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Flood survivors now face severe shortages of food and water, disrupted health and protection services, and heightened risks of violence and exploitation. These risks are particularly acute for women and …
Women and girls are at higher risk from rising temperatures than men and boys – not just because …
Fifteen years since UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Initiative for Women and Girls began, …
A new UN Women report finds that 84 per cent of women’s organisations report that demand for their …
All #gender Press Releases
18 July 2026
11 May 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Development gains in reverse: High debt servicing bears disproportionate impacts on women
26 April 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Middle East military escalation could cost Asia-Pacific up to US$299 billion: UNDP
12 April 2026
UN-Habitat
Women leading sanitation management in India
8 April 2026
25 March 2026
17 March 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Guiding light: How solar power is providing a lifeline to blackout-prone Asian villages
11 March 2026
the World Bank Group
Women’s economic opportunity laws only half-enforced globally: study
22 January 2026
World Economic Forum
New report calls for stronger transparency to unlock investment in women’s health
19 January 2026
9 January 2026
15 December 2025
3 December 2025
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