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that women subjected to violence and, where appropriate, their children have specialized assistance, such as rehabilitation, assistance in child care and maintenance, treatment, counselling, and health and social services, facilities and programmes, as well as support structures, and should take all other appropriate m... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769319231.pdf | https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.21_declaration%20elimination%20vaw.pdf |
forth in the present Declaration; ( o ) Recognize the important role of the women's movement and non-governmental organizations world wide in raising awareness and alleviating the problem of violence against women; ( p ) Facilitate and enhance the work of the women's movement and non-governmental organizations and coop... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769319231.pdf | https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.21_declaration%20elimination%20vaw.pdf |
Article 5 The organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system should, within their respective fields of competence, contribute to the recognition and realization of the rights and the principles set forth in the present Declaration and, to this end, should, inter alia : ( a ) Foster international and regio... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769319231.pdf | https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.21_declaration%20elimination%20vaw.pdf |
Article 6 Nothing in the present Declaration shall affect any provision that is more conducive to the elimination of violence against women that may be contained in the legislation of a State or in any international convention, treaty or other instrument in force in a State. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769319231.pdf | https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.21_declaration%20elimination%20vaw.pdf |
THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 i UN WOMEN ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 | ii FOREWORD BY UN WOMEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new visibility and profile to the essential roles that women play in our social, political and economic systems, from frontline healthcare workers, trus... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
It demonstrated also how many public and private systems depend on women performing multiple and often underpaid roles, and the fragility of that construction.
It is time to act on that understanding and to commit to building back in ways that reflect its sharp lessons.
This report demonstrates multiple ways, both be... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Women are often the first to respond in a crisis; UN Women immediately took a leading part in the COVID-19 response, flagging essential areas for action like domestic violence and pointing out the implications of the digital gender divide for response measures reliant on mobile technology. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
We joined UN entities and women’s organizations across the world to extend information and services that keep women safe, establishing critical, gender-disaggregated datasets, bringing global expertise, extensive networks, and a legacy of trust.
I ask governments and all other service providers, including the private ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
We must not rebuild the old world but make women and girls central to plans that bring a better future.
Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director IN 2019, UN WOMEN WORKED WITH PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO: EXTEND LEGAL AID TO MORE THAN 150,000 WOMEN BRING HUMANITARIAN REL... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS “WE MUST NOT REBUILD THE OLD WORLD BUT MAKE WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRAL TO PLANS THAT BRING A BETTER FUTURE.” REVIEW PROGRESS ON THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION WITH 102 COUNTRIES ADOPT 82 LAWS AND POLICIES IN 40 COUNTRIES TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY SCALE UP SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS SU... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
But even more hangs in the balance for most women and girls.
Gender inequalities and discrimination filter through every issue, whether a new pandemic or longstanding conflicts, deep-seated disparities in income or a lack of political voice.
Women and girls confront additional risks and obstacles simply because they ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Towards that end, and as the only United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality, we marshal the world’s best gender expertise and the considerable resources of the United Nations.
We connect people in many realms, the national and international, the public and private, activists and officials.
Together, our effo... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
But as we arrived at a moment of intense challenges and concerns, it was also clear how much more we need to do.
2 THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS: 2019-2020 THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS Unstoppable activism.
Across the globe, women’s activists are at the forefront of economic, social and environmental justice movemen... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
They remain undaunted even in the face of concerted pushbacks against women’s rights.
Increasingly, young women are making the case that their human rights require ending ALL forms of inequality, exclusion and injustice.
They lead dynamic, diverse coalitions for democracy, migrant rights, LGBTIQ+ equality, and climat... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
UN Women has brought together activists of all types through our global call for a new “Generation Equality”.
25 years of moving forward, but... 2020 was cause for celebration, marking the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women.
There, 189 countries committed to equal rights and opportunities f... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
For the anniversary, people around the world took time to assess what’s happened since 1995—and what hasn’t.
Under the guidance of UN Women, comprehensive regional reviews took place.
