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网页UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.
What does gender equality look like today? - UN Women
网页2021年10月6日 · A new global analysis of progress on gender equality and women’s rights shows women and girls remain disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling with disproportionately high job and livelihood losses, education disruptions and increased burdens of unpaid care work. Women’s health …
The 11 biggest hurdles for women’s equality by 2030
网页2023年9月7日 · Where legislation does exist to promote gender equality, effective implementation remains a challenge. 11. Lack of access to clean energy and sanitation. An estimated 341 million women and girls are projected to lack electricity by 2030. Universal access could significantly reduce poverty and improve women’s health.
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women
网页2023年9月21日 · The availability of data on violence against women and girls has improved considerably in recent years, and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) are now available for at least 161 countries. Please visit our research and data page to better understand how data are crucial to UN Women’s work on preventing and …
Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021
网页2021年12月22日 · As 2021 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the major moments for gender equality and women’s rights from the past 12 months. From women at the forefront of the ongoing fight against COVID-19, to new laws to support survivors of gender-based violence, from women in the highest political offices to eliminating gender …
Explainer: How gender inequality and climate change are …
网页2022年2月28日 · As climate change drives conflict across the world, women and girls face increased vulnerabilities to all forms of gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, human trafficking, child marriage, and other forms of violence. When disasters strike, women are less likely to survive and more likely to be injured due to long ...
International Women’s Day - UN Women – Headquarters
网页This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, join the United Nations in celebrating under the theme Invest in women: Accelerate progress. The world is facing many crises, ranging from geopolitical conflicts to soaring poverty levels and the escalating impacts of climate change. These challenges can only be addressed by solutions that empower ...
网页5 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AfDB African Development Bank ARRs asset-based reserve requirements CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CESR Center for Economic and Social Rights CTT currency transactions tax ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin …
Push forward: 10 ways to end violence against women
网页2022年11月18日 · Violence against women and girls remains the most pervasive human rights violation in the world, affecting more than 1 in 3 women—a figure that has remained largely unchanged over the last decade. Ending violence against women is everyone’s business. This 16 Days, show your solidarity with feminist movements and advocates …
Women rising: Women’s activism that has shaped the world as …
网页2019年3月6日 · The women’s suffrage movement in the US started in 1848 at the country’s first women’s rights convention. After being barred from speaking at an anti-slavery convention, Americans Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott brought together hundreds of people in Seneca Falls, New York. There, they demanded civil, political and religious ...