Refugee turned peacemaker: The young woman leader transforming communities in the Central African Republic
CAR has faced recurrent cycles of conflict since 2013, when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power,…
‘Grave concern’ after dozens of women arrested in Afghanistan for dress violations
The women allegedly violated decrees which include a requirement to wear a burka or chador with…
‘Women and girls cannot wait’: Lebanon’s crisis is putting lives at risk
Heightened tensions in Beirut and intensified attacks in southern Lebanon have pushed families into fear and…
Conflict-related sexual violence cases more than doubled in 2025, UN warns
Releasing the UN’s annual report on Friday, Special Representative Pramila Patten said the numbers reflected a…
War is becoming a death sentence for women and girls
“We were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck the seventh – my uncle’s apartment,”…
Chad’s refugee crisis overwhelms maternity care in east, UN agency warns
The crisis is unfolding as Chad struggles to cope with a massive influx of refugees and…
Abuse of women journalists made ‘easier and more damaging’ by AI
The report by UN Women and partners highlights how online violence targeting women in public life is increasingly becoming more technologically…
Afghanistan risks losing 25,000 women teachers and health workers
The agency said the crisis is already depriving children of learning and healthcare, while also weakening…
A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda
“As a female coach, the girls trust me,” she said. “They tell me things they can’t…
More than 38,000 women and girls killed in Gaza war, UN gender equality agency reports
The overall total includes at least 22,000 women and 16,000 girls and amounts to an average…
Sudan: Three quarters of women feel unsafe as war rages on
Fabrizia Falcione, UNFPA Country Representative in Sudan, briefed journalists in New York on a recent assessment…
The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations
The Human Rights Council-appointed experts also issued a general warning over the “continuing violence of patriarchal…
Amid deepening crisis in Palestine, girls face rising risks and a mounting mental health emergency
Sima Alami, adolescent and youth programme officer at the UN agency for sexual and reproductive health,…
‘No matter what’, UN Women vows to stay in Afghanistan, amid deepening rights crisis
The agency is operating in what it describes as the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis,…