They affirmed that more girls are in school than ever before, but the gender pay gap remains unwavering.
More countries have passed l... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The share of women in parliaments has doubled since 1995, but still hovers at only about 25 per cent.
With complex challenges like climate change and COVID-19 threatening progress on all fronts, accelerated implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action holds renewed urgency, including to meet the globally agreed S... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Good news came from the 2020 Commission on the Status of Women, the largest annual gathering on gender equality and the empowerment of women at the United Nations.
UN Member States adopted a Political Declaration pledging to ramp up actions to realize the promises of Beijing.
The UN system steps up.
Recent reforms h... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Every part of the system has an obligation to act on gender equality, including through new frameworks for UN cooperation on development programmes in individual countries.
This places an increased and welcome demand on UN Women to provide our globally recognized expertise on gender equality and women’s empowerment. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
We are coordinating actions to achieve gender equality across the entire UN system, in refugee camps and at peace tables, as well as in international political forums and through joint programmes for women’s empowerment.
From a virus, heightened vulnerability.
In glaring relief, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
From the moment the pandemic broke, UN Women drew worldwide attention to specific tolls on women and girls.
We were the first and most prominent voice urging action on escalating rates of gender- based violence during lockdowns.
We collaborated with other UN organizations to define family-friendly policies and good w... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
It shares how we and our many partners are striding forward to realize a better world for women and girls—one of equality and empowerment.
Looking forward, we will draw on our full resources and experiences in protecting and advancing the rights of all women and girls.
That is what we do and who we are, as a leader, ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The challenges are large, but as we build bridges and bring people together to set an agenda for equality, not insurmountable.
WE LED THE SETTING OF AGENDAS.
WE MOBILIZED PEOPLE TO ACT ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS.
WE SHARED KNOWLEDGE TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS.
WE TRANSFORMED LIVES ON THE GROUND.
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Ensuring recovery.
MILLIONS OF WOMEN GLOBALLY BENEFIT FROM OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE UN Women’s response to COVID-19 took off in countries around the world within the first weeks of the pandemic.
In Asia and the Pacific, we conducted the first assessments showing the gender differences in the crisis.
Smartphone surveys ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In the Philippines, mental health outlooks were worse for women than men.
Using insights like these, UN Women took immediate steps to steer policies and services to meet women’s needs—and rights.
We set forth guidance on risk communication for marginalized groups that is now being used globally.
We reached out to bu... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
We helped channel cash grants to women and forge national standards to protect women and children in quarantine facilities in Indonesia.
A national campaign in Afghanistan, Salam for Safety, used images of strong Afghan women to encourage social distancing through traditional no-touch greetings.
Achievements in other... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Advocacy in Lebanon backed expanded “cash for care” provisions for women struggling with increased domestic responsibilities.
In St. Lucia, UN Women helped strengthen health, school meals, housing and other services for women reliant on public assistance.
4 WOMEN HOLD 30% OF POSITIONS TO DRAFT A NEW CONSTITUTION THE ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
A major advance came in 2019 as women assumed nearly 30 per cent of the seats on the committee to draft the Constitution.
It was a long way from the 10 per cent share in previous rounds.
The achievement built on UN Women’s close partnership with the UN Special Envoy to Syria and ongoing support for the Women’s Adviso... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
From the configuration of the political system to priorities to restart services and the economy, women will have a voice in decisions with far-reaching impacts on their country.
Having a board dedicated to advising on women and peace has proven so effective that similar bodies have been created in Iraq, Libya and Yem... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Leading gender-responsive humanitarian action.
In countries in crisis, 83 per cent of UN humanitarian teams now turn to UN Women for dedicated gender expertise, a testament to our global role in making humanitarian action meet the needs of women and girls.
A key resource is the Handbook on Gender in Humanitarian Acti... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In the crowded camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, a Gender Hub advances rapid uptake of practices such as systematic collection of sex-disaggregated data to guide accurate provision of 83% OF HUMANITARIAN TEAMS USE OUR EXPERTISE humanitarian services and supplies.
