Asia and the Pacific

Photo Essay: "I want to live in peace"

After a week of walking barefoot, Senu and her three sisters reached Bangladesh, tired, hungry and thirsty, having left their home in fear of the escalating violence... Learn more

“I am worried about the monsoon… will our small shelter keep standing?”

Minara Begum is among the thousands of Rohingya women who fled the violence unleashed by the Myanmar army in her village, Buchidong, Myanmar... Learn more

Skukuria Hashimi, Planning and Policy Manager (ANDMA) Afghanistan. Photo: UN Women/Nangyalai Tanai

“I needed to learn to lead myself before I could lead others”

— an Afghan women’s rights leader talks about UN Women’s leadership training. Shukuria Hashimi has been with the ANDMA for 17 years... Learn more

Women taking up the fight against oppression across Asia-Pacific

Women working in Asia and the Pacific civil society organizations are fighting to help other women stand on their own feet... Learn more

Thailand's first "Ring the Bell"

The event is part of the global initiatives formed by UN Women and its partners to educate the business on their pivotal role. Thailand's first edition of the event was organized by UN Women, the SET and the Embassy of Sweden... Learn more

Patimoh Sadiyamu, the Vice Governor of Narathiwas Province, in her office at the Narathiwas Provincial Hall. Photo: UN Women/Piyavit Thongsa-Ard

Women’s leadership, the missing ingredient for peace in Thailand

"The government will benefit by engaging women in the peace process and by creating safe spaces where they are protected and empowered during crisis situations.” — Patimoh Sadiyamu, the Vice Governor of Narathiwas Province... Learn more

Highlights

International Women’s Day 2018 in Asia-Pacific

Throughout Asia-Pacific, UN Women and partners organized series of events to celebrate an unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality, safety and justice, recognizing the tireless work of activists who have been central to this global push for gender equality... More

Translating Data into Action

Afghan's Government agencies will have timely and reliable data to address cases of violence against women and girls by using data from Afghanistan's first online Violence against Women (VAW) Database... More
Power of comedy

Through social media and online platforms, the new song reached over 2.2 million people in its first five days, proving that a creative and catchy tune can bring messages of gender equality to a fresh audience. UN Women Asia and the Pacific Regional Director Miwa Kato and team worked with PIKOTARO to develop the lyrics of the song, connecting the concepts of 'gender equality' with a 'peaceful world', and highlighting the links between Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and Goal 16 on peace and justice... More
Gender Equal Peaceful World

YouTube star PIKOTARO follows up his viral sensation “PPAP” with a new hit to promote women’s empowerment and peace, “Gender Equal Peaceful World”, and is interviewed by UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Miwa Kato. #GEPW... More
Ring the Bell for Gender Equality | Thailand

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today signaled its commitment to further promote business practices that give women greater equality and leadership in listed companies... More
Sweden joints UNEP and UN Women to build climate resilient Asia-Pacific

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Government of Sweden is joining forces with UN Women and UNEP to ensure fulfilment of human rights and gender equality in climate change and disasters risk reduction efforts in line with the Paris Agreement, Sendai Framework and the SDGs... More
HeForShe Run 2018

5,000 runners gathered at Epiwalk Jakarta in support of gender equality and women's empowerment ahead of International Women's Day, the HeForShe Run 2018 was held by the Indonesia Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (IBCWE) and UN Women... More
Voices of Youth from Asia-Pacific

UPDATE! - Tanyalak said "For a migrant worker from Myanmar, life in Thailand is hard but still happy" Why hard and happy can be together, find out more on her new blog... More

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In this edition, we highlight events and activities around Asia-Pacific to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2018 and much more stories around the region... Read more

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THE TRIAL OF RAPE: Understanding the criminal justice system response to sexual violence in Thailand and Viet Nam

This study, the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, seeks to analyze how the varying criminal justice systems in Thailand and Viet Nam respond to reported cases of rape and sexual assault, and to identify the key institutional factors associated with the disposition of cases... Read more

ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Violence against Women and Girls Data Collection and Use

These ASEAN VAWG Data Guidelines bring together leading guidance on the collection of the three main types of VAWG data – administrative data, prevalence data and costing data. These guidelines offer a special emphasis on administrative data on VAWG as little guidance is currently available... Read more