This summary report highlights findings from the UN Secretary-General’s review of global progress on gender equality 30 years on from the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. While the findings point to advances such as anti-discrimination laws and gender-responsive climate plans, they also note persistent gender discrimination and emphasize the platform’s continued importance, including in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.
As humanitarian crises intensify globally, women’s organizations are being pushed to a breaking point. A March 2025 UN Women survey of 411 women’s organizations across…
This corporate thematic evaluation assesses the relevance, effectiveness, value-added, inclusion, and ways of working of UN Women’s contributions to women’s…
This publication presents 54 promising practices from 24 UN entities of progress in gender mainstreaming towards the Beijing Platform for Action’s 12 critical areas of…
This paper offers a unified framework for increasing gender equality funding through macro policies and external finance. It explores government spending, taxation,…
This paper models how diverse gender equality policies impact various metrics unevenly across social groups and macroeconomic indicators. It emphasizes that “what”, “for…
This paper analyses how external debt, concessional finance, and special drawing rights (SDRs) impact fiscal space for gender equality amid the Global South’s debt…
This paper redefines fiscal space for gender equality investments beyond debt sustainability, emphasizing domestic resource mobilization and a supportive environment. It…
This policy paper highlights how the 12 critical areas of concern from the Beijing Platform for Action have progressed or faced continuing entrenched barriers and dealt…
This compendium of case studies collected for the Beijing+30 review process examines lessons learned and good practices on gender, disability inclusion, and…
This research paper interrogates the gap between the commitments by the United Nations and donors to increase funding for women’s organizations in conflict-affected…
