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High-level Generation Equality Africa Regional Meeting concludes with strong commitments on financing for gender equality

Despite the enormous potential of technology, digital tools, and the internet, these have also perpetuated gender disparities and introduced new forms of oppression for women and girls.

[Justyna Wydrzyńska, Simon Peter Kayondo, Dephine O, Cecile Wendnonga Thiombiano/ Yougbaré, Guillermo Ortiz] In this FIGO Long Read, we look back at the global solidarity event that took place at Paris City Hall on 11 October 2023 to claim access and defend the right to abortion care.   ‘We must not lose hope, it is important that we do not stop engaging with the anti-choicers. We must continue to take small steps (to strengthen access to safe abortion care), repeatedly. They create window...

The fund aims to increase access to finance for small businesses, boost energy access and drive gender inclusion.

The 78th UN General Assembly demonstrated challenges in finding global consensus on gender equality goals.

Generation Equality, the world’s leading initiative to boost investment and implementation of gender equality, marked its midpoint milestone at a summit with the co-leadership of the governments of Tanzania and Iceland and UN Women on 17 September 2023. The event, which included more than 50 speakers from more than 25 countries in the areas of activism, policymaking, civil society, philanthropy, and the private sector was an opportunity to reflect on achievements and chart a way forward to ful...

A global influencer, Masoom Minawala attended the Milan Fashion Week recently. In a tete-a-tete, she shares her experience.

/PRNewswire/ -- Alongside the United Nations General Assembly, key stakeholders from the global private and public sector gathered at UN Womens HeForShe...

Opening remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Generation Equality Midpoint Moment, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 17 September 2023.

On the 17th of September, UN Women together with the governments of Iceland and Tanzania, will mark the midpoint moment for Generation Equality to bolster its agenda for gender equality acceleration at a critical time for women’s rights. Generation Equality is the world’s leading initiative to boost investment and implementation of gender equality. It brings together organizations from all corners of society to catalyze progress, push for change and take bold actions together.