Asia and the Pacific

UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér and Executive Director of Fondation CHANEL shake hands. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Fondation CHANEL and UN Women partner to accelerate women’s economic empowerment

Fondation CHANEL and UN Women announced today a three-year programme to accelerate rural women’s economic empowerment in South and East Asia... Learn more

Trin Gim, Ung Hoa District, South of Hanoi. Photo: UN Environment/Annette Wallgren

Pig pens power a solution to climate change in Vietnam

Entrepreneurs like Trin Gim also see the potential in expanding the market for renewable energy in Viet Nam. The Government is stepping up its support for biogas energy-based solutions... Learn more

UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Anna-Karin Jatfors; UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér; Minister for Gender Equality and Family Hyun-back Chung; and Nam-Hee Lee. Photo: UN Women/Younghwa Choi

UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér on first official visit to the Republic of Korea

During her visit, Ms. Régner meets with several Republic of Korea senior government officials, including President of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Minister for Gender Equality and Family... Learn more

Sitta Bai, 30, says, “I am doing this for myself and my generations to come. They will remember a Sitta Bai, who together with other women, drove trucks and made a history with their resilience and courage.” Photo: UN Women/Anam Abbas

UN Women champions empowerment for desert women amid energy boom in Thar

Powering her orange dump truck, Rukhsana, 37, seems unstoppable in making a mark in this male-dominated field: “Through this driving training, I gained the strength and courage to face the world... Learn more

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In the words of Nabila Musleh

“Women and men must benefit equally from government funding, instead of one benefitting at the cost of the other”... More

Women’s Empowerment Principles in Indonesia

At the time of the study, only 11 Indonesian companies were WEPs signatories, two of which were among the top 50 surveyed... More
Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér on first official visit to the Republic of Korea

Regnér spoke during the session on “the role of inclusive ODA by realizing human rights and gender equality” at the 12th ODA International Conference in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on 13 September... More
Gender-Based Violence Counselling Course for the Pacific

The GBV counselling course is being led by three of the Pacific’s key facilitators and crisis centre leaders who, combined, offer more than 70 years of experience... More
Project launched to empower women with disabilities

UN Women Pakistan and Handicap International entered into a partnership to work together to increase the recognition of persons with disabilities (PWDs) as rights holders, decrease vulnerability, stigma and discrimination associated with disability... More
“I expect that the CEO of Telkomcel will be a woman within the next 5-10 years.”

40 per cent of the managers are women in our company and they have made an outstanding contribution to the company. For instance, we have a colleague, Joana. She is a manager of our Enterprise and Whole Sales Department, and more than 50 per cent of revenue... More
I'm a Dalit, I'm untouchable

Dalits have restricted access to services across the region, whether those are health services, clean drinking water or education says Beena Pallical... More
This land is mine

Now, for the first time in my life I can say something is mine. This land, as far as the eye can see is mine—this paper says so. This is my land and I am its queen! I am excitedly waiting for my tough farming days to pay off... More
I’m ashamed to say I hit her once, but I’ve reformed.

Now a proud member of the Male Advocates Club, Tam Kim tells us that he no longer behaves violently, and refuses to contribute to a culture of harmful masculinity... More
Voices of Youth from Asia-Pacific

Chitsanupong raises the question of the acceptance of LGBTIQ people within the Thai society... More

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In this edition: • Don’t Blame the Clothes: #DontTellMeHowToDress • Government of Sweden pledges USD 9.6 million to enhance women’s access to justice in Asia Pacific • High school students in the Philippines paint “roads to safety for women and girls” • Voices of Youth: Are Thais really that accepting of LGBTIQ people? and much more stories around the region... Read more

Featured Infographics

Study on the application of the Women’s Empowerment Principles in top 50 companies in Indonesia

At the time of the study, only 11 Indonesian companies were WEPs signatories, two of which were among the top 50 surveyed. Since then, six new companies signed on to the WEPs on 24 September... Read more

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Enhancing Access to Justice for Women in Asia and the Pacific

Bridging the gap between formal and informal systems through women’s empowerment. The project will be implemented at the regional level, with initially six countries... Read more