Costing Study on Child Marriage: A Country Level Report 2020-21

Date: Monday, June 14, 2021

Child marriage takes away a girl’s right to safe and healthy childhood, quality and complete education that can lead to decent economic opportunities, and social and political empowerment. Pakistan has the 6th highest number of girls married before the age of 18 in the world. Child marriage is prevalent due to several reasons including deeply entrenched traditions and customs, poverty, lack of awareness and/or access to education, and lack of security.

Newsletter 2020 from Combatting Gender Based Violence Project

Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2021

The Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Bangladesh (CGBV) Project, funded by the Government of Canada, has one driving goal: for all women and girls to be free of violence at home, at work and in public spaces. It goes without saying that 2020 was a year that bore unrivalled challenges. As the world receded into lockdown, sectoral shocks triggered ripple effects across the globe, countries scrambled to urgently provide essential services to the billions impacted.

Gender equality update 30 | Needs and challenges facing vulnerable and excluded groups in Nepal

Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Nepal’s devasta,ng second wave of COVID-19 has been par,cularly challenging for vulnerable groups. The Gender in Humanitarian Ac,on Task Team Mee,ng, which was held on 20th May 2021, focused on their immediate needs and challenges during this ,me. The mee,ng had representa,ves from the following communi,es and networks: LGBTIQ+, single women, returnee migrant women, home-based workers, sex workers, women with disabili,es, indigenous women, Dalit women, Madhesi women, Muslim women, and people working in humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduc,on, among others.

Gender responsive budgeting with an aim at developing safe cities for women and girls: Ho Chi Minh City’s Initiatives In Public Passenger Transport Services Delivery

Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The report aims at specifically outlining the operation of gender equality principles in the State Budget Law 2015 in a specific area of public transport. It records initial results, challenges and difficulties in implementing gender responsive budgeting initiatives in public passenger transport management in Ho Chi Minh City for the period 2017 – 2020 to promote gender equality and safe cities for women and girls Ho Chi Minh City.

Nepal’s Gender-Based Violence and Gender Equality Funds: The Path to Effective Implementation

Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The policy brief, Nepal’s Gender-Based Violence and Gender Equality Funds: The Path to Effective Implementation, provides targeted recommendations to the Government of Nepal (GoN), civil society, and other key actors for the effective implementation of Nepal’s gender-based violence (GBV) and gender equality (GE) funds in a federal context.

Ecosystem Landscaping to advance the Accountability to implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles in ASEAN

Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2021

This report, developed by UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia programme and the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme, provides policymakers, companies, civil society, employer organisations and other stakeholders in the ASEAN region with comprehensive details on reporting and implementing the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)-related policies.

Cox’s Bazar Update | January—March 2021

Date: Monday, May 31, 2021

In this edition: [*] Fire Breaks Out in Rohingya Camp : A massive fire broke out in the world’s largest refugee camps (8E, 8W and 9) in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on 22 March. The fire affected and displaced both Rohingya refugees and host community residents. [*] International Women’s Day 2021 : In observance of International Women’s Day 2021, UN Women organized several events in collaboration with humanitarian actors to uphold women’s rights.

Together for Equality

Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Investment in preventing violence is key for gender equality and is the work toward a future that is free of violence where women and girls can realize their full potential. With the Generous funding from KOICA, “Together for Equality" is a four years USD 7.7 million joint UN Project in support of Timor-Leste’s National Action Plan led by SEII, involving UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA, and IOM.

What are the digital dividends for women seeking e-Justice?

Date: Monday, May 17, 2021

The use of digital technologies in the justice sector has gained considerable momentum against a background of global trends in accelerating technology advancement, combined with an urgency to transform processes in the justice chain amid improve limited access to courts during the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for access to justice for women and gender equality in the justice system? Read more in this op-ed titled What are the digital dividends for women seeking e-Justice?

WA2J Quarterly Brief issue 1 (2021)

Date: Monday, May 17, 2021

The programme Enhancing Access to Justice for Women in Asia and the Pacific: Bridging the gap between formal and informal systems through women’s empowerment aims to make justice accessible for women by strengthen the formal justice system and to create an enabling environment for justice seekers by working with CSOs, women human rights defenders, and community-based justice mechanisms.