Un Women Chief
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Violence Against Women 'A Global Emergency': United Nations
The UN rights chief on Friday decried mounting threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US sex offender Jefferey Epstein.
-
"Far Below Survival Needs": WHO Chief On Gaza's 'Mass Starvation'
The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".
-
Trump's Cuts Are 'Devastating' For Vulnerable Women Worldwide: UN
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has faced budget cuts before, but the impact of President Donald Trump's policies has been even more "devastating" for reproductive health worldwide, chief Natalia Kanem said.
-
Women's Rights Under Attack And "We Must Fight Back", Says UN Chief
Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, warning that the world cannot stand by as progress is reversed.
-
"World Has Failed Women": Gal Gadot On Hamas' October 7 Attack On Israel
She called on the United Nations to demand that Hamas release every female hostage.
-
UN Chief Demands Taliban Revoke Ban On World Body's Women Staff
Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its mission in the country would violate the world body's charter and demanded the ban be revoked.
-
World Is "300 Years Away" From Gender Equity, UN Chief Warns
Inequities in other areas of the workforce, such as artificial intelligence, where just one out of every five employees is a woman, were also criticised by Guterres.
-
UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
-
UN Urges Taliban To End "Unfathomable Restrictions" On Women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
-
A Woman Or Girl Is Killed Every 11 Minutes By Intimate Partner Or Family Member: UN Chief
Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that violence against them is the most pervasive "human rights violation" in the world.
-
Violence Against Women 'A Global Emergency': United Nations
The UN rights chief on Friday decried mounting threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US sex offender Jefferey Epstein.
-
"Far Below Survival Needs": WHO Chief On Gaza's 'Mass Starvation'
The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".
-
Trump's Cuts Are 'Devastating' For Vulnerable Women Worldwide: UN
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has faced budget cuts before, but the impact of President Donald Trump's policies has been even more "devastating" for reproductive health worldwide, chief Natalia Kanem said.
-
Women's Rights Under Attack And "We Must Fight Back", Says UN Chief
Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, warning that the world cannot stand by as progress is reversed.
-
"World Has Failed Women": Gal Gadot On Hamas' October 7 Attack On Israel
She called on the United Nations to demand that Hamas release every female hostage.
-
UN Chief Demands Taliban Revoke Ban On World Body's Women Staff
Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its mission in the country would violate the world body's charter and demanded the ban be revoked.
-
World Is "300 Years Away" From Gender Equity, UN Chief Warns
Inequities in other areas of the workforce, such as artificial intelligence, where just one out of every five employees is a woman, were also criticised by Guterres.
-
UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
-
UN Urges Taliban To End "Unfathomable Restrictions" On Women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
-
A Woman Or Girl Is Killed Every 11 Minutes By Intimate Partner Or Family Member: UN Chief
Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that violence against them is the most pervasive "human rights violation" in the world.
