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The message was clear at the International Women's Day 2026 celebration:
We will not back down.
#IWD2026
UN Women Good Will Ambassador Anne Hathaway speaks at the United Nations General Assembly for International Women's Day 2026.
#IWD2026
✊🏼 We must stand up.
✊ We must speak up.
✊🏿 We must show up.
Women are being targeted, abused and erased.
This International Women's Day, we are defending rights, demanding justice and taking acti.
"We have never been
closer to gender equality,
and never been closer
to losing it."
Around the world, women and girls are claiming their rights, demanding justice, and taking action.
💥 But bac..
These myths don't just misrepresent them; they:🔥 Fuel bias❌ Shape laws⚠️ Endanger womenIt’s time to reject the misinformation and recognize the ESSENTIAL contributions migrant women make every day...
Listen to writer and actress Azie Tesfai’s powerful remarks at the Official Commemoration for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November 2025. In it, she ope...
There is #NoExcuse for online abuse.
Online and digital spaces should empower women and girls. Yet every day, for millions of women and girls, the digital world has become a minefield of harassmen...
Digital violence is real violence.
Yet, more than half of countries still offer no legal protection from online abuse.
Actress and activist Sienna Miller calls for what the digital world urgently...
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A girl born today arrives at a crossroads in history. Achieving equality is possible, but only if we invest in women and girls.
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Aly Raisman, Olympic gymnast, gold medallist, and advocate, speaks at the official UN Commemoration event of the International Women's Day on 7 March, 2025.
This year’s International Women’s Day ...
Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, former Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women, and Ishani Dessi, a UN International School student, speak at the official UN Commemoration event of the Internation...
Phatteeya (Grace) Yongsanguanchai climate and youth activist from Thailand, speaks at the official UN Commemoration event of the International Women's Day on 7 March, 2025.
This year’s Internation...
Ingrid Silva, Principal Dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, speaks at the official UN Commemoration event of the International Women's Day on 7 March, 2025.
This year’s International Women’s D...
Jaha Dukureh, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, speaks at the official UN Commemoration event of the International Women's Day on 7 March, 2025.
This year’s International Women’s Day is hel...