UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Strategic Note 2026 - 2029

This brochure outlines the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia's Strategic Note (SN) for 2026–2029. It serves as a comprehensive, multi-year roadmap detailing the rationale, envisioned targets, and resource requirements needed to advance gender equality and improve the lives of women and girls across the region.

Global and Regional Alignment

Designed through extensive consultations with UN agencies, governments, civil society, women’s movements, and regional organizations, this strategy translates lessons learned into actionable goals. It aligns directly with:

• UN Women’s Global Strategic Plan
• The Secretary-General’s UN80 initiative
• The UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan (GEAP)
• Key global and regional commitments to Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE)

Core Thematic Priorities

To address the root causes of inequality, UN Women’s regional strategy and programming will focus on four critical areas:

• Women’s Leadership and Gender-Responsive Governance
• Women’s Economic Empowerment and Resilience
• Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG)
• Women, Peace, Security, Humanitarian Action, and Disaster Risk Reduction (WPS-HA/DRR)

How We Drive Change

Leveraging UN Women’s unique normative, coordination, and operational mandate, we will advance these priorities by supporting stronger legal frameworks and building institutional capacity. This work is conducted hand-in-hand with governments, civil society, the wider UN system, International Financial Institutions, and development partners to ensure a coordinated, sustainable impact.