around 50 kilometres north-east of Bangkok. Photo: UN Women/Pornvit Visitoran

International Migrants Day

15 December 2025

Nurachayatun an Indonesian domestic worker from Surabaya Java, prepares food inher employers kitchen after early morning grocery shopping.Photo: UN Women/Staton Winter

International Day of Care and Support

29 October 2025

A group of women sit in a circle, listening to an elder speak

The Women, Peace and Security agenda

20 October 2025

A view of the General Assembly Hall during the Official United Nations Commemorationof International Women’s Day 2025 on 7 March 2025.Photo: UN Women/Jennifer Graylock

In Focus: 80th Session of the UN General Assembly

8 September 2025

Women learn to read and write through a literacy initiative supported by UN Women, in Nuristan province, eastern Afghanistan. As part of the initiative, 130 Village Literacy Committees were also established. By improving their literacy, the women can also strengthen their livelihoods, access to healthcare and build their resilience, in one of the most isolated and underserved provinces in Afghanistan. Photo: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell

State of women’s rights in Afghanistan

Collage of women from around the world to mark 15 years of UN Women.

UN Women at 15: Delivering power, driving rights and equality for all women and girls

CSW69 Hero banner featuring several women from around the world

69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women