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From crisis response to resilience: How multilateral funds are collectively protecting women and girls
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Statement: Fostering disability-inclusive societies to advance social progress
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous delivers remarks at the briefing of the Security Council on the reports of the Secretary-General on Sudan and South Sudan, on 11 November 2025, UN Headquarters. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
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Speech: There can be no higher priority for our support than women
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Statement: Care and support for all – a catalyst for equality, dignity, and progress
Five hundred people gathered in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh in 2024 for a series of events during the 16 Days of Activism campaign. Photo: UN Women/Magfuzur Rahman Shana
Press release
One in three organizations have suspended or shut down programmes on ending violence against women due to funding cuts
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Statement: The girl I am, the change I lead – Girls on the frontlines of crisis
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Statement: A call on leaders to #ActForHumanity – the world is watching
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UN Women Executive Director and EESC President sign landmark declaration to advance global gender equality during HLPF in New York
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Press release
USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries
UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous briefs the Security Council during a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan held at UN headquarters on 23 June 2025. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
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Speech: Afghan women have not given up, nor can we – We must not look away
Zoila Dolores Piedra Guamán, a farmer and homemaker from Puculay. Women in Ecuador have stayed in the páramo, an ecosystem in the Andes, despite the threats that desertification, overgrazing and other human activities pose to their sustenance. With funding from the Municipality of Spain, UN Women is working with the Azuay provincial government to improve the resilience of communities in Azuay province through sustainable agricultural production. Photo: UN Women/Jerónimo Villarreal.
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UN Women statement on World Environment Day, 5 June 2025
UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous delivers remarks at the 2025 joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN Women and WFP, UN headquarters, 30 May 2025. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
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Speech: Bold in ambition, relentless in delivery, fearless in advocacy, and prepared to move as one