Between 2022 and 2025, UNESCO recorded 310 journalists killed — including 24 women. Of these, 162 were killed while covering armed conflicts, a 67% increase from the previous reporting period. The year 2024 saw 82 journalists killed. In 2025 alone, 93 lost their lives.

When the Commission on the Status of Women convened for its seventieth session earlier this month, the message from UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous was both a warning and a rallying cry: the headwinds are strong, but our shared resolve is stronger.

A revolution in storytelling has arrived, and its command center is already in your hand. It’s not just your smartphone’s camera. It’s the entire suite of professional-grade tools—many powered by emerging AI—that can transform an observation into a polished, impactful report.

NEW YORK – The United Nations has unveiled its 2025 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But this announcement is more than just a list of honorees; it’s a declaration that the architects of a better tomorrow are already at work, and they are overwhelmingly young, bold, and female.

The truth is simple: when women thrive, oceans thrive. To turn the tide, we must invest in their leadership, amplify their knowledge, and dismantle the inequities drowning their potential. The future of our blue planet isn’t gender-neutral—it’s female."