This report presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, focusing not only on the current level of progress, but also on the likelihood of achieving gender equality across the Goals at the current trajectory. Among this year’s recommendations is a call to significantly expand national investments and international financing in support of gender equality. More
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UN Women has been documenting the experiences of women in Gaza in a series of gender alerts that look at various aspects of how the war is impacting the daily lives of women and girls, including food, water, shelter, health, and protection. This new alert focuses on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, which are integral to women’s health, dignity, safety, and privacy.
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This brochure summarizes UN Women’s strategic note (SN) for Côte d’Ivoire, 2021–2025, which provides a roadmap for improving the lives of women and girls in Côte d’Ivoire. The SN articulates UN Women’s multi-year strategy, rationale, envisioned results, targets, and resource requirements for the next four years.
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Amidst stalled progress on achieving gender equality, the evaluation offices of UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, and WFP conducted an inter-agency synthesis of UN system evaluations related to SDG 5 (gender equality). 295 evaluations were synthesized to generate evidence on what is working, evidence gaps, and lessons to advance SDG 5. The results are intended to serve as a catalyst for action by providing stakeholders with a series of implications to efforts to accelerate SDG 5.
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This briefing note has been developed to contribute to strengthening the quality and availability of data on violence against women with disability. It analyses the work conducted so far, existing challenges and data gaps, and identifies key recommendations to strengthen ongoing and future data collection efforts.
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This methodological briefing note has been developed to contribute to strengthening the quality and availability of data on violence against women 60 years and older. It summarizes the work conducted so far to advance the measurement, existing challenges, and data gaps, and it identifies key recommendations to strengthen ongoing and future data collection efforts.
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UN Women has substantially contributed to the United Nations’ efforts to build peaceful and resilient communities through our work across the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda and the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programming. This report demonstrates the breadth of UN Women’s work on women, peace, and security and disaster risk reduction and resilience throughout 2022.
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UN Women’s work on women’s economic empowerment has a broad and ambitious mandate and aims to strengthen women’s economic rights and respond to pressing global needs. This issue of TRANSFORM features the recent “Corporate evaluation of UN Women’s contribution to women’s economic empowerment by advancing gender-responsive laws, frameworks, policies, and partnerships”.
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UN Women’s work on women’s economic empowerment has a broad and ambitious mandate and aims to strengthen women’s economic rights and respond to pressing global needs. This issue of TRANSFORM features the recent corporate evaluation of UN Women’s support to capacity development.
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Generation Equality is the world’s leading effort to unlock political will and accelerate investment and implementation on gender equality. Launched at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, this report presents the latest evidence on the implementation of commitments of the Economic Justice and Rights Action Coalition. The report demonstrates, through compelling evidence, that stakeholders are mobilizing new resources and are delivering game-changing results.
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The “Women’s economic empowerment strategy articulates” UN Women’s vision, priorities as an organization, and ways of working to enable women to thrive and economies to prosper.
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This report examines food system organizations’ efforts in promoting diversity and gender equality. For the first time, the 2023/2024 report expands its focus on the extent to which workplace policies recognize and support employees’ care responsibilities. The report identifies gaps in family leave, such as elderly care, and advocates for inclusive solutions, recognizing family-friendly policies as central to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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This brochure summarizes UN Women’s strategic note (SN) for Tunisia, 2022–2025, which provides a roadmap for improving the lives of women and girls in Tunisia. The SN articulates UN Women’s multi-year strategy, rationale, envisioned results, targets, and resource requirements for the next four years.
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This position paper highlights key Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) recommendations that can be incorporated in the Global Digital Compact. The paper suggests a dual approach: (1) inclusion of a stand-alone goal on gender equality that elevates freedom from technology-facilitated gender-based violence and discrimination; equitable educational and economic opportunities; and equal voice, leadership, and participation; and (2) robust mainstreaming of gender considerations across all parts of the framework.
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This infographic on Sustainable Development Goal indicator 5.1.1 analyses the latest data for 120 countries, emphasizes the importance of strong legal frameworks that advance gender equality, showcases good practices by countries, discusses continuing legal gaps, and highlights priority actions to enhance progress.
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This toolkit provides an overview of gender bonds in the African markets, bringing together recent case studies and existing resources. It encompasses both use of proceeds bonds and sustainability-linked bonds for sovereign and corporate issuers. With the goal of mobilizing capital to tackle gender gaps and stimulate economic growth in the region, the toolkit provides comprehensive support for gender-focused financial initiatives in Africa.
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This report unpacks gender lens investing models and practices, while highlighting potential challenges and contradictions that they pose to feminist agendas. Drawing on case studies of funds and data, the report considers how impact funds can strengthen gender lens investing (GLI) to pave the way for inclusive and sustainable development that leaves no woman or girl behind.
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This document provides an overview of the situation in Gaza and articulates UN Women’s work as part of its six-month multisectoral response to the crisis.
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This publication provides a summary of the 2023 Annual Global Gender Focal Point Meeting. It highlights key discussions on achieving gender parity, addressing sexual harassment, and promoting diversity within the United Nations. The report also outlines the tools and resources available to Gender Focal Points, emphasizing their role in fostering change.
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UN Women and UNDP's Financial Centres for Sustainability Network (FC4S) joined forces to launch a comprehensive Gender Finance Booklet to advance gender equality within financial services.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people face unique and specific risks at all stages of migration. Their experiences of migration are distinct from other migrants due to the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination they may face, especially owing to their diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).