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InsightPact came into Gen-Forum 2025–2026 as a co-facilitator and learning designer – and we leave every session as witnesses to something rare: a virtual room full of young people who refuse to be told that peace and security is someone else’s domain.
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In Sri Lanka, this means acknowledging a persistent challenge: while the country has made important gains in education, health and legal protections for women, these achievements have not translated into equal economic opportunity, leadership, or safety from violence.
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The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through the Cool Coalition and EmPower: Women for Climate Resilient Societies Programme, have officially launched publication titled, the Roadmap for Extreme Heat Protection through Passive Cooling in ASEAN Region to address rising heat risks and their growing impacts across the region. The publication release was commemorated through a launching event held in partnership with the Department of Energy of the Philippines in Manila on 7 April 2026.
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[Statement] UN Women echoes the Secretary-General’s call for immediate de-escalation in the Middle East and for all sides to uphold international law and to protect women and girls and all civilians and civilian infrastructure.
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Leigh McCumber, Political Counsellor at the Embassy of Canada to Viet Nam, has spent almost four years observing Viet Nam’s progress on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). From supporting regional cooperation through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to participating in the launch of Viet Nam’s first National Action Plan (NAP) on WPS in 2024
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Concluding a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka, UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in the country while highlighting persistent gender gaps in economic participation, representation and protection from violence.
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UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March), emphasizing that closing gender gaps in labour force participation, access to economic opportunities and decision-making are critical to the country’s inclusive recovery.
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As climate-related disasters intensify across Cambodia, the country is strengthening its disaster risk reduction efforts with a clear message: resilience cannot be achieved without gender equality.
“Work with us, from the start”: what inclusive recovery means for women with disabilities in Myanmar
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One year on, the toll of the 2025 Myanmar earthquake persists, particularly for women and girls with disabilities, many of whom still struggle with fear, isolation and lost incomes.
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In Yupo Subdistrict, Yala Province, most families rely on rubber tapping and small-scale farming, with women playing a central role in growing chemical-free produce. The community is multicultural, with Buddhist and Muslim families living side-by-side
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Cynthia Mela, Country Director for Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Bangladesh. AFD is supporting UN Women to implement the Women’s Resilience to Climate Change initiative in Bangladesh.
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“Sometimes we spend the whole day at sea and catch nothing,” Lina says. “When that happens, our debt keeps increasing.” Across Cambodia and around the world, women are not only living with the impacts of climate change, but leading responses that strengthen resilience and protect livelihoods.
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n International Human Rights Day 2025, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs of Cambodia and the United Nations, with support from Australia and the Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services Phase 2 programme (ACCESS 2), convened Our Safety, a landmark national dialogue focused on ending technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).
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UN Women colleagues in Asia and the Pacific are mourning the loss of Ma. Maria Victoria Cabrera-Balleza, a renowned trailblazer, fierce women’s advocate and founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders.
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The Global Compact Nepal (GCN), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE), and UN Women, jointly hosted the event Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2026 under the theme “Women. Leadership. Action. For Just and Prosperous Economies.”
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South Central Timor Regency, 27 March 2026 — Representatives from government, civil society organizations, and local communities gathered at the South Coast Festival 2026, held at Kolbano Beach in South Central Timor, to promote women’s leadership in peacebuilding and disaster risk reduction.
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According to assessments in four of the most affected districts near the Pakistan border, at least 64,000 people have been affected by the military escalation – just over half of them women and girls.
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Representatives of the Asia-Pacific’s Indigenous peoples asserted their roles and rights in the green energy transition today, the final day of the 2026 Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development.
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Asia-Pacific countries must ensure the rights and well-being of women, youths and other marginalized and often-ignored groups in the transition to renewable energy, experts and activists from across the region said today.
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When it comes to fighting environmental destruction, the Asia-Pacific has one not-so-secret weapon: the passion and energy of nearly 60 per cent of the world’s youth.