Women’s economic empowerment in the Indian Ocean Rim: Progress and challenges

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020

This report explores some key indicators of women’s economic empowerment in labour markets and women’s political participation and economic leadership in the Indian Ocean Rim region through three dimensions: resources, agency, and achievements. It highlights good practices, case studies, and challenges and opportunities for investments and initiatives, and provides key recommendations for Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Member States and other stakeholders to realize women’s economic empowerment in the region.

UN Women Cameroon Country Office Newsletter Q3 2020

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020

We are happy to share with you the Q3 2020 UN Women Cameroon Country Office  Newsletter. UN Women Cameroon Country Office  pursued the implementation of its COVID-19 Response Plan tailored to reach the most left behind women and girls to alleviate the pandemic consequences and to build resilience around the C19 sanitary value chain. Projects have been implemented to foster women economic empowerment, with sister agencies support UNICEF and UNDP . Support have been provided to...

UN Women in Ethiopia Supports Electoral Cycles to be Gender Sensitive

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The brief aims to inform on the contents, context and approach used in the training workshop as well as UN Women’s continuous support to increase equal and effective participation of women in leadership in collaboration with key stakeholders.

Call for Application for Women Leaders to become a member of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Ethiopia Chapter

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The publication is a brochure containing a call for application for women leaders to become members of the AWLN Ethiopia Chapter. It includes brief background of the AWLN and the Ethiopia chapter in particular. It also lists the criteria for application and the application procedures. The publication is prepared in both Amharic and English languages.

Synthesis Report on the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The analytical report and policy brief are based on an analysis of country reports and other relevant documents and offers a snapshot of regional trends in terms of the achievements and challenges in the 12 critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action (BDPfA) besides making some critical recommendations for future action.

Joint Newsletter by AU, UNECA and UN Women on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020

he newsletter aims to serve as an information-sharing platform to promote accelerated action for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (GEWE) in Africa. Among its contents, the newsletter features good practices, knowledge and efforts by the AUC, ECA and UN Women that help ensure GEWE in Africa is sustained.

Realizing the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage: Emerging lessons from child marriage programming in Malawi and Zambia

Date: Friday, October 30, 2020

This policy paper highlights the emerging lessons and key priority actions drawn from UN Women–led child marriage programs in Malawi and Zambia that will be instructive to existing and future interventions across Africa. The paper is also timely as it recognizes the need for deliberate actions to ensure that COVID-19 does not reverse the gains made to end child marriages in Africa.

The Nigerian Legislature's Role in Advancing Women, Peace and Security

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020

This Guide is a useful document which provides direction to the Nigerian Legislature on their role in promoting the inclusion of women in decision-making, and in supporting the UNSCR 1325 agenda.

RAPID GENDER ANALYSIS: NORTH EAST NIGERIA

Date: Friday, September 4, 2020

The ongoing crisis in Nigeria's North East region, compounded by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has left internally displaced persons even more vulnerable. 54% of the internal displaed population is female. The Rapid Gender Assessment undertaken by UN Women in collaboration with CARE International and Oxfam examines the gender-related impact of COVID-19 on women, men, girls and boys to inform the intervention response for the North-East.

Mapping and Analysis of the Laws of The Gambia From a Gender Perspective: Towards Reversing Discrimination in Law

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2020

In 2019, the Government of The Gambia initiated a a mapping and analysis of its national laws from a gender perspective. The process formed a critical component of its democratic and transitional justice and legislative reforms.  The analysis reviews the 1997 Constitution, statutes and corresponding legislative and legal instruments in the form of regulations, orders, guidelines, directives as well as case law.  The review was guided primarily by the Convention on the...

Policy Brief 2019 Further Analysis of Findings on Violence Against Women From the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey

Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020

VAW is recognized as both a cause and consequence of gender inequality, and is a major obstacle to women and girls’ enjoyment of human rights and their full participation in society and the economy. The findings of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey show that more than 1 out of 4 (26%) women age 14-59 experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15 in Ethiopia.

Further Analysis of Findings on Violence Against Women From the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey

Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020

In 2016, the fourth Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) was conducted at the request of the government, in particular the Ministry of Health and was implemented by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA); this 2016 EDHS included a VAW module for the first time in the history of EDHS at the request of the Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs.

MAPPING AND ASSESSING THE GENDER-RESPONSIVENESS OF PEACE INFRASTRUCTURES IN LIBERIA

Date: Monday, July 27, 2020

The overall objective of the study was to conduct a mapping exercise of existing peace infrastructures in targeted five counties of Liberia and research their gender responsiveness. The research also assessed the mechanisms of coordination and intersection between the Palava Huts and the Peace Huts and other decentralized peace infrastructures, which should inform the implementation of the recommendations put forward by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Gender and Aid Effectiveness Manual

Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2020

The gender and aid effectiveness manual is a component of the Transformative Financing for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Programme of UN Women in partnership with MoF and Ministry of Women, Children and Youth (MoWCY). The programme aims to ensure equitable distribution of international financing to address gender inequality and empowerment of women as part of the efforts to ensure gender responsive national planning and budgeting system. The objectives of this Manual are to contribute...

TRANSFORMATIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT WOMEN LED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA IN A POST COVID 19 WORLD

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Amidst COVID-19, Women-led businesses across Africa have significantly been impacted. UN Women, ImpactHer conducted a survey with women SME owners across 30 African countries which revealed that most women-led SMEs are at risk of permanent business shutdown as a result of the pandemic.

Brief Gender Responsive Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in WCAR

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic (also known as COVID-19) has now spread to all the 25 countries in West and Central Africa (WCA). This rapid evolution of COVID-19 in Africa is deeply worrisome. The coronavirus is a threat to the world and to all countries of our region, many of whom just recovered from the Ebola pandemic (such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Liberia). The region was already fragilized by conflict, violent extremism, and a very alarming humanitarian situation. The pandemic risks to be graver in refugee camps and IDPs camps in conflict or post-conflict areas.

PRELIMINARY, ENABLING & ESSENTIAL VARIABLES OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS SUCCESS

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The publication innovates "The Matrix of Her Success", a case study of UN Women's Economic Empowerment successes in Mali. It delineates the supremacy of the personality of the businesswoman, Mme Sirébara over all other factors. the personality is classified as the essential factor, the "Unbeatable desire to succeed, opportunity readiness" which generates "sustainability potentials as both causal & enabling variables of business". Unique testimony to the unique potentials of UN Women flagships deployed within a public-private-partnership.

UN Women Ethiopia: Changing the lives of women and girls

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2020

The publication presents UN Women Ethiopia key results on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE). It highlights thevaluable collaboration with government institutions, development partners, regional organisations, UN Agencies and CSOs as key approach for GEWE’s accomplishments.

UN Women ESARO Evaluation knowledge products series 2020

Date: Monday, June 15, 2020

The ten knowledge products provide practical, evidence-based guidance for UN Women staff in various programming areas and organizational priorities such as Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Violence against Women, Women Economic Empowerment, Resource Based Management (RBM), Resource Mobilization, Partnerships, Women in Humanitarian Action among others.

Gender and agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia- Rapid Assessment

Date: Thursday, June 11, 2020

The rapid assessment  publication on Gender and Agricultural Mechanization in Ethiopia  provides   clear recommendations to  inform the agricultural mechanization policy currently under development in the country by adding value to the process through introduction of gender responsiveness approach.  The assessment also aims to strengthen enforcement of the existing agricultural mechanization by evaluating  current practices in gender and mechanization in the...