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The Commission on the Status of Women Has Concluded. What was accomplished? A UN Dispatch Q and A

The 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) concluded at the United Nations in New York City last week. Tens of thousands of advocates and policy makers from all around the world gathered at the United Nations for two weeks to...

Amid the #MeToo Moment, Leaders Gather at the UN for the World’s Largest Meeting on Gender Equality

The 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) kicked off at the United Nations in New York City this week. Tens of thousands of women from all around the world are be gathering at the United Nations for the next two...

The UN Just Released the Most Comprehensive Report on Gender Equality Around the World

Gender equality is a catalyst for social progress. Thanks to a new report from the UN, we now have the data to prove it. The rubric for the release of this report by is the Sustainable Development Goals, which is...

A new UN report just calculated the percentage of women who can’t find work because of sexism

Do women participate in the workforce at the same rate as men? No, they don’t. Globally, the workforce participation rate for women is 49.4 percent, which is 26.7 percentage points below the global participation rate for men. This means that...

Why Do Men Harass Women on the Street? A New UN Study Offers An Explanation

Why do men harass women on the street? How prevalent is catcalling, ogling and stalking? And what do women think of this harassment? A first-of-its kind multi-country survey on attitudes of men and women on gender equality across the Middle East and...

A Horrific Gang Rape in Brazil Instigates a Global Call to Action

Ed note. This is a guest post by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director The drugging, abduction and violent gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil calls us all to turn the tide...

How The UN Can Help Women Make More Peace

Ed note. This is an op-ed by the executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, We have recently celebrated the peace deal struck between the Government in Colombia and the main guerrilla group. The deal reached on justice issues represents...

Will Women’s Rights Earn its Place at UNGA?

A preview of the UN summit

UN Leaders: Are You Thinking Enough About Gender Equality?

How to rescue the cause of ending gender based violence.

The Commission on the Status of Women Has Concluded. What was accomplished? A UN Dispatch Q and A

Amid the #MeToo Moment, Leaders Gather at the UN for the World’s Largest Meeting on Gender Equality

The UN Just Released the Most Comprehensive Report on Gender Equality Around the World

A new UN report just calculated the percentage of women who can’t find work because of sexism

Why Do Men Harass Women on the Street? A New UN Study Offers An Explanation

A Horrific Gang Rape in Brazil Instigates a Global Call to Action

How The UN Can Help Women Make More Peace

Will Women’s Rights Earn its Place at UNGA?

UN Leaders: Are You Thinking Enough About Gender Equality?

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations