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We are pleased to invite members of the media to cover the high-level regional dialogue, "Towards a Regional Roadmap for the Care Economy in the Arab Region." The event is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Social Development of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and is jointly organized by the Arab Women Organization, the UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States, and the Jordanian National Commission for Women.
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In an unprecedented event, UN Women organized the first-ever Regional Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Forum in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with over 100 private sector representatives and professionals from different economic sectors and industries across the region.
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The UN Women Lebanon Office is pleased to invite applications for partnerships aimed at advancing women’s economic empowerment. Eligible organizations can submit proposals targeting one or more outputs within a single proposal.
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Mona Elsayyed Ibrahim is a 46-year-old mother of a boy and seven girls, and she is their sole breadwinner. Her husband is unable to make a living due to suffering from an extremely aggressive form of cancer. Mona and her family live in Al Tibeh refugee camp in Northwest Syria, in a rented, unfinished building with unplastered walls and bare windows.
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The initiative between UN Women and Nokia is presented as an example of an innovative partnership, which directly involves company staff in the role of facilitators and tutors of the training topics.
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En Tunisie, malgré les avancées législatives en matière d’égalité des sexes, les femmes rurales continuent de faire face à des défis significatifs qui entravent leur autonomisation économique.
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Tunis, 26 septembre 2024 - ONU Femmes Tunisie et Nokia ont organisé une table ronde sur les solutions technologiques pour lutter contre la violence à l'égard des femmes, y compris la violence en ligne, en collaboration avec des représentants du gouvernement tunisien, des organisations de la société civile (OSC), du secteur privé, et de l'Ambassade de Finlande.
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The CfP aims to identify a local implementing youth-led National Youth CSO or a women’s CSO with leverage on young people in Morocco to roll out the youth-led social mobilization campaign through mobilizing youth.
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UN Women (UNW) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted the closing event of the Joint Programme "Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine" (JP Work4Women) on Thursday, 29 August 2024, in Amman.
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The regional 'Dare to Care' programme aims to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment using the involvement of men and boys in unpaid care and household responsibilities as an entry point.
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Nedaa is a 20-year-old Syrian refugee who moved to Jordan with her family in 2013 after fleeing the war in her country Needa is an incentive-based volunteer at UN Women’s Al-Muwaqqar Oasis Centre...
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Nouf is a 28-year-old Jordanian woman who is an Oasis beneficiary at Al-Muwaqqar Centre, funded by the European Union through the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, the Madad Fund, and in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development.
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For the third year in a row, Nokia in Saudi Arabia is conducting its summer internship programme for 22 women studying STEM degrees and interested to pursue a career in tech.
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CNN Arabic and the UN Women in the Arab States announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to renew their partnership, which began in 2022, to support the acceleration of gender balance, financial inclusion and female employment throughout the Arab States.
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UN Women JCO organized a visit with NOKIA to introduce the integrated services provided by the Oasis programme. UN Women has established 4 women and girls empowerment and resilience centers in Za'atari and Azraq camps and 18 centres in host communities.
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Amira, a 37-year-old Syrian refugee, living in Karak Governorate, Jordan, leads her household of four children while her husband lives abroad.
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The Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) announced today a new partnership with UN Women to boost women employment by 5% by the year 2030 in green, care and science and technology sectors, to bolster national targets and drive regional economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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The regional 'Dare to Care' programme aims to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment using the involvement of men and boys in unpaid care and household responsibilities as an entry point.
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Safa Ahmad Sayeda, a 37-year-old Jordanian mother of three, contributes to her family's financial stability as her husband nears retirement. After relocating to Karak governorate and closing her successful handicraft store, Safa faced an economic crisis.
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Fatima Ali is a Syrian mother of 8 children, moved from Dara’a, Syria to Jordan in 2012 amidst the war in her country. Initially arriving without her husband, Fatima faced harsh conditions as they didn’t have access to water and electricity at that time in the camp.