Situational Analysis of Women and Girls in the MENA and Arab States Region

Author(s)/editor(s)

ESCWA, FAO, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WFP, WHO, Plan International, Terre des Hommes Foundation.

In 2019, regional UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations including UNICEF, UN Women, ESCWA, FAO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNESCO, WFP, WHO, Plan International and Terre des Hommes Foundation came together to work on the Regional Situational Analysis (SitAn) of Women and Girls in the MENA and Arab States Region. The SitAn covers main developments impacting women and girls throughout the timeframe of 2010 – 2020 and will be formally launched online on 30 November 2021, during the 16 Days of Activism.

Using a life cycle approach, the aim of the Regional Situational Analysis is to examine the status of women and girls in the region through the pillars: Health and Wellbeing, Learning and Livelihoods, Freedom from Violence and Access to Justice and Participation and Leadership.