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Private companies in Kuwait join forces to promote Women’s Empowerment Principles

Representatives from the private sector in Kuwait joined an orientation workshop on the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). Learn more

President of the UN General Assembly's visit to Jordan

Creating spaces of empowerment and leadership for women key to achieve an inclusive 2030 Agenda, says President of the UN General Assembly during visit to Jordan. Learn more

Becoming a true businesswoman

At first, Ibtissam Jaber, 46 and a mother of seven, was hesitant to join her village’s newly established agricultural cooperative. Her husband did not like the idea of her working outside the home and initially forbade her to become a member. Learn more

Arab States review the implementation of the Beijing agenda

As part of the global review process conducted on the occasion of the 25 th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 17 countries in the Arab States review the implementation of the Beijing agenda. Learn more

Highlights

Generation Equality

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women is launching a new campaign, “Generation Equality—Realizing women’s rights and an equal future”. The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls, health-care services that respond to their needs, and their equal participation in political life and decision-making in all areas of life. More

International Women’s Day 2019 in the Arab States Region

The theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) this year, “ Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change ” , puts innovation by women and girls, for women and girls, at the heart of efforts to achieve gender equality. Achieving a gender-equal world requires social innovations that work for both women and men and leave no one behind. From urban planning that focuses on community safety to e-learning platforms that take classrooms to women and girls,... More
The 2019 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development

During the 2019 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, UN Women, UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, ESCWA and UNESCO convened a special session on the topic of Leaving No One Behind: Policy approaches to recognise intersectionality and promote inclusivity for women and girls with disabilities in sustainable development. More