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Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of...

Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the status of women in the...

A decline in democracy and harmful content spread on social media platforms are helping to drive a backlash against feminism, and the growth of...

International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March, is about challenges, backlashes against gender equality and cause for celebrations around the world. Join us as...

The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections -and less...

As conflict rages across Sudan, armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including some infants as young as one, according to the UN...

Peacekeeping efforts by the United Nations are being challenged by growing disunity between Member States, the UN head of Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said...

Three years of war in Ukraine have reversed decades of progress for women and girls, leaving millions in urgent need of support, according to...

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where hundreds...

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread.