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UN Women – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

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    • Strategic Plan
      • Impact Area
      • Outcome Area 1
      • Outcome Area 2
      • Outcome Area 3
      • Outcome Area 4
      • Outcome Area 5
      • OEE-1
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    • Compendiums of decisions
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    • Key Documents
    • Useful Links
  • Commission on the Status of Women
    • Brief history
    • CSW snapshot
    • CSW65 (2021)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Official Meetings
      • Side Events
    • CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Side Events
      • Session outcomes
    • CSW63 (2019)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Official Meetings
      • Side Events
      • Session Outcomes
    • CSW62 (2018)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Official Meetings
      • Side Events
      • Session Outcomes
    • Previous sessions
      • CSW61 (2017)
      • CSW60 (2016)
      • CSW59 / Beijing+20 (2015)
      • CSW58 (2014)
      • CSW57 (2013)
    • Member States
    • NGO participation
      • Eligibility
      • Registration
      • Opportunities for NGOs to address the Commission
    • Communications procedure
    • Outcomes
  • Trust funds
    • Fund for Gender Equality
      • Our model
      • Grant making
      • Accompaniment and growth
      • Results and impact
      • Knowledge and learning
      • Social innovation
      • Join us
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    • UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
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      • About Generation Equality
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    • About UN Women
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    • Directorate
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      • Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships
    • Governance
    • Guiding documents
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      • Audit
      • Report wrongdoing
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    • Employment
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      • Constitutions and legal reform
      • Elections
      • Media
    • Economic empowerment
      • Economic empowerment
      • Facts and Figures
      • Global Norms and Standards
      • Macroeconomic policies and social protection
      • Sustainable Development and Climate Change
      • Rural women
      • Employment and migration
    • Ending violence against women
      • Ending violence against women
      • Facts and figures
      • FAQs
      • Global norms and standards
      • Creating safe public spaces
      • Spotlight Initiative
      • Essential services
      • Focusing on prevention
      • Research and data
      • Other areas of work
      • UNiTE campaign
    • Peace and security
      • Peace and security
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Conflict prevention and resolution
      • Building and sustaining peace
      • Young women in peace and security
      • Rule of law: Justice and security
      • Women, peace, and security in the work of the UN Security Council
      • Preventing violent extremism and countering terrorism
      • Planning and monitoring
    • Humanitarian action
      • Humanitarian action
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Humanitarian coordination
      • Crisis response and recovery
      • Disaster risk reduction
    • Governance and national planning
      • Governance and national planning
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Inclusive National Planning
      • Public Sector Reform
      • Tracking Investments
    • Youth
      • Youth
      • Global norms and standards
      • Strengthening young women's leadership
      • Economic empowerment and skills development for young women
      • Action on ending violence against young women and girls
      • Engaging boys and young men in gender equality
    • Women and girls with disabilities
      • Women and girls with disabilities
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
    • Sustainable development agenda
    • HIV and AIDS
      • HIV and AIDS
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Leadership and Participation
      • National Planning
      • Violence against Women
      • Access to Justice
  • Where we are
    • Where we are
    • Africa
      • Africa
      • Regional and country offices
    • Americas and the Caribbean
      • Americas and the Caribbean
      • Regional and Country Offices
    • Arab States/​North Africa
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      • Regional and country offices
    • Asia and the Pacific
      • Asia and the Pacific
      • Regional and country offices
    • Europe and Central Asia
      • Europe and Central Asia
      • Regional and Country Offices
    • Liaison offices
  • How we work
    • How we work
    • Flagship programme initiatives
      • Flagship programme initiatives
      • Flagship programme: Making Every Woman and Girl Count
    • Innovation and technology
      • Innovation and technology
      • UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change
    • Intergovernmental support
      • Intergovernmental support
      • Commission on the Status of Women
      • Economic and Social Council
      • General Assembly
      • Security Council
      • High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
      • Human Rights Council
      • Climate change and the environment
      • Other Intergovernmental Processes
      • World Conferences on Women
    • UN system coordination
      • UN system coordination
      • Global Coordination
      • Regional and country coordination
      • Gender Mainstreaming
      • Promoting UN accountability
      • Coordination resources
      • UN Coordination Library
    • Gender parity in the United Nations
      • Gender parity in the United Nations
      • System-wide strategy
      • Gender Focal Points and Focal Points for Women
      • Data and statistics
