Women's Empowerment

UNDP focuses on gender equality and women’s empowerment not only as human rights, but also because they are a pathway to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and sustainable development.

Our Goals

UNDP coordinates global and national efforts to integrate gender equality and women’s empowerment into poverty reduction, democratic governance, crisis prevention and recovery, and environment and sustainable development. Through our global network, we work to ensure that women have a real voice in all governance institutions, from the judiciary to the civil service, as well as in the private sector and civil society, so they can participate equally with men in public dialogue and decision-making and influence the decisions that will determine the future of their families and countries.

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Facts and Figures

In 10 states in India, UNDP joined forces with the ministry for local governance and civil society organizations to support women elected to public office in more than 2,600 village councils.
In Ghana, UNDP and the Japanese government helped more than 200 rural women to set up six training centers where they learned to produce goods that are now being exported around the world.

Our Stories

Projects and Initiatives

UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund

UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund

The UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund (JWIDF) was established in 1995 as a joint follow-up initiative between the Government of Japan and UNDP. It supports national capacities in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women through innovative projects that broaden and sustain women's opportunities. more

Gender Thematic Trust Fund

Gender Thematic Trust Fund

The Fund has received nearly US$10 million and has funded projects in more than 65 countries. more

UNite to End Violence Against Women

UNite to End Violence Against Women

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign aims to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls in all parts of the world. more

Featured Publications
Chemicals and gender

This guidance document describes important linkages between development, gender and chemicals management.

 

Leading Resilient Development - Grassroots Practices & Innovations

This publication presents a set of grassroots women's development innovations that build community resilience. The women's groups and collectives described in this publication are grassroots women’s groups, whose survival and everyday lives are directly affected by natural hazards and climate change.

 

Price of Peace: Financing for Gender Equality in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

UNDP-commissioned case studies in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Southern Sudan and Timor-Leste examine resources in post-conflict reconstruction initiatives that promote gender equality and address women’s needs.

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