UN Women Asia and the Pacific Annual Report 2017-2018
As this annual report repeatedly demonstrates, UN Women is well positioned in the region to help link people and issues, and catalyse lasting results towards the globally agreed goal of achieving gender equality by 2030. Our triple mandate means we are a trusted advocate of internationally agreed norms, an effective implementer of innovative and transformative programmes, and a leader in mobilizing broader UN action on gender equality. More
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (267)
- Economic empowerment (71)
- Human rights (59)
- Ending violence against women and girls (59)
- COVID-19 (22)
- Governance and national planning (21)
- Leadership and political participation (20)
- Humanitarian action (19)
- Crisis response and recovery (18)
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (15)
- Peace and security (15)
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UN Women Timor Leste Quarterly Newsletter | January - March 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
Timor-Leste’s recent history is full of stories of women who have made a significant contribution to building the nation. Women played various roles during the struggle for independence and participated in politics and state-building soon after independence.
Gender Equality Update 16: Gender and Economy
Friday, May 29, 2020
The Gender Equality Update 16 brings out the emerging issues and recommendations from rural women farmers, women entrepreneurs and feminist economists. The update also provides a summary of the UN socio-economic response framework to COVID-19.
In Brief: Women’s Needs and Gender Equality in Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 Response
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Women and girls’ immediate and long-term needs must be addressed and integrated into Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 response, in order to ensure both women’s access to services and human rights, and to enable women to contribute to shaping the response.
Think-piece on Gender and Climate Change in the context of COVID-19
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
COVID-19 is more than a public health crisis. It is a socio-economic crisis and has serious repercussions for the the most vulnerable members of our societies, particularly those who are also burdened by climate change. At the EmPower: Project with UNEP and UN Women, we're making the connections between gender and climate change in the COVID-19 context.
COVID-19 Bangladesh Rapid Gender Analysis
Sunday, May 17, 2020
The Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group in Bangladesh has undertaken this Rapid Gender Analysis to inform national preparedness and response. Given the social distancing measures, RGA desk review contrasts pre-COVID-19 gender information and demographic data against new gender information from a multitude of surveys and qualitative sources.
UN Women Asia and the Pacific Newsletter 2020 Vol1
Friday, May 15, 2020
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool
Friday, May 15, 2020
Building on the seven Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), this tool will enable companies to assess their COVID-19 response and ensure they are supporting women during and beyond the crisis while safeguarding existing progress on women’s economic empowerment with both short-term and long-term actions.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The independent report was developed by a group of 20 Vietnamese young people with technical and financial support from the UN Women Viet Nam Country Office.
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Profile for COVID-19 Responses and Preparedness
Saturday, May 9, 2020
An overview reference document covering emerging GESI issues in Nepal in context of COVID-19 responses and preparedness. The issues highlighted in the document are drawn from the inputs provided by the participants of Gender in Humanitarian Action Task Team (GiHA).
Saturday, May 9, 2020
The Gender Equality Update 15 brings out the voices of front-line responders in Nepal and highlights the key recommendations from the report ‘First 100 Days Of Covid-19 In Asia And The Pacific’