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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today [2 January 2024] the appointment of Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda of Zimbabwe as [UN Assistant Secretary-General and] Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, United Nations System Coordination and Programme Results at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced

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Following the 7 October 2023 brutal attack by Hamas on Israel, and the ensuing Israeli military bombardment of Gaza, UN Women has worked to analyse the differentiated impact on women, men, boys, and girls, to ensure adequate responses to their needs.Following the 7 October 2023 brutal attack by Hamas on Israel, and the ensuing Israeli

UN Women works around the world with local partners and other UN agencies, including UNHCR, to ensure that programming for refugees takes gender into account, enhancing women’s leadership and self-reliance in displacement settings.UN Women works around the world with local partners and other UN agencies, including UNHCR, to ensure that programming for refugees takes gender

On 28 November 2023, city mayors from around the world gathered at the Fourth Global Meeting of Mayors on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, in Quito, Ecuador, co-organised by UN Women and the City of Quito and supported by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.On 28 November 2023, city mayors from around the world

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On this year’s International Migrants Day, 18 December, UN Women celebrates how migrants can bring diverse talent and expertise to countries around the world, including by sending vital remittances to their families and communities, supporting livelihoods and helping economies to thrive. On this year’s International Migrants Day, 18 December, UN Women celebrates how migrants can bring

In early September 2023, fewer than 300 people per day crossed the official border points from Pakistan to enter Afghanistan. But since the Government of Pakistan decreed on 15 September that undocumented immigrants would be required to leave the country—a policy that applies to an estimated 1.3 million Afghan refugees—the number of daily crossings increased

On today’s gender day at the UN climate conference, COP28 in Dubai, UN Women launched its “Feminist climate justice: A framework for action” report.On today’s gender day at the UN climate conference, COP28 in Dubai, UN Women launched its “Feminist climate justice: A framework for action” report. Read MoreUN Women – News