That gives women and girls in dire straits a be... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Gender can define disaster risks, but risk reduction strategies and policies have often been gender blind.
UN Women in 2019 led a drive to integrate specific provisions for women in disaster plans, policies and needs assessments that covered 181 million people in 40 countries.
The gender dimensions of disaster risks ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Gender also features prominently in disaster preparedness training provided by central authorities to local communities.
Protecting biodiversity, upholding equality.
When Parties to the global Convention on Biological Diversity convened to come up with a framework for protecting the world’s biodiversity over the next... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
That means making specific commitments and adopting targets that, for instance, bring more women and girls into decision-making about biodiversity conservation, and ensure equitable sharing of considerable benefits from genetic resources, among many possibilities.
Women have always been critical in safeguarding the di... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
4 UN WOMEN ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 | 5 WE MOBILIZED PEOPLE TO ACT ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS 660 MILLION PEOPLE ENGAGED ON SOCIAL MEDIA Be the change.
Join Generation Equality!
Gender equality activists, young and old, from every corner of the globe.
More than 660 million people on social media.
Star-power like Nicole Kidma... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Trend-setting businesses, including Netflix.
UN Women mobilized them all to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women and its landmark commitments to gender equality.
More than that, through our Generation Equality campaign, we asked them to imagine an equal future and take actions to ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In Europe and Central Asia, as part of regional actions under Generation Equality and to mark the Beijing anniversary, UN Women tapped individual women to share stories that resonated across the region—and exemplified the experiences of the billions of people who each day stand on the right side of history. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Among many issues, women told of marshalling the courage to overcome the shame of being a child born of rape during conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, fighting for transgender rights in Ukraine, using sports to demolish gender stereotypes in Turkey and spreading “green” values in Kyrgyzstan.
Their voices were clearly... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
6 MORE THAN 13,000 YOUNG PEOPLE SHIFTED NORMS THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS Calling on entire societies to prevent gender-based violence.
Everyone must take part in challenging the deeply entrenched norms that sustain violence against women and girls.
In Tanzania, local governments, community activists, women’s group... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Community dialogues with nearly 65,000 women stressed prevention and the right to live in safety.
Over 13,000 young people led efforts to stop violence in their communities.
Legislators+lawyers+magistrates+civil society equals free legal aid.
In Liberia, UN Women stood with women legislators and advocates as they ch... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
With the policy in place, UN Women partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to mobilize all those involved in putting it into practice— legal aid providers to expand services, magistrates and public defenders to define their new roles, and civil society activists to make sure women know their rights.... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The ad industry unites to stop the stereotypes.
Through the Unstereotype Alliance, UN Women drew together 96 companies committed to using new tools to unpack stereotypes and gender biases, and unleash creative talent for gender equality.
Cutting-edge research has uncovered the true extent of stereotyping even in inno... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Partnership with Cannes Lions defined “unstereotyped” judging criteria for the prestigious advertising awards, a practice that has now spread to two major regional awards, Spikes Asia and Dubai Lynx.
COMPANIES CHALLENGED GENDER BIASES 96 6 UN WOMEN ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 | 7 WE SHARED KNOWLEDGE TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Recent debates on families have been polarizing, at times denying women’s rights in favour of “traditional” family values.
Robust evidence to counter this worrisome trend came in the 2019-2020 edition of UN Women’s flagship report, Progress of the World’s Women.
Dedicated to exploring transformations in family life, ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
A trove of innovative data, sound analysis and creative policy ideas has become an essential resource for gender advocates across the globe to reclaim and reframe the family as a space for equality and justice.
The report, featuring a new global dataset unequivocally demonstrating that there is no “standard” family, h... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In Mexico, findings from the Progress series have beefed-up protections of women’s sexual and reproductive rights, and the rights of migrant women and their families.
8 NOW WE KNOW: THE TRUE BURDEN OF UNPAID CARE THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS Every woman and girl counts.
