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Four years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, dozens of its directives have stripped Afghan women and girls of their rights to education, work, freedom of movement and participation in public life.
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UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and gender equality since the Taliban takeover.
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UN Women statement for World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2025
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Trafficking in persons has become a cornerstone of organized crime, posing a critical threat to global security, democracy, governance and human rights. Most traffickers operate within structured criminal networks, enabling them to exploit more victims, for extended periods and with greater violence – disproportionality affecting women and children, who frequently endure the most severe forms […]
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Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on 24 July 2025.
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Many Afghan women and girls deported from Iran and Pakistan return with nothing. Learn how they’re rebuilding their lives amid crisis and displacement, and how to help.
