Some progress has been achieved in recognizing women as an important beneficiary group of climate finance and on recognizing women in the informal economy as essential to just transitions to ...

Over the last year, UN Women has collaborated with UNAMA [United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan] and IOM [International Organization for Migration] to regularly consult Afghan women inside ...

UN Women leads several initiatives that aim to prevent femicide and gender-based violence in Kenya, for example by providing specialized training for police personnel. In such programmes, officers are ...

1. Flexible working is non-negotiable for gender equality For many women, the workday isn't just a 9-to-5 shift. Most work a full day, some entirely unpaid, and then turn to household and childcare ...

According to International Labour Organization data, women’s employment rate was 25 per cent lower by the end of 2022 compared to before the Taliban takeover in 2021. With women also banned from ...

UN Women-supported efforts around gender data have not only fostered interest and responded to the demand for greater data production and use, they have also helped build longterm, sustainable ...

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The number of people in need of gender-based violence related services has increased by 100 percent since the beginning of the crisis, up to 6.7 million by December 2023, and this figure is estimated ...

Energy powers every aspect of our lives, and by 2050, up to 90 per cent of the world’s electricity could come from renewable sources. This shift could dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ...

In recent years, we have advanced progressively in the development of a conceptual and methodological basis for improving the processes of programme and project evaluation. This Guide has been ...

This short history of the Commission on the Status of Women from its inception in 1946 to today highlights the Commission’s advocacy for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It ...