GNV News September 17, 2025

On September 15, 2025, the United Nations Entity for Women (UN Women), an agency of the United Nations, and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) will establish theGender Snapshot 2025. The "Women and Girls in Development" report is now available. The report tracks progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the UN aims to achieve by 2030, with a focus on women and girls, from more than 100 data sources.

According to the report, globally, maternal mortality declined by about 40% between 2000 and 2023, women are more likely to finish school, and women's leadership in climate change has doubled. However, 64 million more adult women than men will be food insecure in 2024. The extreme poverty rate for women has stagnated at 101 TP3T, and women remain exposed to problems such as female genital mutilation and partner violence. Despite clear progress, with five years remaining until the deadline to reach the goal, many regions are still facing armed conflict, and in 2024 alone, 676 million women and girls will be living within reach of armed conflict, the highest number since the 1990s. In addition, cuts in development assistance funding have made the future uncertain.

Without more urgent action, 351 million women and girls will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030, according to the report.Investments focused on gender equalityexpansion has the power to transform society and the economy, reducing the number of women and girls living in extreme poverty by 110 million by 2050 and unlocking an estimated US$342 trillion in cumulative economic benefits, it was estimated. It was also noted that the intergenderDisparities in the use of information technology (digital divide)The study shows the potential to lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty and generate US$1.5 trillion in economic impact worldwide by 2030, just by filling the

Learn more about the risk of maternal mortality → "Maternal Health and Global Inequality"

Learn more about gender inequality → "Gender Inequality and the World"

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