Regional News

Amani Al Derbi, 35, was a hardworking mother and a psychotherapist in the Gaza Ministry of Health. Her mission: to provide comfort to those traumatized by years of conflict. But there is no safe place in Gaza. UN Women has received devastating news of an airstrike in the early morning of Tuesday, 7 May, killing Amani and her four children.

New UN Women survey data from Rafah highlights the depth of physical and mental despair, with 93% of women interviewed feeling unsafe and over half reporting medical conditions requiring urgent attention. With any Israeli ground invasion, these number will soar.

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, UN Women interviewed Miriam Jemio, an independent environmental journalist from La Paz, Bolivia. The freedom and safety of journalists reporting from the front lines of the climate crisis is critical.  This year, World Press Freedom Day is focusing on the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the face of the environmental crisis.

The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its annual session from Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 June 2024 in person at United Nations headquarters in New York.

Statement by principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

On the International Girls in ICT Day, UN Women joins young women and girls globally who are putting a spotlight on leadership in the digital world. Girls’ leadership in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is now more crucial than ever.

Climate change means millions more women and girls risk having insufficient food and resources to meet their basic needs. As women bear the brunt of climate impacts, so they must have equity in decision-making on climate solutions.

This year, the theme for the International Girls in ICT Day focuses on leadership, highlighting the critical need for strong female role models in STEM careers. UN Women interviewed Natacha Sangwa from Rwanda about learning to code and defying gender stereotypes.

For multiple generations, women in the Pacific coast of Nariño have promoted sustainable harvesting and use of a native mollusk called piangua. They are also at the forefront of mitigating climate change and leading mangrove conservation.