Gender Equality: UNESCO Articles, News & Press Releases

Youth friendly health service: A vital key to better health and wellbeing for youths

Opening ceremony of Kizirik Agrotechnological College in Surkhandarya region

UNESCO-Peking University Initiative transforms girls' health education in Uganda

Call for a consultant to undertake the drafting of the National Action Plan for Persons with Albinism in Namibia

Strides toward providing friendly health services for youths in HTEIs

Artisans from Yucatan continue working with UNESCO on the safeguarding plan for Mayan-Yucatecan embroidery

From UN Headquarters, Maya embroiderer from Mexico calls for safeguarding Yucatecan textile art and the condition of Mexican women artisans

Making women’s voices heard: UNESCO’s initiatives to promote gender equality in Cambodian media

Call for Applications: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Egypt Young Talents Program 2024

“Women journalists are not victims – we are heroes” Affirm Afghan Women Journalists at the Commission on the Status of Women

UNESCO New Delhi Staff Enhance Evaluation Skills through Training

UNESCO-UWI Walking in Her Footsteps 2024 Expands Reach for Young Women in STEM

The UNESCO Chair in Media and Gender successfully holds a series of events entitled "International Women's Day · Women Make the News"

UNESCO New Delhi Celebrated the Power of Women and their Contribution to Sustainable Development on International Women’s Day

Transforming MENtalities: Iceland and UNESCO join forces to EnGENDER Equality

UNESCO and Huawei Technologies embark on a transformative journey to reinvigorate STEM education

Empowering young people with accurate and timely information on SRH

Listen to our new podcast series “Leadership for Equality”

Launch of a Series of Policy Dialogues on Gender Based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People

How UNESCO Literacy Prizes laureates are advancing women's education

UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education now open for 2024 nominations

Femina Vox, voices for women’s rights

A gendered perspective of the Memory of the World

Q&A: Why investing in girls’ and women’s education is a smart move

International Women’s Day: Investment in girls' education pays off

Gender-Based Violence training for NGO staff in South Sudan

Cambodia celebrates and calls for greater media diversity for inclusive development

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Gender Equality in STEM

Coming soon HYD Webinar - Water and Gender: Perceptions, Practices, and Indicators

Calls for Applications: 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes

UNESCO and Ministry of Education Hold TVET Sub-Sector Annual Review Meeting in Juba

United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Arab Women in Science Platform Launches in Alexandria

UNESCO's Women4Ethical AI urges global cooperation for gender-inclusive AI

UNESCO celebrates 100 Years of Radio at The Radio Fest 2024 in New Delhi

United Nations Agencies, Funds, and Programmes and Qatar National Human Rights Committee Strengthen Cooperation

The 2024 International Day of Girls and Women in Science in Qatar

UNESCO and EMBL invite female scientists from Africa to apply for 2024 residency in infection biology

Better gender and education data to inform action

Call for applications: OWSD Early Career Fellowships for women scientists 2024

Standing strong against Gender Based Violence in Zimbabwe

Students from John Hopkins University engage UNESCO on International Human Rights Laws

An inclusive and safe digital ecosystem in Mexico is promoting by the UN Information Centre, UNESCO and OHCHR

Just published: “Enhancing youth participation in urban governance through city youth councils”

Kigali Declaration sets the agenda for ending violence against women and girls in and through the media

Young Bahamians tackle gender equality through research and entrepreneurship

UNESCO indicators unveil Gendered Realities of Journalists' Safety in East Africa

UNESCO welcomes new Director to Southern Africa

Young people take the frontline in combating gender-based violence on their campus

Women empowered alliance

UNESCO Peru, MALI and UARM present the Gestoras Culturales Grant Network

Caribbean Sheroes Academy Unleashes Youth Advocates for Gender Equality and Social Justice

On November 16, a special Partnership's Hub session "Associations and Clubs for UNESCO as a driving force for a sustainable future" was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

Call for expression of interest for youth-led or youth serving organizations, working on sexual and reproductive health and rights

Kenyan Coalition Pledges Collective Action to Counter Gendered Disinformation and Hate Speech on Digital Platforms

Progress on gender and education commitments in Africa

"For Women in Science" celebrates the first hundred Mexican scientists supported by the L'Oréal-UNESCO national programme

Joining Forces to Build a Climate Smart, Green and Resilient Education System in Nepal

UNESCO and INSYDE lead a pilot programme in Baja California for journalists' strategies against digital violence

Protecting biodiversity, reconciling all forms of life: the example of the Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project

Global Accountability Dashboard for Gender Equality in and through Education launch

Gender equality in and through the teaching profession

Implementing Partner (CSO) Sought - Lesotho

Eswatini to Launch Inter-ministerial Committee to Mainstream Disability Inclusion

Call for expression of interest for youth-led or youth serving organizations, working on sexual and reproductive health and rights

World Engineering Day Hackathon: a global challenge for students

Virtual Debate “Promoting mental health: Building safe and supportive environments”

UNESCO and Meta launch a social media campaign to foster user’s resilience to online harmful content on the occasion of the 2023 Global Media and Information Literacy Week

Call for Consultancy: Development of a Basic Counseling Training Manual for Peer Educators in Institutions of Higher Learning

Equipping education students with skills and knowledge for teaching life-skills-based health education

UNESCO empowers girls and adolescents in their fight for Quality Education and Gender Equality

Laureates from Pakistan and China celebrated at the award ceremony of the 2023 UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education

African Union Supports Education for Health and Well-Being to Transform Young African’s Future

Welcoming Mr Tim Curtis, Director and UNESCO Representative, UNESCO New Delhi Regional Office

Progress on girls’ access to education: What the new UNESCO data reveals

UNESCO exhibits photographs of Indian Women in Science at the Madras Art Guild Festival in Chennai

Anne L’Huillier becomes sixth woman to receive Nobel Prize after winning L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award

Katalin Karikó becomes fifth woman to receive Nobel Prize after winning L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award

UNESCO laureate Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education helps girls overcome challenges to go to school