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UN Women statement in response to the United States of America’s decision to withdraw from UN Women’s Executive Board

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13 February 2026

What justice means to women – and how to deliver it

Portrait of a woman seated in a wheelchair against a blue-to-purple gradient background. She is wearing a red long-sleeve top under a plaid sleeveless dress. One hand rests on the arm of the wheelchair. Behind her is a large silver graphic of an institutional-style building with columns and a triangular roof. She is looking toward the camera with a neutral expression.

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4 March 2026

Case open: Justice for all women and girls

Portrait of a woman standing against a blue-to-purple gradient background with a faint image of a classical courthouse-style building with columns behind her. A large silver balance scale appears above and behind her head, with one side tilted lower than the other. She is wearing a black top and layered beaded necklaces in bright orange, yellow and red. She faces the camera with a serious expression.

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25 February 2026

Statement: Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM

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6 February 2026

CSW70: For all women and girls who have been denied justice

UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous delivers remarks at the CSW multi-stakeholder hearing on 30 January 2026 at UN Headquarters. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.

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Speech

30 January 2026

What it is like to survive female genital mutilation (FGM)

Men hold anti FGM signs at awareness training sessions

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26 January 2026

Education for agency: Career training boosts women’s independence

A woman works on a car engine

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22 January 2026

UN Women Executive Board to convene first regular session of 2026

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous delivers remarks at the annual session of the Executive Board, 18 June 2024. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.

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Announcement

20 January 2026

Why disability inclusion, women’s rights, and equality are inseparable

Three women display their handmade baskets

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1 December 2025

The climate change Gender Action Plan: What’s at stake at COP30

A woman poses in front of the solar panels helping to power her farm

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11 November 2025