Highlights 2020 - Annual report of UN Women in Turkey

UN Women in Turkey works closely with the Government, civil society organizations, the private sector, media, as well as UN and international partners to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in all spheres of life. UN Women’s overarching goals are: to strengthen women’s leadership and participation in decision-making, advance gender-responsive plans, budgets and services, eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and strengthen the rights and opportunities of refugee women. Towards these goals, in 2020, UN Women implemented a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes, adapting them to respond to the growing and changing needs of women and girls amidst the

COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights 2020 report tells UN Women Turkey's story over the year 2020 and presents its work and main results achieved under the programmes and campaigns.