      • Laws and policies
      • Strategies and tools
      • Reports and monitoring
      • Resources
    • Training for gender equality and women's empowerment
      • Training for gender equality and women's empowerment
      • Training Centre services
    • Research and data
      • Research and data
      • Publications
  • Partnerships
    • Partnerships
    • Government partners
      • Government partners
      • Top government partners
      • Core resources
      • Non-core resources
      • Contribution trends
      • Frequently asked questions
    • National mechanisms
    • Civil society
      • Civil society
      • Civil Society Advisory Groups
    • Businesses and philanthropies
      • Businesses and philanthropies
      • Benefits of partnering with UN Women
      • Business and philanthropic partners
    • National Committees
    • Goodwill Ambassadors
      • Goodwill Ambassadors
      • Cindy Sirinya Bishop
      • Danai Gurira
      • Nicole Kidman
      • Anne Hathaway
      • Marta Vieira da Silva
      • Emma Watson
      • Farhan Akhtar
      • Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol
      • Tong Dawei
      • Jaha Dukureh
      • Muniba Mazari
      • Sania Mirza
      • Camila Pitanga
      • Hai Qing
    • Media collaboration
      • Media collaboration
      • UN Women Media Compact
  • News and events
    • News and events
    • News
    • Editorial series
    • In Focus
      • In Focus
      • International Day of Women and Girls in Science
      • 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
      • Women, Peace, Power
      • International Day of the Girl Child
      • 75th session of the UN General Assembly
      • International Youth Day
      • International Women’s Day
      • Generation Equality Action Pack, March 2020
      • Generation Equality action pack, January 2020
      • Generation Equality action pack, December 2019
      • Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response
      • Generation Equality action pack, October 2019
      • International Day of Rural Women
      • World Humanitarian Day
      • International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
      • World Refugee Day
      • Women and girls in sport
      • International Girls in ICT Day
      • CSW63
      • CSW62
      • Women and the SDGs
      • In Focus: Climate action by, and for, women
      • Indigenous women’s rights and activism
      • Empowering women to conserve our oceans
      • CSW61
      • Women refugees and migrants
      • CSW60
      • Financing: Why it matters for women and girls
      • Engaging Men
      • SIDS Conference
      • MDG Momentum
      • Strengthening Women’s Access to Justice
    • Events
    • Media contacts
  • Digital library
    • Digital library
    • Publications
    • Multimedia
    • Annual report
    • Progress of the world’s women
    • SDG monitoring report
    • World survey on the role of women in development
    • Reprint permissions
    • GenderTerm
  • Executive Board
    • Executive Board
    • Overview
    • Strategic Plan
      • Strategic Plan
      • Impact Area
      • Outcome Area 1
      • Outcome Area 2
      • Outcome Area 3
      • Outcome Area 4
      • Outcome Area 5
      • OEE-1
      • OEE-2
      • OEE-3
      • OEE-4
      • Global Overview
      • Resources
    • Calendar
    • Membership
    • Bureau
    • Secretariat
    • Session documents
      • Session documents
      • 2021
      • 2020 sessions and other meetings
      • 2019 sessions and other meetings
      • 2018 sessions and other meetings
      • 2017 sessions and other meetings
      • 2016 sessions and other meetings
      • 2015 sessions and other meetings
    • Compendiums of decisions
    • Reports of sessions
    • Key Documents
    • Useful Links
  • Commission on the Status of Women
    • Commission on the Status of Women
    • Brief history
    • CSW snapshot
    • CSW65 (2021)
      • CSW65 (2021)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Official Meetings
      • Side Events
    • CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020)
      • CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Side Events
      • Session outcomes
    • CSW63 (2019)
      • CSW63 (2019)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Official Meetings
      • Side Events
      • Session Outcomes
    • CSW62 (2018)
      • CSW62 (2018)
      • Preparations
      • Official Documents
      • Official Meetings
      • Side Events
      • Session Outcomes
    • Previous sessions
      • Previous sessions
      • CSW61 (2017)
      • CSW60 (2016)
      • CSW59 / Beijing+20 (2015)
      • CSW58 (2014)
      • CSW57 (2013)
    • Member States
    • NGO participation
      • NGO participation
      • Eligibility
      • Registration
      • Opportunities for NGOs to address the Commission
    • Communications procedure
    • Outcomes
  • Trust funds
    • Trust funds
    • Fund for Gender Equality
      • Fund for Gender Equality
      • Our model
      • Grant making
      • Accompaniment and growth
      • Results and impact
      • Knowledge and learning
      • Social innovation
      • Join us
      • Materials
    • UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
  • Get involved
    • Get involved
    • Generation Equality
      • Generation Equality
      • About Generation Equality
      • Generation Equality Forum
      • Action packs
      • Toolkit
  • About
    • About UN Women
      • ‘One Woman’ – The UN Women song
    • Directorate
      • Executive Director
      • Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results
      • Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships
    • Governance
    • Guiding documents
    • Accountability
      • Evaluation
      • Audit
      • Report wrongdoing
    • Programme implementation
    • Employment
      • Internship programme
      • UN Women Alumni Association
    • Procurement
      • Procurement principles
      • Gender-responsive procurement
      • Doing business with UN Women
      • Becoming a UN Women vendor
      • Contract templates and general conditions of contract
      • Vendor protest procedure
    • Contact us
  • What we do
