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.
This results snapshot of UN Women’s engagements with the private sector emphasizes the private sector’s role in creating jobs, innovating products, and fostering…
Generation Equality is a global initiative focused on gender equality that aims to drive change through a multigenerational and multi-stakeholder approach. The 2024…
Five years after the ratification of ILO Convention 190 on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work, UN Women and ILO delivered regional roadshows to…
Generation Equality is the world’s leading effort to unlock political will and accelerate investment and implementation on gender equality. Launched at the 68th session…
Since the inception of UN Women, its advocacy and communications work have grown exponentially, including the need to produce relevant content, enhance media outreach…
Generation Equality is the world’s leading effort to unlock political will and accelerate investment and implementation on gender equality. Launched at the start of the…
UN Women’s “Private sector engagement strategy” (PSES) 2023–2025 aims to engage the private sector to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. It supports UN…
Generation Equality is the world’s leading effort to unlock political will and accelerate investment and implementation on gender equality. At the Generation Equality…
At the 2021 Generation Equality Forum, world leaders and partners committed to eliminating gender inequalities and to financing and implementing laws, policies, and…
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change are two of the most pressing global emergencies and sustainable development challenges of our time. This paper…
