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Gender equality, centered in human rights, is both a development goal on its own and a critical factor for achieving sustainable development. It underlies one of the guiding principles of the 2030 Agenda for Development – the concept of 'leaving no one behind'.
UNDP supports partners to eliminate gender inequalities through targeted, gender-focused programmes and by working to ensure that all development efforts take into account the experiences, needs, and contributions of women. By removing structural barriers to gender equality and promoting women’s participation in the decisions that affect their lives, success in eradicating poverty and inequality, building resilience to disasters, climate change and conflict, and driving sustainable development can be achieved.
UNDP believes that the gender inequalities and discriminatory attitudes and practices that hold women back, must be confronted and eliminated, if we are to leave no one behind. In these efforts, UNDP works with governments and key UN partners, including UN Women, UNFPA and UNICEF, as well as with civil society organizations, foundations, academia and the private sector.
Closing Statement for the event: SDG 16+ and the future we want
UN Development Programme and Alliance of Small Island States welcome disruptors and innovators to UN…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a…
UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner welcomes the announcement today of the Secretary-General’s new…
UNDP and KfW, Germany’s national development bank, signed three landmark agreements to strengthen…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency…
Binisera Lamichhane Mangar cradles her 2-year-old granddaughter and, with her free hand, turns on a…
UNDP joins with other UN agencies in the #OrangeTheWorld campaign to end violence against women and…
UNDP supports and empowers victims of sexual violence in the context of the armed conflict in…
As conflict brewed between their two countries, neighbours Kurbanova and Avezova stopped talking to…
Closing gender gaps in public life is a critical issue for countries seeking to foster inclusive…
The One Stop Centre that was recently set up in Ramallah as part of a joint UN Women, UNDP and…
The challenges women and girls face in returning to their communities after being associated with…
How the Sustainable Development Goals are building on the progress made by the Universal Declaration…
One out of three women experience physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lives. Can…
As we look at new, innovative ways to empower women as key agents of change, it’s essential we take…
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More than a third of women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime;…
UNDP's Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2020. Gender equality is a fundamental human right and a…
This paper shows that gender equality is critical to achieving sustainable development objectives…
UNDP-ICAN global study, Invisible Women: Gendered Dimensions of Return, Reintegration and…
This Guide to Mainstreaming Gender into UNDP-GEF Projects on Chemicals and Wastes was developed in…
This publication illustrates how the GEF Small Grants Programme, implemented by UNDP, leverages…
This toolkit presents options for scaling-up work and responding to current deficits in women’s…
