You can support gender equality and women’s empowerment around the world by getting involved in a number of ways. Take part in one of UN Women’s campaigns; raise awareness on social media; or donate ...

For information about previous review and appraisal processes for the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, see “Follow-up to Beijing”. For the mandate for the 25-year review, see Economic and ...

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Global funding cuts risk shutting down half of women-led groups in crisis zones. Learn what’s at stake—and how you can help.

UN Women sounds the alarm in a report revealing that 90 per cent of surveyed women’s organizations are being pushed to a ...

Through its peacekeeping efforts, the United Nations helps conflict-torn areas move towards lasting peace. Soldiers, police officers, and civilian personnel all serve in peacekeeping under the UN flag ...

The 15-member UN Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It meets as needed to determine threats to peace or acts of aggression, and to ...

The active participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a critical element in the work of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). NGOs have been influential in shaping the current ...

Forty-five Member States of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time. The Commission consists of one representative from each of the 45 Member States elected by the ...

Energy powers every aspect of our lives, and by 2050, up to 90 per cent of the world’s electricity could come from renewable sources. This shift could dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ...