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Afghanistan is confronting “a perfect storm” of overlapping crises, the UN’s outgoing envoy warned the Security Council on Wednesday, as an Afghan women’s rights...

More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist.

The United Nations in Afghanistan called on Thursday for the de facto Taliban authorities to lift restrictions barring women national staff from entering its...

Since the creation of the United Nations 80 years ago, only four women have served as President of the General Assembly, where all 193...

Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 per cent of media coverage, according to the latest UN-backed Global Media...

Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health across the country is...

Despite the ongoing ban on girls’ secondary education, more than 90 per cent of Afghan adults support girls’ right to be in class, according...

Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) on Tuesday, presenting the...

In the heart of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, a woman with a passion for sweet treats transformed her love for baking into a...

Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN reported on Thursday. More...