International Women's Day 2024
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International Women’s Day 2024: ‘Invest in…

In a world facing multiple crises that are putting immense pressure on communities, achieving gender equality is more vital than ever. Ensuring women’s and girls’ rights across all aspects…

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Families flee their shattered homes in Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, seeking refuge in the southern Gaza Strip.
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In focus: The war in Gaza
A woman is seen at a poultry farm in Sudan that now hosts hundreds of people displaced by the country's civil war.
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Women and girls endure a year of conflict in Sudan
Pregnant women are seen at the Kyiv Maternity Hospital in March 2022.
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Women and girls after two years of war in Ukraine
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In focus: International Migrants Day 2023
Women in the village of Fadiga, in the Kédougou region of Senegal, have worked for many years in agriculture.
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In focus: Women’s leadership at the COP 28 climate conference
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In focus: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
In Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, artists (left to right) Edith Congane, Linda Bindu Rose and Esther Amisi Estam create works of art that reflect peace and tolerance as part of a UN Women-supported arts organization The Art of Peace - UJADP.
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In focus: The women, peace, and security debate
Women are seen with the UN General Assembly sign.
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In focus: 78th session of the UN General Assembly
Generation Equality Midpoint Moment
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In focus: Generation Equality Midpoint
Photo of an Afghan woman looking out her window, for the “After August” in focus package. Photo: UN Women/Habib Sayed Bidell.
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In focus: After August – Voices of Afghan women two years after the Taliban takeover
International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”
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In focus: International Women’s Day
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In focus: UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)