Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN Women calls for urgent, sustained investment to close the gap and deliver on ...

Public and private financing is crucial for advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women provides support at the local, national and international level to ensure that all actors ...

UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and gender equality ...

Since independence, Arab and North African countries have struggled with multiple challenges. These have slowed political, social, and economic development, although there has been progress in ...

The number of women killed in conflict doubled in 2023, underscoring the devastating impact of war on civilians. At the same time, women remain underrepresented in peace processes—despite evidence ...

UN Women’s latest publication, Women Political Leaders 2025, reveals that women’s political leadership in executive positions is not merely stagnating – it is regressing.The persistent ...

National plans, policies, institutions and budgets are where governments begin to translate commitments to women into practical progress towards gender equality. Too often, however, they overlook ...

Since the early 1950s, the United Nations has enlisted the volunteer services and support of prominent personalities from the worlds of art, music, film, sport and literature to highlight key issues ...

This page explores the theme for this year's Gender Snapshot report by UN Women. It introduces the Six transitions as a pathway to achieve sustainable development.

Contact information for UN Women regional, multi-country and country offices in the Africa region.

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have made significant commitments to women’s rights. All have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; ...

Leveraging its experience and expertise in gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN Women engages in humanitarian response efforts in more than 40 crisis-affected countries, ensuring gender ...