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Equal rights. Equal opportunities. Equal power.
On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the…
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CSW69 / Beijing+30 (2025)
In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).
The sixty-ninth session of the Commission…
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These are the key events of interest to the media for International Women's Day 2025.
6 March, Report Launch: Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing
What: Launch of the Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing report…
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Gender inequality is the greatest challenge of our times. Gender equality is the greatest opportunity.
The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action is an unmissable chance to remind global leaders and activists that our shared…
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#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Robie Halip, an Indigenous leader, talks about the leadership of Indigenous Peoples, including Indigenous women and…
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread.
“Despite the progress, women still make up only one-third of the global scientific…
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Nearly 800 women die every day from preventable maternal causes, and in 2022 alone, an estimated 2.3 million newborns died. For every maternal death, countless more women endure life-altering injuries, infections, and disabilities related to…
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Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed.
Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. Globally, almost one in three women have been subjected to physical and/or sexual…
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Every 11 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2022. The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent.
That is why, during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UNiTE campaign is drawing attention to…
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The theme for this year’s International Day of Care and Support (29 October) is, “Transforming Care Systems: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of Beijing+30”.
Everyone needs care. It is the often invisible and mostly…
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In 2024 we are setting out an ambitious agenda. The economies of today are failing women. Women are paid less than men in the same jobs; they do most of the unpaid household and care work and often have difficulty accessing finance and other wealth-…
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The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face all around the world. Here is a brief five-point guide to this high-profile UN…