UN Women was created by United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
UN Women acts on two fronts:
- Supporting international political negotiations to formulate globally agreed standards for gender equality.
- Helping UN member states to implement those standards by providing expertise and financial support
Focus Areas
- Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
- International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
- Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Priorities
- To support inter-governmental bodies, such as the Commission on the Status of Women, in their formulation of policies, global standards and norms.
- To help Member States to implement these standards, standing ready to provide suitable technical and financial support to those countries that request it, and to forge effective partnerships with civil society.
- To lead and coordinate the UN system’s work on gender equality as well as promote accountability, including through regular monitoring of system-wide progress.
UN Women, among other issues, works for the:
- elimination of discrimination against women and girls;
- empowerment of women; and
- achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
UN Women focuses on priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board.
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