The pandemic highlighted the immense challenges that women face in their health, safety and livelihoods. Many women, especially those in vulnerable communities, have lost a generation’s worth of economic gains. With the increase in gender-based violence and the reversal of decades of advancement for women in the workplace, we have reached an inflection point for gender equality. More
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The policy direction on financial support for women’s employment and development has strengthened the business rationale for commercial banks, making the localization of gender-responsive ESG practices a more immediate operational priority.
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This Gender Alert is issued in support of the UN’s Nepal Rasuwa Flood Flash Appeal. It is intended to inform prioritization, coordination and resource allocation of decisions within the Appeal through a gender and social inclusion lens.
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This gender-responsive analysis framework aims to provide a structured approach to analyzing the gendered impacts of climate-induced mobility on women and girls in all their diversity who are unable to move due to different reasons.
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UN Women convened a workshop in a free trade zone on the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan border, to discuss strategies to strengthen Afghan women’s access to higher-value opportunities right along the carpet value chain.
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This Gender Alert draws on available emergency information, initial reporting from women’s rights organizations, pre-crisis gender data and evidence from previous disasters in Nepal to identify emerging gender risks and priority actions for the humanitarian response.
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This report presents the current landscape of gender integration in the recently submitted NDC 3.0 by countries across the Asia and the Pacific region. It identifies key trends, highlights emerging practices, and provides actionable recommendations.
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The book was launched at the national dissemination event for the project, Enhancing Women's Political Leadership through SDG 5 and SDG 16 Localisation in Bangladesh.
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The semi-annual UN Women Bangladesh Newsletter: January-June 2026 reflects on the key highlights and major updates of UN Women Bangladesh’s interventions to advance gender equality and women's empowerment in the country.
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This leaflet helps enterprises understand why the care economy matters for businesses, workers and Viet Nam’s sustainable development. It offers practical guidance on the role enterprises can play—from family-friendly workplace policies to investing in accessible ...
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These three case studies explore how elderly care providers in Viet Nam are applying the AAQDW framework—Accessibility, Affordability, Quality services, and Decent Work - in their daily operations. Featuring Thiện Tâm An Elderly Care Center, Bách Niên Thiên Đức Elderly Care Center and Nhân Ái International Joint Stock Company
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Developed through a joint project of UN Women and the Viet Nam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC), their experiences offer practical examples of care models that advance gender equality, decent work and well-being.
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Drawing on Afghan women’s voices, this thematic brief warns that Afghanistan may now be at that threshold. It sets out what women still want for themselves and the next generation, how far those futures have receded, and what the international community must do now to keep them within reach.
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The alert is informed by situation reports from local Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) chapters in Kurigram, Sylhet, Sunamganj and Chattogram, as well as the Inter-Sector Flash Flood Update by RCP and flash updates from the Needs Assessment Working Group.
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The toolkit introduces an integrated ecosystem framework, and establishes a comprehensive indicator framework covering both institutional governance and full lifecycle investment processes.
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The Casebook on the Real-World Impact of AI for Gender Empowerment explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to advance gender equality and build more inclusive socio-economic systems.
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This semi-annual edition of the UN Women Bangladesh Newsletter: Cox’s Bazar Update (July-December 2025) highlights key achievements and provides updates on the interventions of the UN Women Bangladesh Cox’s Bazar Sub-Office
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The Women, Peace and Security brief sheds light on UN Women’s efforts to build a more equal, just, inclusive, and cohesive society
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The Alert finds that Decree no. 18 establishes judicial pathways that are disproportionately complex and restrictive for women and girls seeking to leave a marriage ...
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This brief examines the gendered impacts of the fuel crisis that began in Myanmar in March 2026, driven by global shortages stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. Developed through the Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group.
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A new report from UN Women and UNDP finds that women in Myanmar face systematic barriers to work, income and economic independence, even as they increasingly shoulder responsibility for their households amid conflict, mass displacement and economic collapse.