UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Ten lessons from Asia-Pacific on preventing violence against women
The UN Trust Fund collaborated with 70 civil society organizations globally to identify ten pathways for preventing violence against women and girls, with examples focused on diverse initiatives from the Asia-Pacific region ... Learn more
“Women’s challenges in peacekeeping are everyone’s issue.”
"The new policy on Gender-Responsive UN Peacekeeping Operations, adopted this May, exemplifies the UN's commitment to promoting gender equality in peacekeeping ..." says Lt. Colonel (S) Sungyeon Yi, UN Peacekeeping Operations Learn more
Community Kitchen – accelerating disaster recovery with a women-led care initiative
The earthquake centered in Ramidanda resulted in 154 deaths and thousands left homeless. As survivors like Laxmi began to rebuild, the burden of unpaid care responsibilities on women intensified. Learn more
Starting with awareness to achieve gender equality in Cambodia
“It became my dream to establish a hockey academy so that girls who wanted to play would not find themselves in situations like those that I faced,” Erum shared ..." Learn more
National launch of the Gender Action Lab and 2024 WEPs Awards in Malaysia
UN Women, LeadWomen, and TalentCorp launch the Malaysia chapter of Gender Action Lab (GAL)... Learn more
In Focus: Beijing+30 in Asia Pacific
The 30th anniversary of Beijing opens new opportunities to reconnect, regenerate commitment, charge up political will and mobilize the public and to take stock of progress made and actions required to address barriers to gender equality ... Learn more
Highlights
Talk show with Anindya Dewi Nareswari, Digital Sheroes Best Participant (left), Adinda Putri Kusumawardhani UN Women National Gender Youth Activist (middle), Widuri, Deputy Director of ICT Watch (second right) moderated by Isma, Alterra Academy (right) on artificial intelligence (AI) and gender bias in AI. Photo: UN Women/Putra Djohan
“Digital sheroes” in Indonesia

Forty-five women have learned web design using artificial intelligence (AI) in a training UN Women and a tech company, Alterra Academy jointly gave to try to bridge the wide gender gap in digital skills in Indonesia ... more

The gendered impacts of Myanmar’s devastating floods

Since 9 September 2024, monsoon rains and Typhoon Yagi have impacted 70 townships in Myanmar, affecting over 1 million people, mostly women and girls, and resulting in over 360 fatalities... more

Christine Arab, Regional Director of UN Women Asia-Pacific, standing in front of a grey-blue wall with white UN Women logo in the middle, above her head. Photo: UN Women/Pairach Homtong
UN Women to Advocate for Gender Equality at Global Commonwealth Event

This collaboration strengthens the visibility of women's roles in shaping the Pacific's future. The UN Women Fiji MCO Representative, Delphine Serumaga says at the forum ... more

Safeguarding digital spaces in Indian/South Asian politics

"As a youth advocate for gender equality in South Asian politics, I've witnessed first-hand the transformative power of technology in amplifying women's voices ..." says Akhil Neelam, Co-Founder of Centre for Gender And Politics ... more

Thai government and civil society representatives enhance their skills in responding to violence against women, including migrant workers

UN Women held two workshops to enhance coordinated response mechanisms for violence against women and girls, particularly focusing on women migrant workers ... more

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We must step forward – The situation is not hopeless, and we are not helpless

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 | UN WOMEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIMA BAHOUS


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Christine Arab, Regional Director of UN Women Asia-Pacific, standing in front of a grey-blue wall with white UN Women logo in the middle, above her head. Photo: UN Women/Pairach Homtong
Christine Arab, Regional Director

We’re glad to introduce Christine Arab, our new Regional Director for UN Women in Asia and the Pacific.

Christine Arab has dedicated over 25 years to advancing gender equality and women’s human rights within the UN System, working across Asia, the Pacific, the Arab States, the Caribbean, the Balkans and the Southern ... more

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Karen Davila, UN Women National Goodwill Ambassador for the Philippines during a visit to UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, in New York on 27 October 2023.


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