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Facts and figures: Humanitarian action

A refugee fromCentral African Republic (CAR) learns the French alphabet as part of an adult education class held at the UN Women Social Cohesion space. Refugees from CAR speak a variety of languages, and many seek to learn French, one of Cameroon’s official languages, in order to integrate successfully. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Facts and figures

15 April 2025

Press briefing by UN Women on the humanitarian needs of women and girls in Sudan after two years of war

Rabha, a beneficiary of UN Women's humanitarian assistance at Saada and Salaam gathering site in Port Sudan. Through women-led organizations across the country, UN Women gives various forms of humanitarian support to the women and girls of Sudan including psychosocial, provision of dignity kits and sensitization on their rights. Photo: UN Women/Ekram Hamad Fadlalla

Press briefing

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Press briefing

15 April 2025

Press briefing by UN Women on the impact on women and girls of two years of relentless conflict in Sudan

When the conflict erupted in Khartoum, Ruweda and hersiblings fled without their father. Its been a whole year since they last saw him.. Kassala state, March 2024. Photo: UNICEF/UNI547360/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih.

Press briefing

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Press briefing

11 April 2025

Two years of relentless conflict in Sudan have triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for 6 million displaced women and girls

As part of the EU-funded project WE-RISE, led by UN Women and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Women in Eastern Sudan received farm inputs, training on value chain transformation, marketing, women’s rights, violence against women, and education. October 2024. Photo: UN Women / Muna Elsadaty

Press release

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Press release

10 April 2025

The impact of Sudan’s war on women, two years on

Malka, a displaced mother, carries her 1-year-old daughter Sahar who is suffering severe acute malnutrition outside her house in Elhoury gathering point for internally displaced persons in Gedaref state, November, 2024. Photo: UNICEF/UNI689368/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih.

Explainer

15 April 2025

For lasting peace in Sudan, women must lead peace efforts

Activists and civil society members interact at the Conference with Sudanese Women Leaders to Influence the Peace Process and Support Coalition Building held in Kampala, Uganda in October 2023. Photo:UN Women/James Ochweri

Feature

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Feature story

9 April 2025

Speech: Sport to unite, inspire and transform progress for women and girls

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous delivers remarks at a side event to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, UN Headquarters, 7 April 2025. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.

Speech

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Speech

7 April 2025

For All Women and Girls: Pendo Vestine on closing the gender gap for girls in tech

Pendo Vestine speaks at a forum in Kigali about her coding work and experience in the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI). Photo: UN Women

Interview

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Interview

22 April 2025

Myanmar Earthquake 2025: What it means for women and girls

On 31 March 2025, two women are seen riding a motorcycle, passing by a collapsed building in Sagaing, Myanmar, following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Mandalay on 28 March. Photo: UNICEF/UNI771892/Htet

Explainer

3 April 2025

Inside the crisis you don’t see: How war impacts women’s mental health

Mursalina Amin, founder of Girls toward leadership.

Explainer

7 April 2025