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Empowering women during humanitarian crises

As conflicts grow more protracted, climate shocks intensify, and aid budgets shrink, gender equality cannot be treated as optional. Women’s leadership and rights must be central to...

Aid cuts decimate services for women and girls as women’s organizations struggle to stay afloat

Remarks by Sofia Calltorp, UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 10 July

UN Women statement: Women and girls account for the majority of laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Repub...

The reality of this current outbreak follows the same pattern that history has repeatedly shown us: women and girls are disproportionately affected in past Ebola outbreaks.

At least one million women and girls lose access to critical support as aid cuts dismantle women’s organizations working...

A new UN Women report finds that 84 per cent of women’s organizations report that demand for their services has increased since January 2025, while nearly nine in 10 can no longer...

Haiti opens first state-supported safe houses for women and girls, as gangs continue to weaponize sexual violence

Remarks by Marie Goretti Nduwayo, UN Women Representative in Haiti – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 12 June.

Women and girls caught up in Yemen’s ‘forgotten crisis’ bear the heaviest toll as funding falls

Yemen remains gripped by one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million – out of a population of 35 million – requiring assistance. Women and girls account for half...

For 50 years, women have been overrepresented in Ebola deaths – UN Women fears the current outbreak will follow the same...

Statement by UN Women delivered by Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support

At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones to th...

Women displaced in eastern Afghanistan face hunger, insecurity, and trauma amid renewed conflict

Earthquake survivors in Afghanistan have been forced to flee again due to Pakistan-Afghanistan border conflict. Learn how the conflict affects displaced women and how to help.

Press briefing on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan

Statement by Country Representative a.i. for UN Women in Afghanistan Alison Davidian on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, during the daily press briefing by the Offi...

Speech: 2022 is a chance to close the gender gaps in disaster risk reduction and resilience

Statement by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the 7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, on 23 May 2022.

Lebanon conflict drives mental health crisis for displaced women: ‘We hear, see and feel pain constantly’

Escalating conflict in Lebanon has forced hundreds of thousands of women and girls to flee their homes, and women are on the frontlines of the response

Beyond the breaking point: The continuing impact of funding cuts on women’s organizations in humanitarian settings

The publication examines the continuing impact of humanitarian funding cuts on women-led and women’s rights organizations across 52 countries and contexts. Drawing on evidence from...

Africa: Women More Likely Than Men to Die During an Ebola Outbreak: UN Body

[allAfrica] Geneva -- History has repeatedly shown us that women are more likely than men to die during an Ebola outbreak, the chief of humanitarian action of UN Women has said in...

Who are the women working on the frontlines of Sudan war’s sexual violence epidemic?

Conflict related sexual violence has soared in recent years. It includes rape, gang rape and sexual slavery – and overwhelmingly targets women and girls. Read more about the women...

At risk and underfunded: How funding cuts are threatening efforts to end violence against women and girls

This report exposes how global aid cuts—estimated at USD 78 billion—are devastating women’s rights organizations and civil society groups on the frontlines of ending violence again...

Press briefing: The situation of women and girls in Afghanistan

UN Women gravely concerned by military strikes against Iran and escalation across the Middle East

Women and girls everywhere have the right to live in safety and in peace, free from violence and discrimination.

Press briefing on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan

Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda: Gender-responsive water and sanitation systems

What is needed to make water and sanitation systems truly gender-responsive? This issue brief shows how the promotion of gender-responsive water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) can...

More than a monthly cycle: Why menstrual health is a human right

On any given day, 300 million women are menstruating worldwide — yet 500 million lack the basics to do so safely. From refugee camps in Bangladesh to schools in Ethiopia, CARE is t...

Speech: Call for action: Urgent humanitarian response for Gaza

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Conference “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza,” in Sweimeh, Jordan.

Ms. Global: From Ukraine to Lebanon to Sudan, Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Escalating Global Conflict

Around the world, escalating armed conflict, political repression and humanitarian collapse are reshaping daily life for women and girls—often with devastating consequences. From d...

One million women lost access to humanitarian support in past 18 months, UN report says

‘Organizations that have kept women and girls alive through the world’s worst crises risk becoming another casualty of war’ a UN Women chief saysAt least one million women and girl...