Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under attack and gender discrimination is deeply embedded in economies and societies.

Women's rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women on Thursday, due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding.

Beijing Declaration, a UN report reveals a global backlash against women's rights, highlighting persistent gender inequality and violence.

The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration reinforces that gender equality is not just a women’s issue but is a global imperative

Dubbed “Beijing+30,” the special session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will evaluate progress implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a 30-year-old blueprint for gender equality.

Girls and women worldwide are facing growing threats to their security and rights, from threats to their education access to severe poverty and violence.

Analysts say China's vote has to be seen in the context of a changing world order, where Donald Trump is upending America’s long-held role as a leading global player.

The rights of women and girls around the world are facing a multitude of threats, according to a UN study released on Thursday ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8.These “unprecedented, growing threats worldwide” include higher levels of discrimination,

UN Women’s latest report Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s Day on 8 March, shows that in 2024, nearly a quarter of governments worldwide reported a backlash on women’s rights.

At a time of rising authoritarianism, ever-increasing inequality and the rollback of basic human rights the world over, this moment presents a final push for universal progress. Thirty years ago, nearly 200 governments and tens of thousands of activists and civil society organisations from around the world gathered in China to hash out a historic global commitment to equal rights and equal opportunities for all women and girls.

The secret deportation by Thailand of dozens of Uyghur men to China that has sparked international condemnation is a diplomatic win for Beijing and a snub to the United States and the United Nations,

Women's rights regressed in a quarter of countries around the world last year, according to a report published by UN Women on Thursday, due to factors ranging from climate change