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Did you know? In 53 countries with available data, women and girls spend 250 million hours per day on water collection – over three times more than men and boys. (UN Women/UNDESA, 2024)Where…
Through UN Women and other partners, refugee women in Uganda are gaining skills, challenging stereotypes and building brighter futures – one engine at a time.“I tell my daughter I’m in school, too. I…
A new ILO policy brief highlights that gender must be a core consideration in the design and implementation of social health protection schemes.A new policy brief from the International Labour…
UNDP and Samsung partnership accelerates progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.Since 2019, UNDP and Samsung have joined forces to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development…
For millions of young people living through war and displacement, the end of active violence in their immediate surroundings rarely equals the end of fear, stress and grief.The traces that conflict…
A UN-backed report is sounding the alarm: securing Indigenous land rights is central to the future of our planet. As global attention intensifies around climate change, biodiversity loss and…
Zero Discrimination Day, observed on 1 March, calls attention to the right of every person to live with dignity and equality. This year, UNAIDS spotlights the ongoing discrimination faced by people…
The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) will be taking place from 9 to 19 March this year under the priority theme: “Ensuring and strengthening access to…
On 8 March 2026, rally with women and girls around the world to demand equal rights – and equal justice to enforce, exercise, and enjoy those rights.Right now, in 2026, women have only 64%…
Across the world, people are asking to be part of decisions that shape their lives—but trust gaps, weak protections and shrinking civic space often make meaningful participation feel out of reach.…
A new policy brief examines how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) can serve as a partner and delivery mechanism for advancing the human rights economy, and identifies policy levers and actions…
Rafael Meza is a student from Colombia, one of more than 60,000 young people who are benefitting from the ILO-supported SENATIC project. Through the programme, he is learning digital marketing skills…
The arc of AI’s development is defined not by how quickly the technology advances, but by who benefits as it scales. It bends not at invention, but through deliberate choices about how, where and for…
A strengthened partnership in the Philippines turns freedom of association from principle into action and protection of labour rights as human rights.The International Labour Organization (ILO), in…
The UN Human Rights Council’s 61st regular session, taking place from 23 February–31 March 2026, will feature debates, interactive dialogues and panel discussions on issues such as disability rights…
Artificial intelligence must help advance social justice, inclusive work and equitable growth, explained the ILO Director-General and the Minister of Labour and Employment of India in a joint opinion…