UN Women Kenya Annual Report 2021

At the strategic level, UN Women Kenya’s programmatic focus is guided by its Strategic Note 2019–2022 and aligned to the UN Women Strategic Plan (2018–2021) and national, continental, and international frameworks that have the ultimate goal of achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are prerequisites for strong institutions and stable communities and economies.

The annual report documents UN Women Kenya’s achievements for women’s empowerment and gender equality in Kenya. These achievements are concentrated in our priority areas of (i) increasing women’s leadership and political participation, (ii) enhancing economic empowerment, (iii) ending violence against women and girls, (iv) engaging women in all aspects of peace, security and humanitarian actions, (v) increasing availability of gender data and statistics, and (vi) making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting.