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Alison Davidian, Deputy Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan. Photo: UN Women/Zarina Faizi

Gender equality is critical for Afghanistan’s future

[Expert’s take] Alison Davidian, Deputy Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan, discusses the current situation for women and girls in Afghanistan, and what they most need from the international community. Learn more

Kalpa Garg, feminist youth leader from India. Photo: UN Women

From Where I Stand: Kalpa Garg

“Seventeen is too late for children to learn what sexual assault is.” I started a “Gender Sensitivity” club for students in my school. It was an inclusive space for boys and girls, to have open and safe discussion on gender, sexual health and hygiene... Learn more

UN Women China video and exhibition urge people to do their fair share of care and domestic work.

Do more, for her and for the family

From cooking and cleaning to taking care of children and the elderly, household care work is the backbone of thriving families, communities and economies. Learn more

Women and girls have unique roles in resilience building, disaster response and recovery and local humanitarian actors have been crucial in supporting response and recovery efforts in their communities. Photo UN Women/Khun Ring

The needs of women and girls in emergencies in Myanmar

UN Women organized in the camp and made cloth masks that humanitarian groups bought and distributed to women across Kayin State, which is mostly populated by the Karen ethnic minority... Learn more

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Ms. Li Yulan (second from right) and other cooperative members harvest their agricultural products, 2020. Photo: China Daily/Qiu Bi URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unwomenasiapacific/51553744399

International Day of Rural Women

[In focus] The theme for the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”, highlights the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems of the world. From production of crops to processing, preparing and distributing foods, women’s labour – paid and unpaid – feeds their families, communities and the world. More

Youth blog

The Youth Blog is an online space for young activists from across Asia and the Pacific to raise their ideas, concerns, and expectations for gender equality and women’s empowerment. This month, Jenny Mei, a 9-year-old girl from China shares with us on “To give birth to a child is a woman’s right but it has become a woman’s duty” More
Your questions answered: Women and COVID-19 in India

UN Women and health sector experts answer some frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and how it impacts women and girls in India. More
Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold human suffering and is likely to heighten gender-based inequalities around the world. UN Women is bringing up-to-date information and analysis on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response. More
Generation Equality in the Asia and the Pacific

Join UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign in Asia and the Pacific to accelerate gender equality actions. The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to all forms of violence against women and girls, women’s leadership and access to health. More

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Afghanistan’s women are critical to its survival

In an op-ed, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous writes: "The international community, including G20 leaders, have an opportunity to work together in unity to prevent the reversal of the hard-won rights of Afghan women and girls and to work constructively to enable a more inclusive trajectory that will actively foster peace and resilience in Afghanistan – and the region." More ►

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Regional Director, Mohammad Naciri

Mohammad NACIRI is the Regional Direction of UN Women for Asia and Pacific, and Representative in Thailand. From 2015 to 2018, he was the Regional Director of UN Women in the Arab States. From 2012 to 2015, Mohammad Naciri was the Deputy Regional Director for UN Women in the Arab States. Mohammad has extensive experience in the region and in gender and development issues. Read more

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Solid waste management and women's engagement in Sri Lanka

Promoting Women’s Engagement takes an innovative approach to peacebuilding by bringing communities together to provide a sustainable solution for a shared environmental issue, with women at the forefront.