    • Leadership and political participation
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Women’s movements
      • Parliaments and local governance
      • Constitutions and legal reform
      • Elections
      • Media
    • Economic empowerment
      • Facts and Figures
      • Global Norms and Standards
      • Macroeconomic policies and social protection
      • Sustainable Development and Climate Change
      • Rural women
      • Employment and migration
    • Ending violence against women
      • Facts and figures
      • FAQs
      • Global norms and standards
      • Creating safe public spaces
      • Spotlight Initiative
      • Essential services
      • Focusing on prevention
      • Research and data
      • Other areas of work
      • UNiTE campaign
    • Peace and security
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Conflict prevention and resolution
      • Building and sustaining peace
      • Young women in peace and security
      • Rule of law: Justice and security
      • Women, peace, and security in the work of the UN Security Council
      • Preventing violent extremism and countering terrorism
      • Planning and monitoring
    • Humanitarian action
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Humanitarian coordination
      • Crisis response and recovery
      • Disaster risk reduction
    • Governance and national planning
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Inclusive National Planning
      • Public Sector Reform
      • Tracking Investments
    • Youth
      • Global norms and standards
      • Strengthening young women's leadership
      • Economic empowerment and skills development for young women
      • Action on ending violence against young women and girls
      • Engaging boys and young men in gender equality
    • Women and girls with disabilities
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
    • Sustainable development agenda
    • HIV and AIDS
      • Facts and figures
      • Global norms and standards
      • Leadership and Participation
      • National Planning
      • Violence against Women
      • Access to Justice
  • Where we are
    • Africa
      • Regional and country offices
    • Americas and the Caribbean
      • Regional and Country Offices
    • Arab States/​North Africa
      • Regional and country offices
    • Asia and the Pacific
      • Regional and country offices
    • Europe and Central Asia
      • Regional and Country Offices
    • Liaison offices
  • How we work
    • Flagship programme initiatives
      • Flagship programme: Making Every Woman and Girl Count
    • Innovation and technology
      • UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change
    • Intergovernmental support
      • Commission on the Status of Women
      • Economic and Social Council
      • General Assembly
      • Security Council
      • High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
      • Human Rights Council
      • Climate change and the environment
      • Other Intergovernmental Processes
      • World Conferences on Women
    • UN system coordination
      • Global Coordination
      • Regional and country coordination
      • Gender Mainstreaming
      • Promoting UN accountability
      • Coordination resources
      • UN Coordination Library
    • Gender parity in the United Nations
      • System-wide strategy
      • Gender Focal Points and Focal Points for Women
      • Data and statistics
      • Laws and policies
      • Strategies and tools
      • Reports and monitoring
      • Resources
    • Training for gender equality and women's empowerment
      • Training Centre services
    • Research and data
      • Publications
  • Partnerships
    • Government partners
      • Top government partners
      • Core resources
      • Non-core resources
      • Contribution trends
      • Frequently asked questions
    • National mechanisms
    • Civil society
      • Civil Society Advisory Groups
    • Businesses and philanthropies
      • Benefits of partnering with UN Women
      • Business and philanthropic partners
    • National Committees
    • Goodwill Ambassadors
      • Cindy Sirinya Bishop
      • Danai Gurira
      • Nicole Kidman
      • Anne Hathaway
      • Marta Vieira da Silva
      • Emma Watson
      • Farhan Akhtar
      • Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol
      • Tong Dawei
      • Jaha Dukureh
      • Muniba Mazari
      • Sania Mirza
      • Camila Pitanga
      • Hai Qing
    • Media collaboration
      • UN Women Media Compact
  • News and events
    • News
    • Editorial series
    • In Focus
      • International Day of Women and Girls in Science
      • 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
      • Women, Peace, Power
      • International Day of the Girl Child
      • 75th session of the UN General Assembly
      • International Youth Day
      • International Women’s Day
      • Generation Equality Action Pack, March 2020
      • Generation Equality action pack, January 2020
      • Generation Equality action pack, December 2019
      • Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response
      • Generation Equality action pack, October 2019
      • International Day of Rural Women
      • World Humanitarian Day
      • International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
      • World Refugee Day
      • Women and girls in sport
      • International Girls in ICT Day
      • CSW63
      • CSW62
      • Women and the SDGs
      • In Focus: Climate action by, and for, women
      • Indigenous women’s rights and activism
      • Empowering women to conserve our oceans
      • CSW61
      • Women refugees and migrants
      • CSW60
      • Financing: Why it matters for women and girls
      • Engaging Men
      • SIDS Conference
      • MDG Momentum
      • Strengthening Women’s Access to Justice
    • Events
    • Media contacts
  • Digital library
    • Publications
    • Multimedia
    • Annual report
    • Progress of the world’s women
    • SDG monitoring report
    • World survey on the role of women in development
    • Reprint permissions
    • GenderTerm
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National Committees for UN Women

