Global digital consultation: Voices and perspectives of civil society on the gendered dimensions of violent extremism and counterterrorism responses – Outcome report

Date: Monday, November 9, 2020

This report was produced by UN Women following the global digital consultation on the gendered dimensions of violent extremism and counterterrorism responses (25 May – 5 July 2020), organized on behalf of the Gender Working Group of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact. It reflects the views expressed by civil society participants in the consultation, and it was presented to Member States ahead of the 7th UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy revision, 2021.

Work with men and boys for gender equality: A review of field formation, the evidence base and future directions

Date: Friday, November 6, 2020

This discussion paper assesses the evidence base of the “men for gender equality” field in light of three aspects of its emergence as a field, namely: its un-interrogated use of the category of “men”, its recourse to social psychological accounts of gender norms, and the implications of its NGO form for its ability to collaborate with and be accountable to resurgent intersectional feminist mobilizations.

Women, peace and security annual report 2019–2020

Date: Friday, October 30, 2020

This report documents UN Women’s work to accelerate the implementation of the women, peace, and security agenda throughout 2019. It highlights how to shape the global agenda; some of the organization’s numbers and solutions; how to finance the women, peace, and security agenda; and the priorities for 2020 and beyond.

Women’s economic empowerment in fisheries in the blue economy of the Indian Ocean Rim: A baseline report

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

This report examines the roles of women in fisheries and aquaculture in countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and the challenges and opportunities for their economic empowerment. The report provides a set of recommendations for policymakers and other stakeholders to further advance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in this sector.

Making the HIV response work for women through film: A toolkit for action

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Acknowledging the impact of gender inequality on women in the conetxt of HIV, this Toolkit for Action utilizes the award-winning film 'Pili' about a woman living with HIV in Tanzania to identify key gender equality issues women living with and affected by HIV face and actions that are required to address these challenges and existing gaps in the HIV response.

Realizing women’s rights to land and other productive resources (second edition)

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020

This second edition, co-published by UN Women and OHCHR, aims to provide guidance to lawmakers and policymakers, as well as civil society organizations and other stakeholders, on supporting the adoption and effective implementation of laws, policies, and programmes to respect, protect, and fulfil women’s rights to land and other productive resources. The publication also provides recommendations for realizing women’s rights to land and other productive resources.

UN Women impact stories series

Date: Monday, October 5, 2020

This series, updated quarterly, illustrates the human impact of UN Women’s work across the world, highlighting the partnerships that make this work possible. These stories share how we and our many partners are striding forward to realize a better world for women and girls

Insights on organizational effectiveness and efficiency: A meta-synthesis of UN Women evaluations

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

This meta-synthesis brings together evidence from evaluations of UN Women’s organizational effectiveness and efficiency outputs. In addition to highlighting progress, the synthesis captures commonly identified drivers of change in the form of good practices and innovation, as well as impediments.

25 years after Beijing: A review of the UN system’s support for the implementation of the Platform for Action, 2014–2019

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

This report is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE), the single largest network of gender focal points in the UN system. It presents a critical stocktaking of 51 UN entities’ support to the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2014–2019.

Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2020

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020

The pandemic has interrupted progress on gender equality, but it can be brought back on course. This year’s edition of “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot” brings together the latest available evidence on gender equality across all 17 Goals, underscoring the progress made, but also the progress interrupted as a result of COVID-19.