UN Women Asia and the Pacific
In Focus: Beijing+30 in Asia Pacific
The 30th anniversary of Beijing opens new opportunities to reconnect, regenerate commitment, charge up political will and mobilize the public and to take stock of progress made and actions required to address barriers to gender equality ... Learn more
Ten lessons from Asia-Pacific on preventing violence against women
The UN Trust Fund collaborated with 70 civil society organizations globally to identify ten pathways for preventing violence against women and girls, with examples focused on diverse initiatives from the Asia-Pacific region ... Learn more
“Women’s challenges in peacekeeping are everyone’s issue.”
"The new policy on Gender-Responsive UN Peacekeeping Operations, adopted this May, exemplifies the UN's commitment to promoting gender equality in peacekeeping ..." says Lt. Colonel (S) Sungyeon Yi, UN Peacekeeping Operations Learn more
Community Kitchen – accelerating disaster recovery with a women-led care initiative
The earthquake centered in Ramidanda resulted in 154 deaths and thousands left homeless. As survivors like Laxmi began to rebuild, the burden of unpaid care responsibilities on women intensified. Learn more
Starting with awareness to achieve gender equality in Cambodia
“It became my dream to establish a hockey academy so that girls who wanted to play would not find themselves in situations like those that I faced,” Erum shared ..." Learn more
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to visit China
[Pre-arrival announcer] During this visit, she will meet with Senior Government Officials to discuss and garner China's support towards the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration ... Learn more
Highlights
In Focus: Beijing+30 in Asia Pacific

[Happening now!] In Asia and the Pacific, the regional review will culminate in the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review, which will be convened as part of the regional review process feeding into the global dialogue to be held in 2025. more

Asia-wide conference reviews implementation of Beijing agreement on women’s rights

“This is a landmark moment to celebrate our progress,” said Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). For Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, the event is “a catalyst and a foundation for action, a time to hold us to account” ... more

The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review from 19 to 21 November 2024 at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng
UN conference calls for renewed, bold efforts to make gender equality commitments a reality in Asia and the Pacific

The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review opened today, bringing together over 1,200 delegates from governments, civil society and youth groups, the private sector and academia to discuss progress and priority actions to support gender equality and women’s empowerment ... more

The gendered impacts of Myanmar’s devastating floods

Since 9 September 2024, monsoon rains and Typhoon Yagi have impacted 70 townships in Myanmar, affecting over 1 million people, mostly women and girls, and resulting in over 360 fatalities... more

Christine Arab, Regional Director of UN Women Asia-Pacific, standing in front of a grey-blue wall with white UN Women logo in the middle, above her head. Photo: UN Women/Pairach Homtong
UN Women to Advocate for Gender Equality at Global Commonwealth Event

This collaboration strengthens the visibility of women's roles in shaping the Pacific's future. The UN Women Fiji MCO Representative, Delphine Serumaga says at the forum ... more

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We must step forward – The situation is not hopeless, and we are not helpless

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 | UN WOMEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIMA BAHOUS


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Christine Arab, Regional Director of UN Women Asia-Pacific, standing in front of a grey-blue wall with white UN Women logo in the middle, above her head. Photo: UN Women/Pairach Homtong
Christine Arab, Regional Director

We’re glad to introduce Christine Arab, our new Regional Director for UN Women in Asia and the Pacific.

Christine Arab has dedicated over 25 years to advancing gender equality and women’s human rights within the UN System, working across Asia, the Pacific, the Arab States, the Caribbean, the Balkans and the Southern ... more

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Karen Davila, UN Women National Goodwill Ambassador for the Philippines during a visit to UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, in New York on 27 October 2023.


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