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.
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Afghanistan faces severe crises, exacerbated by deepening gender inequalities under Taliban rule. More than 70 decrees restrict women’s rights, threatening progress on…
The “Afghanistan gender country profile 2024” provides a detailed snapshot of the situation regarding gender equality in Afghanistan. It analyses legal and institutional…
This publication summarizes discussions and findings at an Expert Group Meeting exploring the efficacy of existing global human rights, political, and diplomatic tools…
Gender alert no. 3: Out of jobs, into poverty: The impact of the ban on Afghan women working in NGOs
On 24 December 2022, the Taliban banned women from working in international and national non-governmental organizations, the latest attack in a series of systematic…
The Taliban’s position on women’s rights has been central to its worldview and vision for society. This gender alert documents how changing dynamics in Afghanistan are…
This guidance note provides recommendations on how to apply a gender lens in political and conflict analysis in a way that allows the integration of gender as a variable…
In the first “gender alert” since the Taliban took over Kabul on 15 August 2021, UN Women brings gender data and analyses on the impact of the rapidly evolving context…