With the coronavirus crisis spreading to more countries with broader social and economic implications, the United Nations is mobilizing its global workforce to help affected Governments to contain or slow the onslaught of this deadly disease.
Did you know that one in three women experience violence in their lifetime? On this International Women's Day, we celebrate the work of activists around the world who are helping to eliminate violence against women and girls in their communities.
Farah had the eye-opening realization that gave her a new sense of purpose: support the needs of migrants and refugees, like her relatives who, in that moment, couldn’t fend for themselves.
Tackling violence against women is crucial to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. In January, the United Nations is launching the Decade of Action to support the meeting of those goals by 2030.
