This is a fact sheet for UN Women East and Southern Africa quarterly knowledge series which has been developed from a multi country analytical study on access to justice for women and girls in in East and Southern Africa conducted in 2021.

This brief examines Tanzania’s promises and efforts to stop these destructive activities, assesses how common they are across the country, and reveals the crucial role that societal norms and other underlying causes play.

The main objective of this report is to assess the relevance and applicability of the development of an election-specific mechanism to monitor violence and discriminatory practices against women in elections and to determine if relevant early warning systems exist in Somalia.

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the Ministry of Peace Building, and with support from UN Women and international funding, the Women’s Charter empowers women and girls to engage with the Reconstituted National Constitutional Review Commission (R-NCRC). Launched on May 29, 2024, in Juba, the Charter addresses twelve critical themes, advocating for comprehensive legal, policy, and programmatic interventions in the Permanent Constitution-making process.

The stories cover achievements under UN Women’s normative, coordination and operational mandates, especially work on women`s economic empowerment, bridging the digital gender divide, and much more. The results registered are testament to the effective partnerships that we maintain with stakeholders across the board, including with Government Institutions, Development Agencies, Civil Society Organizations, Women’s Organizations, Private Sector, Youth, Media and UN Agencies.

UN Women and International Development Law Organization (IDLO), in partnership with the Kenya Law Reform Commission. Researcher/writer: Dr. Consolata Ngondi; Ms. Petronella Mukaindo

STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS OF AFRICA (COTLA), AFRICAN WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK (AWLN) NIGERIA CHAPTER AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF WOMANIFESTO, ON THE REPEAL OF THE WOMEN’S AMENDMENT ACT (2015) PROHIBITING FGM IN THE GAMBIA.

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in The United Republic of Tanzania. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Uganda. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in South Africa. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Rwanda. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Malawi. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Namibia. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Mauritius. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Kenya. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Ethiopia. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

This advocacy brief provides an overview of the trends in terms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) as a human rights violation in the southern Africa sub-region.

The Burundi Country Gender Equality Profile (CGEP), 2023 edition scans the horizons and outlines the prospects for gender equality in Burundi with a view to creating an overview and establishing a baseline on the situation of Gender Equality in the country.

Under the Joint UN-EU Spotlight initiative, the Second Chance Education center for Women and Girls, Sokoto, was established to ensure GBV survivors in Sokoto get a second chance at economic empowerment and basic education. This document highlights some of the human impact stories made by the Joint UN-EU Spotlight initiative in Sokoto

This document gives an overview of the activities carried out during the 16 Days of activism 2023 Campaign in Nigeria.