Empowering beekeepers with digital tools! 🐝 🍯 Food and Agriculture Organization training in #BosanskiPetrovac within the joint #RuralWomen project w/UNW, supported by Sweden in BiH, taught members of the Beekeepers Association Nucleus how to harness #DigitalAgriculture to enhance & optimize their operations.

113 countries never had a woman Head of State. Women’s equal participation in governance and leadership is key to improving lives for all. 👇Check the women political leaders map by UN Women featured in The Washington Post. x.com/washingtonpost…

It's #AvaDuVernay's birthday. We thank her for amplifying marginalized voices through her work and inspiring women and girls everywhere.👏

The #Rohingya crisis is now in its 8th year in Bangladesh. Gender equality must be front and centre of the response in Cox’s Bazar. Let us: ✔️Provide lifesaving protection services ✔️Build resilient livelihoods ✔️Strengthen women’s leadership 📷Oxfam/Istiak Karim

Let women be. Let women speak up. Let women express themselves. Let women lead. Let women decide. Let women control their bodies. LET WOMEN LIVE.

The Taliban’s latest morality law isn't just a step backwards— it’s an assault on Afghan women and girls, stripping away their most basic freedoms and dignity. Reversal is not an option; it is an imperative.

She is one of 4,600 young women & girls who have benefited from a one-year STEM scholarship, implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation of #Kosovo as part of the Generation Equality commitments. UN Women Kosovo Read👇🏼 unwo.men/Nf0e50T7avF

.UN Women Ethiopia & Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, with CSOs, are crafting Ethiopia’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace & Security. Inclusive dialogue & gender-responsive policies ensure every voice is heard & every woman is protected. africa.unwomen.org/en/stories/new…

More women will compete at the #Paralympics than ever before. #Paris2024 will have a record 235 medal events for women. Let's support #WomenInSport!

Does #AI benefit women and men equally? Artificial Intelligence can mirror the gender bias in our society. Learn more about the issue: 👇Watch the video 👉Read the explainer: unwo.men/qBRK50T8GlO

Everyone deserves a world free from violence. ⚠️Catcalling her is violence. ⚠️Stalking her is violence. ⚠️Forbidding her from going to work is violence. Violence against women comes in many forms. Learn more: unwo.men/iN5t50T9UPy

Today we mourn the 6 Israeli hostages whose bodies have been recovered, two of them young women. Many more female hostages remain in captivity after nearly 11 months. We continue to call for the unconditional release of hostages & for an immediate ceasefire. Enough is enough.

🌏🌡️ Women and marginalized groups face the greatest impacts of climate change. ♀️💰 Gender-responsive climate finance is key to ensuring they can cope with these impacts – while improving their lives and livelihoods. Watch the full video to learn more: unwo.men/pLkK50TcVLK

#HurricaneBeryl left a trail of destroyed homes, roads, local infrastructure, and businesses in the Caribbean. UN Women has been on the ground and working to ensure that women are fully integrated into recovery efforts. unwo.men/Nyfb50TeEsx

#Dnipro, #Kyiv, #Lviv, #Sumy, #Poltava, and many other peaceful cities and villages in Ukraine are enduring daily deadly attacks from the Russian Federation. UN Women is calling for the protection of all civilians, especially women and girls 🔻🔻🔻 ukraine.unwomen.org/en/stories/sta…

Over 50% of women of reproductive age cannot make their own informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Yet, sexual health is key to their well-being. This #WorldSexualHealthDay, let's speak up for women's bodily autonomy! 🎨Art: Ronan Lynam

🌍 Despite progress, women in our region continue to face barriers to employment, including the "motherhood penalty," unpaid domestic work & limited access to affordable care services. 🔗 Read how an EU-funded programme is addressing these challenges: unwo.men/Ac6p50Tg6M1

⚠️ The #ClimateChange crisis is a gender-based violence crisis. Extreme temperatures and heat waves can drive up aggression and intimate partner violence. 👉Get the facts from UNFPA's new report: unwo.men/Ejn250Tgx05

We strongly condemn the murder of Rebecca Cheptegei, the third elite runner to be murdered in Kenya. All suspects were intimate partners of the athletes. No impunity for perpetrators. The trend of #femicide must be stopped. Statement by UN Women Africa unwo.men/j9w250TgStU