This edition spotlights the latest evidence on gender equality. In just over a decade, the Sustainable Development Goals have generated significant changes for women and girls. They have spurred new laws upholding women’s rights and led to measurable increases in women’s education and well-being. Yet progress remains far short of ambition. With five years left to reach the Goals, this report outlines bold investments and actions to accelerate progress.
Eliminating violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a core priority for UN Women. The entity plays a vital role in raising global awareness and working with…
Women migrant workers are at high risk of trafficking in poorly regulated sectors such as domestic work, agriculture, hospitality, and garment production. This brief…
This edition spotlights the latest evidence on gender equality. In just over a decade, the Sustainable Development Goals have generated significant changes for women and…
The Strategic Plan 2026–2029 will guide UN Women for the next four years. It articulates how UN Women will leverage its unique triple mandate to mobilize urgent and…
In 2024 UN Women received USD 153.2 million in regular resources contributions. This report underscores how regular resources enable UN Women to drive gender equality…
Four years after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the most severe women’s rights crisis in the world is being normalized. This gender alert aims to counter this…
This paper provides an experience-based analysis of the strategies and practices that have proven effective in advancing gender equality and women’s rights in the…
This issue of TRANSFORM spotlights UN Women’s support to women’s participation in peace processes. Drawing on a corporate evaluation (2018–2023), it explores what works…
This toolkit focuses on how to operationalize an intersectionality-informed gender analysis, starting with the necessary building blocks of transformational change,…
The evolution of women’s representation in the United Nations tells a story of institutional transformation catalysed by the launch of the “System-wide strategy on…
