WOMEN’S DAY LIVE: ‘Equality is the gamechanger’

Members of the Mulanje Teen Club enjoy a debate around some of the challenges facing youth in Malawi.

WOMEN’S DAY LIVE: ‘Equality is the gamechanger’

7 March 2025 Women

International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March, is about challenges, backlashes against gender equality and cause for celebrations around the world. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.

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News Tracker: Past Stories on This Issue

Women in Brazil highlight the importance of access to sport.

One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024

6 March 2025

Women

The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections -and less funding for programmes and institutions which support and protect women.

A young girl in Afghanistan receives support from UNFPA. (file)

US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

27 February 2025

Humanitarian Aid

The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, it was confirmed on Thursday, leading to potentially “devasting impacts”, on women and girls.