UN Women stands at the vanguard of solutions t... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Take the hugely disproportionate amount of time that women and girls spend on unpaid care work, rarely measured or understood, yet resulting in lost opportunities for education and paid employment.
UN Women has pioneered measures to generate detailed evidence on this disparity, and the costs and benefits of resolving ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Other recent measurement advances have come through statistical methods that in 2019 allowed the first global reporting on several key indicators tracking progress on gender equality under the global Sustainable Development Goals.
The world can now see how well legal frameworks, budgets and local political systems uph... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Save lives.
UN Women in 2019 launched the Women Count Data Hub, already used by people in 192 countries.
It quickly emerged as a vital resource in the COVID-19 crisis, issuing up-to- the minute sex-disaggregated data informing decisions and actions to save lives.
Even as the pandemic broke, UN Women partnered with t... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Featured data and research tell the real stories of what is happening to women and girls, including women’s major roles in risky front-line health-care jobs.
Preliminary data already shows the rate of infections among female health workers is twice that of their of male counterparts.
This finding fuels calls for adeq... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
A sea change in national labour policy.
Profound changes in Viet Nam’s Labour Code in 2019 built on two years of detailed analysis by UN Women.
Research defined gender gaps in current laws, mapped ways to close them and generated compelling data, like the fact that women’s lower retirement age would shave 1.3 per cen... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Women’s lagging participation in paid labour was not helped by prohibitions on working in 77 occupations, and a burden of unpaid care work more than twice that of men.
Insights like these shaped revised legislation centred on a shift from restricting women in the workforce to promoting their empowerment and gender equ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The new Labour Code reduces the gender gap in retirement age, ends bans on occupations for women, extends childcare, provides paternity leave and requires workplaces to address sexual harassment.
8 UN WOMEN ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 | 9 WE TRANSFORMED LIVES ON THE GROUND USD 35 MILLION WENT TO CIVIL SOCIETY IN 2019, DOU... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Managed by UN Women, the UN TRUST FUND TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN became more critical than ever as the COVID-19 crisis took off.
As evidence mounted that the pandemic was fanning gender-based violence, and as emergency services were quickly overwhelmed by health-care demands, the Trust Fund reached out to its 144 ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In Egypt, the Al Shehab Institution for Comprehensive Development continued providing psychosocial, legal and medical services for marginalized women in the sprawling slums around Cairo, but now with a hotline to ease access.
It took further measures to maintain supplies of live-saving medicines, particularly for wome... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In 2019, the UN Trust Fund managed 137 projects in 70 countries and territories.
Doubling its grant-giving target, it awarded grants worth USD 35 million to 79 organizations, including 35 projects in Africa and Latin America under the Spotlight Initiative, a partnership between the European Union and the United Nation... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
10 ENTREPRENEURS MADE GAINS IN 20 COUNTRIES THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS Making market links for women in business.
“Gender equality means good business” is the rallying cry of WeEmpower, a partnership between UN Women, the European Union and the International Labour Organization.
It works with businesses and women ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In Jamaica, that has improved prospects for long-margin- alized women coffee growers.
They struck ties with the International Women’s Coffee Alliance, a conduit to major coffee purchasers and markets all over the world.
Another new link has been to the global Coffee Quality Institute, where a three-year partnership w... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
UN WOMEN LEADS UN EFFORTS ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN 27 COUNTRIES Stop the violence, stop it now.
The global Spotlight Initiative fuels UN Women’s actions to change laws, strengthen institutions, promote new norms, and provide better data and services to end violence and discrimination against women and girls.
Thro... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Collaboration helped the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Argentina to develop a Protocol for Investigating Femicide Cases and bolster the registration of cases, both essential to ending femicidal violence.
Further impetus for change came during a national election, when UN Women aligned with the wom... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In other parts of the world, Spotlight backed advocacy to strengthen legislation protecting women from violence in Uganda.
It supported the Police Service Women’s Network in three districts of Malawi with community outreach to women and girls so more will claim their rights and report cases of violence.
Election barr... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
For women with disabilities, the barriers are even greater.
