This report provides an overview of the International Conference on Ending Gender-Based Killings of Women and Girls and the latest information on femicide worldwide.

Aspiring to function as a knowledge and partnership hub for the Asia-Pacific region, the Centre collaborates closely with both Korean and regional stakeholders. It strives to engage in meaningful activities that highlight the importance of gender equality and enhance the capacities of policymakers and practitioners in both the public and private sectors.

This is the third edition of UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality in the Republic of Korea's quarterly newsletter. This issue highlights the Centre's accomplishments from September to November.

Second Newsletter: UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality in Seoul, Republic of Korea This is the second edition of UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality in the Republic of Korea's quarterly newsletter.

Twenty-six leading gender and data experts from UN Women, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the International Labour Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, Pulse Lab Jakarta, academia, civil society organizations, as well as national statistics offices, gathered to discuss gender differences in human interaction with technology and to conceptualize ways to measure such differences.

This brief note covers the detailed atmosphere and contents of the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Workshop for Korea, which was held on 22 April 2023 in the Republic of Korea.

They covered all seven WEPs, but highlighted the following four: High-level corporate leadership, Education and training for career advancement, Enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices, and Measurement and reporting.

This is the first edition of UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality in the Republic of Korea's quarterly newsletter. This issue highlights the Centre's accomplishments since its establishment.

[EVIDENCE FROM BIG DATA ANALYSIS Lessons from Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga] Findings prove the hypothesis that more people are searching for VAW-related terms during and after crisis. This remained true for both general information, and help seeking searches. Findings can shape VAW policies in the face of crisis, and strengthen the reach of essential services to VAW survivors.

This multi-country study on women-led MSMEs, with a focus on microenterprises in China, Indonesia, Thailand, Rwanda and Uganda, is a key output of the Together Digital Programme. It is intended to inform the design and implementation of programmmes, initiatives, and strategies supporting women’s entrepreneurship.

This brief summarizes the key gender equality issues and key commitments in Tonga. Thematic areas covered in the brief include Women’s Human Rights, Women’s Representation and Leadership, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Education, Health/Sexual and Reproductive Health, Ending Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender and Protection in Humanitarian Action.

The Centre is a ‘knowledge hub’ to facilitate research, education & training, sharing of innovations and lessons learned, networking, and development of multi-stakeholder partnerships. The UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region.

The provision, coordination and governance of essential, multisector health, police, justice, and social services can significantly mitigate the consequences that violence has on the well-being, health and safety of women and girls’ lives, assist in the recovery and empowerment of women, and stop violence from reoccurring.

These documents highlight key accomplishments supported by the Pacific Partnership in Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Tonga.

This report presents the findings, lessons, conclusions, and recommendations of the Independent External Midterm Evaluation of the Pacific Partnership implemented between November 2020 and April 2021 by hera and Aid Works under the governance of an Evaluation Reference Group that included representatives of donors, partners and implementing civil society organisations (CSOs).

This publication showcases the results of Rapid Gender Assessment surveys (RGAs) on the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in seven countries in Asia and the Pacific. For some of these countries, this is the second round of RGAs and thus these findings may follow up those of “Unlocking the Lockdown”. The report is meant to be a statistical snapshot that could inform responses to the crisis but is not meant to provide policy recommendations or analyze the policy context in each country.

The Pacific region has some of the highest rates of violence against women recorded in the world – twice the global average with an estimated two in every three Pacific women impacted by gender-based violence.

Gender equality lies at the core of human rights and is the bedrock from which sustainable development can be achieved. Women and girls represent 50 per cent of the world’s population, yet are often excluded from the political arena, and shut out of decision-making that directly affects their lives. Increasing women’s political participation and leadership are vital mechanisms that support women to realize their human rights. Increasing women’s participation...

A Regional Study of Interventions to Enhance Women and Girls’ Safety and Mobility in Public Spaces, Asia and the Pacific Region In public and private spaces, women and girls experience and fear various types of violence, ranging from harassment, to rape and femicide. Momentum is growing around the issue of women and girls’ safety in urban, public spaces. However, given that this is a relatively new field of work, published evidence of the impacts of such interventions remain.

Increasing women’s participation in leadership and decision-making is not only critical for achieving gender equality, it is also essential for general economic and social development. Studies have found that longer exposure to women’s political representation increases women’s overall labour force participation, the share of public employment opportunities allocated to women and women’s increased access to public goods such as roads and health services. The Pacific...