National Committees for UN Women are independent non-governmental organizations that support the mission of UN Women through their public awareness initiatives about UN Women and global women’s issues, and fundraising efforts to support UN Women programmes worldwide.

Currently, there are National Committees for UN Women in 12 countries (contact information):

  • Australia – Facebook @UNWomenAustralia, Twitter @UNWomenAust, Instagram @unwomenaust
  • Austria – Facebook @unwomenaustria, Twitter @unwomenaustria, Instagram @unwomenaustria
  • Finland – Facebook @suomenuwomen, Twitter @SuomenUNWomen
  • France – Facebook @onufemmesfrance, Twitter @ONUFemmesFR, Instagram @onufemmesfr
  • Germany – Facebook @unwomengermany, Twitter @UNWomen_Germany, Instagram @unwomengermany
  • Iceland – Facebook @unwomenIsland, Twitter @unwomeniceland, Instagram @unwomeniceland
  • Japan – Facebook @unwomen.nc.jp
  • Netherlands – Facebook @unwomennederland, Twitter @UNWomen_NL, Instagram @unwomennl
  • New Zealand – Facebook @UNWomenANZ, Twitter @UNWomenNZ, Instagram @unwomennz
  • Sweden – Facebook @UNWomenSverige, Twitter @UNWOMENSweden
  • United Kingdom – Facebook @UNWomenUK, Twitter @UNWomenUK, Instagram @unwomenuk
  • United States – Facebook @UNWomenUSA, Twitter @UNWomenUSA, Instagram @unwomenusa
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    • Leadership and political participation
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    • Ending violence against women
    • Peace and security
    • Humanitarian action
    • Governance and national planning
    • Youth
    • Women and girls with disabilities
    • Sustainable development agenda
    • HIV and AIDS
  • Where we are

    • Africa
    • Americas and the Caribbean
    • Arab States/​North Africa
    • Asia and the Pacific
    • Europe and Central Asia
    • Liaison offices
  • How we work

    • Flagship programme initiatives
    • Innovation and technology
    • Intergovernmental support
    • UN system coordination
    • Gender parity in the United Nations
    • Training for gender equality and women's empowerment
    • Research and data
  • Partnerships

    • Government partners
    • National mechanisms
    • Civil society
    • Businesses and philanthropies
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    • Media collaboration
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    • Editorial series
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    • Publications
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    • Annual report
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    • SDG monitoring report
    • World survey on the role of women in development
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    • GenderTerm

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