Fund for Gender Equality 2016 annual report

Date: 14 July 2017

In 2016, UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) supported 35 active programmes in 40 countries and reached more than 50,700 direct beneficiaries. The programmes, implemented by women-led civil society organizations, work to advance women’s political and economic empowerment at local, national and regional levels across the globe... More

A day in the life of a rural woman

Date: 04 July 2017

This brochure provides an insight into the everyday lives of rural women, who, despite the difficult circumstances of rural life, work hard to improve their lives as well as of those around them. The brochure draws together stories of strong and inspirational rural women, who, with confidence and determination, changed their lives for the better. More

Know your rights! Be protected! Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women – Easy-Read-version of selected articles

Date: 04 July 2017

This simplified version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was developed together with survivors of violence from Moldova. The guide contains only some CEDAW articles selected by women survivors of violence and are described from their point of view in order to help other women improve their knowledge and stand for their rights. More

Ending Violence against Women in the Western Balkan countries and Turkey: "Implementing Norms, Changing Minds"

Date: 19 June 2017

The three-year programme, ‘Implementing Norms, Changing Minds,’ funded by the European Union, aims at ending gender-based discrimination and violence against women in the six Western Balkan countries; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro; and Turkey, with a particular focus on the most disadvantaged groups of women. More

National Research on Low Female Labour Market Participation (Quantitative based evidence from a new survey)

Date: 14 June 2017

This is the first study that examines female inactivity in details, based on a large, representative sample of female citizens in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Data enable us to develop a profile of the “typical” inactive woman in the country, which can be then used to design policies to promote female activity, with particular emphasis on women whose inactivity is not their individual choice. More

Promoting Gender Equality with Media in Moldova

Date: 05 June 2017

UN Women in Moldova engaged 30 outlets from print, online and broadcast media in a process of self-assessment of their coverage from a gender perspective. As a result, 37 broadcast, print and online media outlets signed a commitment to respect gender equality principles and outlined concrete actions they will take in this direction. UN Women also supported media partners to increase women’s visibility by connecting them to successful women leaders. This resulted in 340 success stories of women from different walks of life and all corners of Moldova that featured in different types of media. More

Putting women at the center of recovery and peace building

Date: 05 June 2017

This brief provides a glimpse of UN Women's work in the conflict affected regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes is one of the priority areas of work for UN Women in Ukraine. More

Advancing Gender Equality in Ukraine - UN Women in Ukraine

Date: 05 June 2017

This brief provides a glimpse of UN Women's work in Ukraine. UN Women has a focus on increasing women's leadership and participation; ending violence against women and girls; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes and humanitarian action; and making gender equality central to national and local development planning and budgeting in Ukraine. More

“Building More Inclusive, Sustainable and Prosperous Societies in Europe and Central Asia: From vision to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals – call for action from the regional UN system”

Date: 25 May 2017

The Regional Advocacy Paper provides key policy recommendations that can help countries overcome the existing development bottlenecks and boost the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, leaving no one behind. It is intended to contribute to the development dialogue in the region on the need for integrated and coherent policies based on the principles of national ownership, whole-of-government and whole-ofsociety approaches, and will help accelerate SDG implementation in all countries of the region. More

ZORALE JIUVLEA - Roma Women Success Stories

Date: 17 April 2017

This brochure contains 10 stories of successful Roma women from Moldova who overcame barriers and achieved remarkable results. It aims to develop empathy in readers toward Roma women and inspire through their stories. More

Policy Brief - Investing in social care for gender equality and inclusive growth in Europe and Central Asia

Date: 31 March 2017

This policy brief highlights the need for publicly provided social care services for children, the sick, the elderly and persons with disabilities to reduce the burden of unpaid care work on women and advance women’s economic empowerment. It details the substantial advantages and returns countries stand to gain in the short and long run from such investments. More

Report on the Legal Rights of Women and Girl Asylum Seekers in the European Union

Date: 29 March 2017

This report assesses EU member states' practice in terms of reviewing asylum applications of women survivors of gender-based violence. As demonstrated, Member States have taken disparate views as to when women can successfully claim refugee status on the grounds of gender-based persecution. The report concludes with a section on gender sensitive procedures for processing asylum claims. It also includes a series of recommendations to EU policy makers and member states to make their asylum system more gender responsive. More

Assessment of opportunities for UN Women to support the development of gender statistics in Europe and Central Asia

Date: 28 February 2017

This report summarizes ongoing initiatives by other actors and identifies key gaps, challenges, opportunities and entry points for UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in the areas of gender statistics at the regional level in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report was prepared based on the assessment conducted by a gender statistics consultant, for the period of September - November 2016. More

Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Implementation Guide

Date: 25 January 2017

WEPs signatory companies are expected to consider their sector, corporate culture, and current situation, in terms of gender equality and impact areas, and develop a solution in line with their targets and necessities. This guide aims to support companies in creating a roadmap for developing solutions in accordance with WEPs. The guide explains the scope of the principles, as well as indicators used to monitor them, and suggests policies to be followed during implementation. More

A Policy Option for Sustainable and Equitable Development in Turkey: Public Investment in Social Care Services

Date: 30 December 2016

This brief demonstrates that public investment in early childhood education would be key to creation of decent jobs in Turkey, especially for women. According to the brief, public investment in early childhood education is more effective in job creation than public investment in physical infrastructure. More

Research on media reporting on gender-based violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date: 28 December 2016

This study on media reporting on gender-based violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina calls for more responsible and ethical reporting around this issue and urges media to urgently change focus on sensational coverage of gender-based and domestic violence. More

Enhancing internally displaced women’s sustainable livelihoods: Approaches, tools and interventions

Date: 27 December 2016

This compilation of guidance notes forms an introduction to approaches, tools and interventions that can be used to promote sustainable livelihoods of internally displaced women. More

No one left behind: lessons learned from the grassroots social mobilization of women in Georgia

Date: 26 December 2016

From 2010-2015, UN Women worked with local partner organizations, the TASO Foundation and the Women’s Information Center, to promote the social mobilization of internally-displaced, conflict-affected and ethnic minority women and girls in Georgia. More

Handbook on Costing gender equality

Date: 22 December 2016

The handbook is designed to support governments, multilateral and bilateral organizations, civil society and others in costing gender equality outcomes, which responds to the growing global demand for concrete methodologies to estimate the financing gaps and requirements for achieving gender equality commitments. More

Women, Peace and Security: Guide for Ministry of Defence and General Staff of Ukraine

Date: 01 December 2016

This Guide provides the Ministry of Internal Affairs and General Staff of Ukraine with the practical tools to include gender perspectives in the security sector reform process, based on international and national commitments on gender equality and women's rights (including but not limited to CEDAW, UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security etc.) More