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Gender-differentiated and age-specific risks of heat stress in a warming world: Implications for equality and resilience

Extreme heat is a growing climate risk and a driver of gender- and age-based inequality, affecting health, labour, and social justice. Heat impacts arise from biological differences, social norms, and ...
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Engaging Men

As part of its Beijing+20 campaign and its work to engage men and boys on gender equality and women’s empowerment, UN Women participated in the second MenEngage Global Symposium from 10-13 November in ...
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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...
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La Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible

En 2015, los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas coincidieron en la necesidad de un financiamiento integral para al desarrollo. Adoptaron una nueva agenda para el desarrollo sostenible y lograron ...
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Formation et développement des capacités sur l’égalité entre les sexes et l’autonomisation des femmes

La formation sur l’égalité des sexes et l’autonomisation des femmes est un aspect essentiel de l’engagement d’ONU Femmes pour la promotion de l’égalité des sexes et de l’autonomisation des femmes. La ...
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Resolve of Afghan women in the face of erasure: Three years since the Taliban takeover

Afghanistan faces severe crises, exacerbated by deepening gender inequalities under Taliban rule. More than 70 decrees restrict women’s rights, threatening progress on development goals. Despite this, ...
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Igualdad de género: A 25 años de Beijing, los derechos de las mujeres bajo la lupa

Cómo hablar de igualdad de género y estereotipos a las niñas y los niños El déficit anual de USD 420.000 millones obstaculiza la igualdad de género en los países en desarrollo El déficit anual de USD ...
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War in Ukraine becomes deadlier for women and girls, more than 1,500 days after full-scale invasion

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...
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State of the world population 2009: Facing a changing world: Women, population and climate

The report argues that reproductive health care, including family planning, and gender relations could influence the future course of climate change and affect how humanity adapts to rising seas, ...
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Tracking countries’ efforts on technology-facilitated violence against women and girls

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...
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Ongoing killing and displacement of women and girls in Lebanon under a fragile ceasefire

Beirut/Geneva, 8 May 2026 – “I am speaking to you from Lebanon, where I have witnessed the impact of the ongoing killing and displacement of women and girls under a fragile ceasefire. These are ...
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Understanding masculinities, results from the International Men and Gender Equality Study in the Middle East and North Africa

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...