Girls and young women gain ground in male dominated fields

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015

20-year-old Kalaichelvi Kanagalingam could no longer afford her tuition fees in Kilinochichi, the Northern Sri Lanka, and received valuable training with the help of a UN Women Fund for Gender Equality-supported programme... More

Statement of the UN Women Executive Director on the crisis relating to Gaza

Date: Thursday, July 24, 2014

UN Women is deeply concerned by the escalation of violence in the crisis relating to Gaza. It has taken a catastrophic toll on tens of thousands of civilians, many of whom are women and children. More