Heading into 2025, we are about to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+30). Adopted by 189 countries at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, it is one of the most comprehensive blueprints for gender equality and women’s empowerment ever created.

This framework ensures that all efforts are aligned and focused on achieving sustainable change, helping to realize the vision of preventing and eliminating GBV in the country.

This report highlights some regions and countries of the world that have recorded a slight decrease in the number of femicides, hence contributing to global knowledge of how to effectively prevent femicides. The report reveals that the number of countries reporting on femicides has decreased by 50 per cent in the past five years.

The development of the Guidelines was led and provided technical contributions by the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW), in collaboration with the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) and ASEAN Member States and funded by European Union.

The Programme booklet provides an overview of the work of the UN Women Fiji MCO in the Pacific region.

This is a crucial document which represents a collective voice, uniting women from different backgrounds and generations who face multifaceted challenges and are deprived of certain opportunities.

UN Women Afghanistan commissioned this graphic novel, co-produced by Afghan women, to bring to life Afghan women’s powerful advocacy and incredible resilience in the most oppressive circumstances. Stories of loss reverberate throughout Afghanistan. But there is also hope even in the face of such loss. Afghan women don’t accept the restrictions imposed on their rights. Afghan women will not give up. They are unstoppable.

This report delves into SGBV responses in four states: Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Punjab. The studies reveal how legal and policy frameworks interact with survivors. Detailed findings are presented for each state, consolidated across policy design, budgeting, and implementation.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), UN Women together with the Office of the COP28 President, UN High-Level Champion for Climate Change, UNFCCC, IUCN and WEDO, convened Counting on a sustainable future: A global conference on gender and environment data.

The handbook is primarily for service providers working with women and queer persons who have survived or are experiencing domestic violence and was conceived as a resource that might help plug the gap and allow various service providers to adapt existing services and modes of approach to addressing the needs of survivors of domestic violence sensitively.

This handbook serves as a resource for survivors of domestic violence to understand their legal rights and provides clarity on relevant legal aspects. It also serves as a valuable resource for professionals such as lawyers, social workers, law enforcement.

UN Women in partnership with the International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC) developed a comprehensive resource providing district-wise details of services available throughout the state. It is primarily aimed at aiding survivors and their families in seeking essential support.

The Directory provides details of Non-governmental organizations and Governmental Agencies (One-Stop Centers, Superintendent of Police, Mahila Thana, Government-run Shelter Homes, and District Probation Officers) that provide support services to women in crisis situations.

The Strategic Note (SN) articulates the multi-year strategy, rationale, envisioned results, targets, and resource requirements for UN Women Viet Nam. In essence, the SN provides a roadmap for improving the lives of women and girls in the context where UN Women operates.

Our special edition photo zine, 'She Inspires,' showcases the empowering stories of women in Assam's tea gardens. Tea Garden workers comprise 20 per cent of Assam's population and are vital to India's tea production.

A handbook on gender-responsive police services, published by UN Women under the framework of the UN Joint Global Programme on Essential Services, in collaboration with UNODC and the IAWP, has been published in the Nepali language.

The survey, conducted over the phone with interviews lasting approximately 20 minutes, involved 3,000 respondents. It comprised questions on household finances, employment and livelihoods, safety and security, access to basic services, including health and education.

The study could also open avenues for further research and advocacy on various dimensions of LGBTIQ+ experiences not covered by the study.

This summary report encapsulates the consolidated data from the first National Report on the Status of Women in Pakistan in 2023, providing a snapshot of the situation of women on key themes related to Gender Equality and Women Empowerment.

The finance maps work much like a dating site for women entrepreneurs and finance providers. First, you open the finance map for your country. Second, simply fill out your profile, filter on what you are looking for and the map will list the finance providers that best match your business.