Annual Report 2019–2020
This report tells UN Women’s story over the period 2019–2020. It shares how we and our many partners are striding forward to realize a better world for women and girls—one of equality and empowerment. Looking forward, we will draw on our full resources and experiences in protecting and advancing the rights of all women and girls. That is what we do and who we are, as a leader, mobilizer, convenor, provider of programmes, and partner for change. More
- Economic empowerment (20)
- Ending violence against women and girls (19)
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (17)
- UN system coordination (17)
- Monitoring and evaluation (14)
- Employment (13)
- Human rights (10)
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (10)
- Leadership and political participation (9)
- Governance and national planning (9)
- Peace and security (8)
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- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (79)
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (4)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (3)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (3)
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (3)
- Instituto para las Mujeres en las Migración (IMUMI) (2)
- International Labour Organization (ILO) (2)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2)
- World Health Organization (WHO) (2)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1)
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Recommendations into action brief COVID-19: Safe cities and safe public spaces for women and girls
Monday, December 21, 2020
This brief details some of the ways safe city partners from different sectors, in a short six months, have taken action in line with the recommendations set out in UN Women’s Policy brief on COVID-19 and ensuring safe cities and safe public spaces for women and girls.
Women’s economic empowerment in the Indian Ocean Rim: Progress and challenges
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
This report explores some key indicators of women’s economic empowerment in labour markets and women’s political participation and economic leadership in the Indian Ocean Rim region through three dimensions: resources, agency, and achievements. It highlights good practices, case studies, and challenges and opportunities for investments and initiatives, and provides key recommendations for Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Member States and other stakeholders to realize women’s economic empowerment in the region.
Making the HIV response work for women through film: A toolkit for action
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)
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.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Confidence building is an area that is receiving significant attention in mediation processes around the world. Meanwhile, feminist analysis of the theories and practices of confidence building is nascent. Based on conference discussions, this report summarizes perspectives and early analysis on confidence building from a women, peace, and security perspective. It also offers preliminary recommendations for further research and action.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
This training manual will support both UN Women and UN system staff to better approach the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Engagement (UNSDCF) from a gender perspective. It provides guidance to facilitators and organizers on how to plan, prepare for, and conduct training on gender-responsive UNSDCF engagement.
Data and violence against women in politics: Expert group meeting report and recommendations
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
UN Women organized an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “Data and violence against women in politics” (VAWP) on 4–5 December 2019, in New York, as a part of its ongoing efforts to tackle this issue. This report provides an overview of the expert discussions and the key takeaways identified during the meeting. It also highlights key discussion points to inform future efforts to collect data on VAWP.
TRANSFORM, Issue 18: Gender-responsive evaluations: Good practice approaches and methods
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
This issue of TRANSFORM is a special edition, presenting the Independent Evaluation Service’s recent publication on “Good practices in gender-responsive evaluations”. It also features contributed articles from IFAD, UNFPA, UNECE, and the African Development Bank, sharing their gender-responsive evaluations and reflections.
Good practices in gender-responsive evaluations
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
This publication showcases good and promising practices on gender-responsive evaluation approaches and methods by featuring gender-responsive evaluations from UN Women and UN entities. It also highlights the important role of country-led evaluations of National Gender Equality Strategies and Actions Plans in building national evaluation capacity and ownership for the generation and use of evaluative evidence to support national-level follow-up and review processes of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
A primer for parliamentary action: Gender-sensitive responses to COVID-19
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
This primer highlights practical ways Members of Parliament (MPs) and parliamentary staff can take action to ensure COVID-19 response and recovery decision-making addresses women’s needs.