Ms. Manty Tarawalli, Gender and Children’s Affairs Minister, says a new landmark gender equality and women’s empowerment law is a game changer for women In January 2023, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone signed into law the country’s landmark Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act, which provides that at least 30 per cent of […]
UN Chief Antonio Guterres, to mark International Women’s Day. Around the world, progress on women’s rights is vanishing before our eyes. The latest forecasts estimate that on our current track, it will take another 300 years to reach full gender equality. Today’s cascading crises, from the war in Ukraine to the climate emergency, affect women […]
During a dialogue with women civil society leaders in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres heard about the critical need to make the internet safer for women and girls – and to ensure that they are equal participants in global conservations, both online and in-person. The town hall with representatives from […]
Multiple interconnected global crises are putting achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk – both in the Arab region and the rest of the world, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Tuesday 14th march 2023. “Let me be frank: we are not doing well. Our progress towards the SDGs has faltered and even […]
Statement for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, by Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Women and girls have just as much right to access the digital world and prosper in it as men and boys. Their creativity, knowledge and perspectives can shape a future where technology contributes to transforming […]
Esther Mwema is a 28-year-old digital inequalities expert and artist from Zambia. A long-time activist on gendered safety issues, her current work grew out of the desire to increase girls’ representation in the digital governance sphere. Tech has shaped the lives of young people in profound and unique ways, says Esther, so when it comes […]
The inequalities faced by women in the real world are also prevalent online. On International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, the UN is raising awareness of these disparities, and putting forward a vision of fairer digital future for all. Despite the increasing digitalization of everyone’s daily lives, the digital gender gap has grown; globally around […]
Women in The Gambia face high levels of female genital mutilation (FGM), period poverty (an inability to afford menstrual hygiene products), and domestic violence. In an interview with UN News, Ndeye Rose Sarr, the head of the UN reproductive and sexual health agency (UNFPA) in the country, underlines the challenges they face, and the efforts […]
On the International Day of Women Judges, three trailblazing women judges are sharing their stories and experiences on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where though they are in the minority – just four of the 15 justices are women – they see change on the horizon and say that “not for a minute” did […]
The UN General Assembly was awash in a sea of blue on Wednesday 8th March 2023 as some 1,800 people gathered to mark International Women’s Day, which this year focused on the need for inclusive and transformative technology and digital education. Many attendees wore suits, scarves or other items of clothing in shades that spanned […]
