Addressing intersections of gender and disabilities

Vibhu Sharma, UN Volunteer Communications Specialist for Disability Inclusion
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Every year, International Women's Day recognizes and honours women’s rights and their achievements while also amplifying that societies cannot progress without achieving gender equality. Rightfully so, this year's theme centers on: “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”. 

Although Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 for gender equality and International Women’s Day, instilling the spirit of the goal, do not explicitly focus on women with disabilities, they consistently focus on the empowerment of all women and leaving no one behind. 

How do we ensure that we empower all women across the board?

For that, it’s important to first look the entire picture.  

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Namchok Petsaen
22.02.2024

Namchok Petsaen: A Volunteering Journey

Gathering expert insights for the State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2025

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The 2025 report aims to address the challenges faced in measuring volunteer work and bring clarity to the discourse on the scale and scope of volunteers' contributions. 

Over the last three months, UNV conducted three online exchange discussions on several topics through the Knowledge Portal. 

The discussions and consultations were strategically designed to gather expert opinions and insights to shape the State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2025.

Realities of the war: “We began to appreciate every minute, every moment.”

UNV partnering with UNDP
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As of January 2024, there are more than 6.3 million refugees from Ukraine globally and approximately 90% of Ukrainian refugees are women and children. Hanna Chepil is one of these displaced individuals, who had to leave her country and her husband behind.

When the war started on 24 February 2022, Hanna couldn’t believe this was happening to her country. The conflict was so sudden that nobody, including Hanna, was ready. After she realized the severity of the situation, she volunteered to help others.

“It is a great grief when children suffer, when rockets hit residential buildings and not only houses, and at night, when people are sleeping.” Hanna Chepil, UN Community Volunteer with UNDP Moldova

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