UN Women is the United Nations 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.
UN Women supports United Nations Member States as they set
global standards for achieving gender equality, and works
with governments and civil society to design laws, policies,
programmes and services needed to implement these standards.
It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects
of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s
leadership and participation; ending violence against women;
engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes;
enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making
gender equality central to national development planning and
budgeting. UN Women also co-ordinates and promotes the UN
system’s work in advancing gender equality.
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