Prospects for Ending Child Marriage in Africa - Executive Brief
This executive brief is a synthesis of key findings and recommendations from a multi country analytical study by UN Women on child marriage in Africa covering ten countries selected due to their comparatively higher prevalence of child marriage in the continent and globally. More
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- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (5)
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- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (3)
- Governance and national planning (3)
- Rural women (2)
- Humanitarian action (2)
- Ending violence against women and girls (2)
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Gender and Aid Effectiveness Manual
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...
PRELIMINARY, ENABLING & ESSENTIAL VARIABLES OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS SUCCESS
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
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
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
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...
Policy Brief: Gender and Agricultural Mechanization in Ethiopia-Rapid Assessment
Thursday, June 11, 2020
The brief provides policy recommendations on how agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia may be more gender responsive. it also informs the agricultural mechanization policy currently under development in the country by adding value to the process through introduction of gender responsiveness approach.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mapping of regional institutions
Thursday, January 30, 2020
The report draws on analysis of case studies both at national and regional level as a means of identifying targeted interventions on SDGs and GEWE. Accordingly, this publication has mapped all the 17 SDGs within the GEWE agenda including the various ways in which women and girls will remain key to the attainment of the global goals.
UN Women Ethiopia: Changing the lives of women and girls
Sunday, December 30, 2018
The publication indicates key results of the UN Women Ethiopia country office on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE). It highlights the consistent collaboration with government institutions, development partners, UN Agencies and CSOs as the main approach for GEWE’s accomplishments.
Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
“Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, UN Women’s new flagship report, provides a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of progress, gaps and challenges in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a gender perspective.
Women and sustainable development goals
Monday, March 14, 2016
On 25 September On 25 September2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as the agreed framework for international development. It is the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, unlike the MDGs, the 2030 Agenda presents a much wider scope by deliberately and more fully incorporating economic and environmental sustainability, as well as the aspiration of many countries for peaceful and inclusive societies.