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More than 150 participants – including political party representatives, government officials, civil society leaders, young people and aspiring women candidates – gathered on 3–4 December in Port Moresby for the National Forum on Women’s Political Leadership.
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For Sopheap Loem, storytelling is not about performance. It is about survival, trust and connection. Working closely with Cambodian women migrant workers in Thailand, Sopheap has seen how violence is often experienced in silence, shaped by fear, isolation and lack of information. At the International Migrants Day (IMD) 2025 Symposium in Bangkok, she shared how creative expression has become a bridge for women to speak
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Cambodia took a significant step towards gender equality in the workplace with the launch of its first Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Corporate Action Lab in Phnom Penh on 10 November.
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For Seat Thida, a youth representative and international relations student from Ratanakiri, Cambodia, online violence is not an abstract issue. It is personal, urgent and ever-present: “The digital world offers young people borderless opportunities, but it also brings serious risks.
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As technology reshapes every part of society, digital spaces have become central to how people learn, work, connect, and express themselves. But alongside opportunity, the online world has also given rise to new risks.
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International Women’s Day 2026 (IWD 2026), under the theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls”, marks a moment to amplify our collective determination.
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A panel discussion and reception co-hosted by the British Embassy and UN Women Cambodia on 9 December provided a space for dialogue on digital violence against women and girls, in line with the theme of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
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Sophia Teo is a participant in the Sanap Wantaim Campaign, tok pisin for ‘Stand Together’. “I speak today not just for myself, but for the thousands of young women in our country who are fighting for a future where they can lead, learn and live free from violence and discrimination...
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By taking up football and helping start a women’s group for community action, Hidmatul Irfani is among young women overcoming long-held beliefs about women and youth in southeastern Indonesia.
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Amid the tightly packed shelters, a 47-year-old Rohingya woman from Camp-4 begins her morning by preparing breakfast for her three children.
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To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women and the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) jointly convened the International Symposium on Judicial Concept and Practice for Women's Rights Protection in Chengdu, Sichuan, on 21 November 2025.
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The seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2026.
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In 2017, "clearance operations" forced the largest exodus of Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh. Since then, more than one million refugees have been living in camps in Cox’s Bazar, their futures still uncertain.
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[OP-ED] Wars are reshaping borders, displacing millions, and eroding hard-won rights. The world is learning again what women and marginalised communities in post-conflict societies have long known: peace is fragile when shaped by only one part of the population, and when responses to insecurity fail to reflect diverse realities.
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Women’s groups in villages across Bima Regency in West Nusa Tenggara Province are contributing to peace and prosperity by helping resolve issues from village planning to disaster preparedness and conflict prevention.
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[Press release] The Royal Thai Government, through the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with UN Women, officially launched Thailand’s first National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (NAP WPS) today, marking a historic milestone in the country’s commitment to gender equality, inclusive security and sustainable peace.
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“Too often, caregivers are unable to voice their challenges, and double care responsibilities continue to fall disproportionately on women, reinforcing gender inequality. Yet double caregiving remains socially invisible due to deep-rooted familism and gender norms.”
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[Press release] Amid growing demand to transform care systems in the face of demographic shifts across the Asia-Pacific region, the UN Women Knowledge and Partnerships Centre, with support from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family of the Republic of Korea.
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Significant progress is underway in implementing the Pola Puipui National Prevention Framework for Ending Gender-Based Violence, Samoa’s national framework dedicated to preventing violence before it occurs. The framework was officially launched during the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), signalling strong national leadership and commitment.
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“PING”: The Sound of Distress. The core piece is a video portraying the emotional journey of a teenage girl—from receiving the first message to reaching a state of total anguish.