So in the 2019 local elections, UN Women backed specialized training for them to run for seats as mayors and councillors.
They learned campaigning skills as well as legal rights and strategies to push back discriminatory norms.
Six out of seven triumphed in... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
With campaign platforms centred on issues like making public institutions fully accessible and improving health services, the women are well on the way to living their own potential, and delivering better lives for their communities.
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Partnership defines progress.
At the FIFA Women’s Football Convention in Paris, FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile MIambo-Ngcuka (left) agreed on continued collaboration.
Among the activists, governments and change makers who convened at the Women Deliver 2019 Global Conf... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
At the World Economic Forum, UN Women mobilized 100 business leaders and celebrities, like Google CMO Lorraine Twohill, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and music legend Angélique Kidjo, to join the Generation Equality Action Coalitions.
At the Elected Women Summit in Colombia, women leaders reaffirmed their commitment to ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The #HeForSheAtHome campaign spotlighted women’s unfair burden of domestic work, and told men: Do your equal share!
Philanthropist Melinda Gates believes the Generation Equality Forum “can be the organizing force behind a powerful agenda for change.” The civil-society centered, global gathering by UN Women and co-host... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Young activists like Rania Ayman, founder of Entreprenelle, championed a new generation of issues at Beijing+25 youth forums held in Africa, Arab States and Latin America.
UN Women and Nasdaq launched the annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality initiative, where stock exchanges globally took a moment to endorse the W... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
UN Women partnered with global communications and ad giant WPP to “Unpack the Everyday” with digital and outdoor campaign spots attracting 73+ million views in the United States.
Using a creative take, the spots profiled everyday objects women carry to protect themselves, sending a powerful message against gender-base... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
ADCOLOR’s Most Valuable Partners Award went to UN Women and Google for “Courage to Question”, a virtual reality video series spotlighting four women’s rights defenders fighting for equality.
With prominent announcements in the Stockholm subway and 10,400 Instagram followers, the Swedish National Committee for UN Women... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
12 CONVENING PEOPLE, CONNECTING OUR WORLD At UN Women, beyond what we do ourselves, we know change is more powerful when many people demand it together.
Partnership defines progress.
THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS UN Women and other UN organizations joined Hello Kitty to raise awareness on the SDGs through #HelloGloba... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
With over 80 top-tier media outlets from across the world signing the Media Compact, UN Women reached new audiences and shifted narratives on gender equality.
Two young artists created a song to condemn rape and sensitize their peers as part of the 16 Days in Senegal.
In Thailand, participants at the Asia-Pacific reg... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors (from left) Jaha Dukureh, Marta Vieira da Silva, Emma Watson, Anne Hathaway, Danai Gurira and Nicole Kidman offered powerful voices backing the quest for gender equality.
On International Women’s Day, Netflix and UN Women launched “Because She Watched”, a compelling collection of TV serie... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The Political Declaration adopted at the 2020 Commission on the Status of Women committed to accelerated action.
UN Women leverages social media platforms in over 20 languages, reaching over 11.2 million followers by 2020.
Besides traditional platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, it is active on T... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
A partnership with the Alibaba Foundation connected rural women farmers in Liberia to better information, finance and new markets, and improved products through labour-saving technology.
Sudanese activists (from left) Alah Salah, Samah Jamous and Huda Ali shared first-hand insights on peace at a Civil Society Forum in... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
12 UN WOMEN ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 | 13 THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS FOR THE FIRST TIME, UN WOMEN EXCEEDED THE USD 500 MILLION MARK IN REVENUES, AN INCREASE OF 30% OVER 2018 In 2019, through the generosity of our funding partners, UN Women empowered and protected millions of women and girls.
Our partners stood by their ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
For the first time, UN Women exceeded the USD 500 million mark in revenues, a 30 per cent increase over 2018, largely driven by earmarked contributions.
Voluntary contributions from 113 governments and intergovernmental organizations, 28 inter-organizational arrangements and international financial institutions, and 7... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The remainder 5 per cent is comprised of assessed resources and other revenues from investment income, exchange transactions and other sources.
