Data on the status of women in the United Nations
The biennial UN Secretary-General’s Report on the Improvement of the Status of Women provides up-to-date information on female appointments, promotions and separations for every UN entity, including the UN Secretariat, and the system as a whole.
UN system
Latest projections and trends in the representation of women, by UN system entity, as of December 2015:
| Overview: UN system | Projections | Trends |
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Projections | Trends |
| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Projections | Trends |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | Projections | Trends |
| International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Projections | Trends |
| International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) | Projections | Trends |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | Projections | Trends |
| International Labour Organization (ILO) | Projections | Trends |
| International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Projections | Trends |
| International Trade Centre (ITC) | Projections | Trends |
| International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO) | Projections | Trends |
| International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Projections | Trends |
| Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) | Projections | Trends |
| Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations University (UNU) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) | Projections | Trends |
| Universal Postal Union (UPU) | Projections | Trends |
| World Food Programme (WFP) | Projections | Trends |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Projections | Trends |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Projections | Trends |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | Projections | Trends |
| Download all documents in a ZIP archive | Projections (4 MB) | Trends (9.3 MB) |
UN Secretariat
Latest projections and trends in the representation of women, by UN Secretariat department, as of December 2015:
| Overview: UN Secretariat | Projections | Trends |
| Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) | Projections | Trends |
| Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) | Projections | Trends |
| Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) | Projections | Trends |
| Department of Field Support (DFS) | Projections | Trends |
| Department of Management (DM) | Projections | Trends |
| Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) | Projections | Trends |
| Department of Political Affairs (DPA) | Projections | Trends |
| Department of Public Information (DPI) | Projections | Trends |
| Department of Safety and Security (DSS) | Projections | Trends |
| Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Projections | Trends |
| Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) | Projections | Trends |
| Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Projections | Trends |
| Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) | Projections | Trends |
| Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) | Projections | Trends |
| Ethics Office (ETHICS) | Projections | Trends |
| Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) | Projections | Trends |
| Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) | Projections | Trends |
| Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Projections | Trends |
| Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) | Projections | Trends |
| Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) | Projections | Trends |
| Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) | Projections | Trends |
| Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) | Projections | Trends |
| Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSGCAAC) | Projections | Trends |
| Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) | Projections | Trends |
| United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS) | Projections | Trends |
| Download all documents in a ZIP archive | Projections (4.5 MB) | Trends (10.1 MB) |
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Status of women in the United Nations system
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