ONU Mujeres promueve el empoderamiento económico de las mujeres como parte de la agenda más general para el desarrollo sostenible, prestando especial interés a la economía verde y el cambio climático.
When United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) was passed, it changed history. Never before had world leaders formally recognized the key contributions of women in conflict and ...
Macroeconomic and social policies are crucial instruments guiding the achievement of women’s empowerment and gender equality. Macroeconomic policies do not necessarily affect men and women in the same ...
On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year’s theme calls for action that can unlock equal ...
As part of its Beijing+20 campaign and its work to engage men and boys on gender equality and women’s empowerment, UN Women participated in the second MenEngage Global Symposium from 10-13 November in ...
New York, 19 December, 2024 – Women's representation in political leadership remained critically low in 2024. Only five women were elected as Heads of State out of 31 direct presidential elections ...
Several common tools and strategies help improve the status of women in the UN system. They are briefly described here, accompanied by the most recent UN Women data on usage, as well as examples and ...
UN Women has been made aware of various correspondences—circulated via email, websites, social media, regular mail, or facsimile—falsely stating that they are issued by, or in association with UN ...
UN General Assembly resolutions agreed by UN Member States help shape UN policies and practices to advance the status of women. Articles 2 and 23 state that there can be no distinction or ...
An estimated 6.9 million people are currently at risk of gender-based violence. Documented cases of mass and systemic rape highlight the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, leaving survivors in ...