UN Report Warns of Global Backslide in Women’s Rights

A new UN review highlights regression in gender equality across a quarter of countries, citing threats from democratic erosion, conflict, and climate change.

• The report marks 30 years since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, a landmark agreement on achieving gender equality, and finds progress has been insufficient.
• Nearly one-quarter of countries reported setbacks in women’s rights, with anti-rights actors obstructing or reversing policies on gender equality.
• Conflict-related sexual violence has surged by 50% since 2022, with women and girls accounting for 95% of victims, according to the findings.
• Despite gains such as doubling female parliamentary representation since 1995, women still hold only 64% of the legal rights of men globally.
• The UN outlined a six-point roadmap to address these challenges, including promoting digital access, combating poverty, and ensuring gender-responsive climate and humanitarian policies.

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