UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. Learn more
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- What We Do
- Where we are
- Partnerships
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News
- Articles
- From where I stand...
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In focus
- Dia internacional de las ninas en las TIC
- CSW65
- International Women’s Day
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
- Women, Peace, Power
- 75th session of the UN General Assembly
- Día de las mujeres indigenas
- International Youth Day
- Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response
- International Women’s Day
- World Humanitarian Day
- Generation Equality action pack, November 2019: Generation Equality Stands against Rape
- International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- World Refugee Day
- CSW63
- Beijing+25
- International Day of the Girl Child
- 2016
- 73rd session of the UN General Assembly
- Women and climate change
- CSW62
- International Day of Rural Women
- Indigenous women’s rights and activism
- Statement by Executive Director
- Women and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Media contact
- Digital Library
About Us
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. She was sworn into office on 19 August 2013 and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position, having devoted her career to issues of human rights, equality and social justice. Learn more
Maria-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean Learn more
UN Women is committed to independent and objective internal oversight to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations. Learn more
Several international agreements guide the work of UN Women. Learn more
UN Women procures more than USD 100 million worth of services and goods each year to support its programme of work. UN Women is committed to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide while delivering green results, with an emphasis on transparency and effectiveness. Learn more
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