Unrestricted and flexible regular resources are critical for UN Women to make a far- reaching, lasting impact on the lives of women and girls, yet these funds fell by 4 per ce... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Spain generously increased their regular resources contributions.
The Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Mauritius, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Saint Lucia and Sri Lanka made strategic and efficient multi-year commitments.
Revenue from private corporations, foundations and UN Wome... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
2019 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Thousands of USD For the year ended 31 December 2019 TOP 15 GOVERNMENT DONORS (expressed in USD) REVENUE Contributions Regular resources Other resources Assessed resources Investment income Other revenue Revenue: exchange transactions TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL EXPE... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues and expenses are recognized in the financial statements in the period to which they relate.
Assessed contributions are issued as an annual allotment from the United Nations regular budget, and are assessed and approved for a two-year budget period.
The amount of these c... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Sweden 3.
Norway 13,051,394 43,089,537 56,140,931 11,700,012 19,550,780 31,250,792 4.
United Kingdom 16,224,386 10,515,059 26,739,445 5.
Finland 6.
Switzerland 7.
Japan 8.
Denmark 9.
Canada 10.
Australia 11,123,471 8,952,907 20,076,378 16,032,064 3,328,743 19,360,807 3,926,139 13,724,712 17,650,851 8,999,704 6,... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Germany 8,905,800 5,262,022 14,167,822 13.
Netherlands (the) 4,444,444 5,357,021 9,801,466 14.
Italy 2,200,220 6,499,062 8,699,282 15.
United Arab Emirates (the) 5,108,903 - 5,108,903 1.
The European Commission is a Government member organization.
This amount includes funding towards the Spotlight Initiative (USD ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
14 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UN WOMEN IN 2019 From governments and other donors (expressed in USD) CONTRIBUTORS REGULAR RESOURCES (CORE) OTHER RESOURCES (NON-CORE) TOTAL CONTRIBUTORS THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS REGULAR RESOURCES (CORE) 100 2,000 4,444,444 1,678,750 5,000 100 57,858 OTHER RESOURCES (NON-CORE) - - 5,3... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
United States of America (the) Uruguay Viet Nam Zambia TOTAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO) Peacebuilding Fund UNDP UNFPA UNOCHA Other UN Agencies2 UN Women-administered Joint Programmes TOTAL UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS NATIONAL COMMITTEES Australia Austr... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
12,657,737 12,657,737 6,242,695 4,651,604 3,196,136 11,091,901 3,328,193 6,242,695 4,651,604 3,196,136 11,091,901 3,328,193 - 72,739,392 72,739,392 705,622 145,490 1,953 475,137 - 103,932 823,002 16,638 7,604 6,341 16,171 61,366 77,749 60,915 13,216 - 283,418 80,775 206,768 60,823 9,588 10,000 250,573 38,808 943,465 85... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
2,010,000 57,971 10,000 26,348 - 71,444 4,887,229 9,554,462 2,000,000 - 10,000 26,348 10,000 57,971 - - - 200,000 200,000 1,000 11,200 17,298 - - - 1,000 11,200 17,298 8,999,704 6,462,470 15,462,174 73,930 1,000 90,909 5,000 - - - - 73,930 1,000 90,909 5,000 - 84,427,239 84,427,239 4,543 - 4,543 11,123,471 8,952,907 20... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
1,000 1,640,699 2,755,879 - - 147,000 1,000 1,668,521 2,075,575 3,744,096 10,000 40,000 50,000 2,200,220 6,499,062 8,699,282 3,990 - 3,990 3,926,139 13,724,712 17,650,851 44,962 50,000 11,001 300 500 25,426 5,501 1,677,852 - 50,000 227 100 2,500 69,589 1,000 22,222 7,000 2,188 20,000 5,000 835,842 - - - - 15,255 - 910,... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
The European Commission is a Government member organization.
This amount includes funding towards the Spotlight Initiative (USD 59.21 million).
