Global progress towards achieving gender equality is slow and has halted in some contexts. The most recent progress report on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals indicates that the ...
And women have less opportunity to shape their lives and make decisions than do men. According to the World Bank’s 2012 World Development Report: Gender Equality and Development, closing these gender ...
It provides a unique opportunity to submit a research product covering economic and development issues with a gender perspective, for deliberation by UN Member States. The 2024 edition focuses on the ...
These traits are essential in addressing systemic challenges in the sector, such as gender discrimination, limited skill development opportunities, and poor working conditions. From a broader ...
Kyiv, 26 December 2024 – The gender equality issue has become much more acute in Ukraine during the war. Ensuring equal opportunities, sustainable socio-economic development, and inclusiveness is ...
The promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) are central to the mandate of UNDP and its development approach to deliver on the 2030 Agenda. UNDP seeks to address gender equality by: ...
Parties further decided to develop a new gender action plan in 2025 for adoption at COP30, which will set the direction for concrete implementation of the work programme through specific activities.
The Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) has one guiding purpose: to support national, women-led civil society organizations in achieving women’s economic and political empowerment and the Sustainable ...