UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at 30. Thirty years ago, world leaders made a promise at the Fourth World Conference on Women – equal rights, opportunities, power, and safety for women and girls everywhere.. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action enshrines that promise. It is still the world’s most comprehensive, visionary …

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving ...

UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.

May 2, 2024 · Interactive data visualizations of UN Women’s results and resources. Progress against 2023 milestones. In 2023, UN Women supported 99 countries and territories (100 in 2022), including high-income countries, to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Aug 27, 2024 · Interactive data visualizations of UN Women’s results and resources. User survey – Welcome to the conversation! Here at UN Women, we are passionate about making the Transparency Portal not just a tool, but a resource that truly resonates with your needs.

Nov 20, 2024 · The need to produce relevant and quality gender-sensitive indicators to monitor the SDGs is now greater than ever. Yet, without investing in gender statistics, large data gaps will prevent us from successfully monitoring progress on the SDGs for women and girls.

The UN Trust Fund awarded USD 16 million to 36 civil society and women's rights organizations implementing initiatives to address to gender-based violence across 41 countries and territories, and USD 2.34 million to 8 initiatives in Latin America and …

All human development and human rights issues have gender dimensions. UN Women focuses on priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. From the local to the global level, women’s leadership and political participation are compromised ...

Traumatic. Painful. Irreversible. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation that inflicts lifelong suffering to millions of women and girls. It is a harmful practice that persists because of cultural norms and myths. It has no health benefits, leaving survivors with lifelong physical and psychological trauma.