2.
Other UN Donors include: UNAIDS, UNOPS, UNTFHS, UNAMID, IOM, UNICEF, UNOCT, UNESCO, World Bank, UNODC, UNCDF, UNIDO, UNDPPA, MONUSCO, FAO, UNMIK, MINUSTAH, UNHCR, and ILO... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
CONTRIBUTORS REGULAR RESOURCES (CORE) OTHER RESOURCES (NON-CORE) FOUNDATIONS, PRIVATE DONORS & OTHERS3 African Development Bank Alcance Alibaba Group Holding Limited4 Alwaleed Philanthropies American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.4 Basque Agency for Development Cooperation, Spain Beijing Liujiu BHP Billiton Foundation Bill & M... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Mali Safaricom PLC4 SAP China Shiseido Soko, Inc. Standard Bank of South Africa Limited State Government of Coahuila, Mexico (Gobierno de Coahuila) Supreme Council for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain Teck Resources Ltd. Tides Foundation Turkish Petroleum Refineries Co. Twitter Inc.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
9,402,299 1,000,000 100,000 53,600 9,402,299 1,000,000 100,000 53,600 1,000,000 1,000,000 72,557 72,557 49,363 49,363 26,433 26,433 990,000 600,000 198,020 150,000 990,000 600,000 198,020 150,000 69,688 69,688 25,000 13,806 25,000 13,806 106,918 106,918 856,440 40,000 150,000 97,041 259,908 247,019 61,895 60,000 30,000... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom United States of America TOTAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UN Population Fund (UNFPA) TOTAL UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS 55,741 745,291 26,297,170 20,000 277,778 20,000 15,255 2,405,882 1,089,918 3,... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
NATIONAL COMMITTEES Australia Austria Germany Iceland Japan Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom United States of America TOTAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS FOUNDATIONS, PRIVATE DONORS & OTHERS Soko International UN Women for Peace Association Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Miscellaneous Donors TOTAL FOUNDATIONS, PRIVA... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
In-kind services provided to UN Women in 2019 amounted to USD 7.2 million.
Amongst the top contributors were WPP and GNT Globo TV, Brazil.
4.
Private sector contributors to the Unstereotype Alliance.
5.
Miscellaneous Donors includes online and individual giving donations for HeforShe, UNTF and UN Women.
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6.
Contributions to UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, which was phased out during 2019, were received from Israel (USD 20,000) and the UN Women National Committees of Germany, UK and USA (total USD 14,387).
7.
The European Commission is a Government member organization.
This amount includes funding towards the S... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
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View the Report online at: unwomen.org/en/digital-library/ annual-report Produced by the Communications and Advocacy Section of UN Women Editor: Daniel Seymour Text: Gretchen Luchsinger Production Coordination: Carlotta Aiello and Natalia Tuero Germán Photo Research: Ryan Brown Design: Melanie Doherty Design PHOTOS: Co... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
UN Women/Louie Pacardo.
P. 1: On International Rural Women’s Day, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visited a project in Oromia, Ethiopia.
She listened to stories of some of the over 3,000 women empowered through better livelihoods.
UN Women/Zina Alam.
P. 2: More than 70,000 women in four cities of... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
UN Women/Dzilam Méndez.
P. 4: Women play prominent roles as health-care workers and volunteers, like these in Bangkok, Thailand, who serve on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response.
UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng.
P.5 (from top to bottom): UN Women/Nadira Islam; UN Women/Lauretta Ah Sam; UN Women/Ryan Brown.
P. 6: In Kyi... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
UN Women/Volodymyr Shuvayev.
P.7 (from top to bottom): UN Women/Deepika Nath; UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter; UN Women/Images D’Azur.
P. 8: The “Because I am a Man” campaign encouraged thinking about family roles in new ways, demonstrated by a father practicing martial arts with his daughter.
UN Women/Zaki Qutteineh.
P.... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696769327953.pdf | https://seychelles.un.org/en/download/77556/144056 |
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