This year’s theme, ‘Balancing the scales: every story matters’, is inspired by the UN Women Australia theme, ‘Balancing the ...

UN Women and partners have published a study revealing that more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and ...

That is why the time has come — yet again — to elect a woman, a woman from Eastern Europe, as the next secretary-general.

13 August 2025 - At the 2025 Local and Regional Governments Forum (LRGF), held during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) as one of its 12 high-level Special Events, mayors, governors and local ...

15 September - The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 report by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) shows that the world is at a crossroads. With investments, ...

Letter expressing 'horror and outrage' at social media post by Reem Alsalem, UN rapporteur on violence against women and girls, is sent to UN secretary-general ...

Today, on International Migrants Day, we celebrate migration as a powerful story of resilience, connection, and shared ...

On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, ...

Views of South Africa's Vhembe biosphere reserve from a cliff suite at the sustainable travel company Few & Far Luvhondo. Last week, world leaders, business executives, activists, scientists, and ...