Member State commitments

• Afghanistan commits to implement anti-violence law and national action plan
• Albania vows to include more women in decision-making and the labour market (updated)
• Algeria commits to ongoing efforts to promote peace and tolerance and implement strategies to improve women’s status
• Angola commits to the empowerment of women and gender equality, the dignity of families and the advancement of women
• Argentina pledges to break cultural barriers, end prejudice (updated)
• Armenia commits to implement a law on equal rights and opportunities and sign the Istanbul Convention (updated)
• Australia makes new commitments internationally and at home to empower women and girls (updated)
• Austria promises to reduce gender pay gaps, encourage women candidates and board members (updated)
• Azerbaijan commits to mainstream gender in all State programmes and legislation to help working women (updated)
• Bangladesh promises more opportunities for women to participate, and an end to child marriage by 2041
• Belgium makes 25 commitments to action, in external and internal policies
• Benin commits to ongoing programmes for women in political and private sector leadership
• Bhutan promises to accelerate implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the 2030 Agenda gender equality goal
• Bolivia vows to ensure new laws are adequately implemented to achieve transformative change
• Bosnia and Herzegovina pledges implementation of the Istanbul Convention (updated)
• Botswana remains committed to the principle of elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women (updated)
• Brazil commits to realizing women’s rights on all fronts
• Brunei Darussalam reaffirms commitment to implement the Beijing Platform for Action
• Bulgaria pledges adoption of a gender equality law and aims to achieve full equality in 15 years (updated)
• Burundi commits to reinforcing gains and advancing gender equality under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (updated)
• Cabo Verde promises to boost efforts to implement a national plan, gender-based violence law and public funding for gender equality
• Cambodia vows more investment in gender equality, stronger accountability for progress (updated)
• Central African Republic commits to promote women candidates, calls for bold policy to improve women’s lives
• Chile endorses women’s leadership in politics and aims for women to direct 40 per cent of public enterprises by 2018
• China pledges USD 10 million commitment to UN Women, assistance for other developing countries to build 100 health projects for women and children (updated)
• Colombia commits to strengthen gender equality policies, eliminate gender disparities in education, reduce female unemployment, implement a plan on ending gender-based violence (updated)
• Comoros promises continued support for reproductive health and expanded economic roles for women
• Costa Rica plans to embrace shared caregiving, promote women’s equality in the workplace (updated)
• Côte d’Ivoire launches the National Council for Women to guide efforts on women’s rights
• Croatia commits to providing active support for women’s empowerment both domestically and internationally, combat stereotypes and aim for better work-life balance (updated)
• Cuba reaffirms ongoing efforts to equalize women’s and men’s roles at home and numbers of women in government decision-making
• Cyprus commits to scale up support for gender equality rooted in a new national action plan (updated)
• Denmark vows equal opportunities in education and work, and to combat domestic violence (updated)
• Dominican Republic promises a plan to extend early childhood services and financing for women’s businesses
• Estonia commits to reduce the gender pay gap and protect against discrimination under first national gender equality action plan (updated)
• Fiji pledges to develop gender-inclusive policies and laws, improve protections against gender-based violence
• Finland plans to reduce cases of violence, and a boost for women mediators and training for peacekeepers (updated)
• France pledges to advocate financing for women as a priority in climate talks
• Georgia commits to legal reforms to tighten provisions for non-discrimination, campaigns to combat early marriages (updated)
• Germany pledges to expand support for women’s professional skills in developing countries, and require corporate boards at home to apply a 30 per cent quota for women (updated)
• Guyana commits to safety and protection from violence, offers full support to SDG 5
• Honduras vows to apply parity to political parties and systematically implement the National Gender Plan
• Hungary commits to take action to prevent and eliminate domestic violence and sexual violence in conflict, increase employment and provide flexible day-care options for women (updated)
• Iceland aims to close gender pay gap, provide grants for international equality efforts
• Indonesia intent on more women leaders, fewer maternal deaths and eliminating gender-based violence
• Ireland vows gender equality a foreign policy priority in the push for the Sustainable Development Goals (updated)
• Italy pledges new resources of up to 50 million euros will advance gender equality and women’s rights (updated)
• Japan vows to boost women’s leadership and development assistance for gender equality (updated)
• Jordan pledges to align national laws with international commitments and expand support to women and girls in many areas (updated)
• Kazakhstan steps it up: Will provide regional leadership to galvanize transformative change
• Kenya aims for universal access to sexual and reproductive health, progressive action towards economic empowerment
• Kyrgyzstan announces new commitments in its National Action Plan for Gender Equality
• Lao People’s Democratic Republic vows to take steps to stop violence, commits to continued action on gender equality in national plans
• Latvia promises to bolster laws and support partners to fight violence (updated)
• Liberia pledges to pass domestic violence bill and press for an end to female genital mutilation
• Liechtenstein affirms commitment to gender issues in international criminal justice, promises more action to end violence (updated)
• Luxembourg aims for 40 per cent participation on boards and among candidates (updated)
• Malawi vows to act to end child marriage, make gender equality integral to national growth and development
• Malaysia aims for more women in the workforce and greater support for single mothers
• Mauritania will continue to empower women in all arenas as an absolute necessity
• Mexico commits to better coordination of national gender equality actions, scaled up measures on reproductive health (updated)
• The Federated States of Micronesia vows to finish unfinished business and aim for women’s participation in all areas of nation-building
• Montenegro commits to implementing national plan and law towards equality in all areas
• Mozambique stands firm in combatting harmful traditional practices, will expand social protection and access to productive resources
• Namibia aims for equal access to services, roles for women as agents of peace
• Nepal advances guarantees of rights related to reproduction, property and political participation
• Netherlands promises two new funds to back advances in economic and political participation, combat violence, support sexual and reproductive rights
• New Zealand commits to supporting women’s education, leadership and participation, and improving women’s safety (updated)
• fYR Macedonia commits to provide equal opportunities to men and women, step up measures to prevent and address domestic violence
• Norway plans long-term efforts to speed up action on gender equality, including through strong laws (updated)
• Pakistan determined that women will have central roles in political, economic and other spheres
• Panama commits to greater political participation and the eradication of violence against women
• Paraguay commits to boost resources for rural women and improve coordinated action to prevent violence against women and punish perpetrators (updated)
• Romania vows to launch an integrated system to prevent all forms of violence and encourage a cadre of gender equality experts (updated)
• Rwanda commits to increase economic participation of women
• Samoa vows gender equality and women’s empowerment policies will feature in all areas of government
• Senegal enacts legal and policy reforms, commits to meaningful empowerment and true equality
• Sierra Leone commits to legal reforms, free education and health care to empower women and girls
• Slovakia commits to new targets, such as reducing the gender pay gap and increasing support services for women survivors (updated)
• Slovenia pledges to challenge traditional norms, call on men and boys as agents of change and pursue equality by 2020 (updated)
• South Africa commits to equity in the workplace by 2030, reduce HIV and AIDS and end violence against women
• South Sudan envisions keeping gender equality at the centre of public policy and ending inequality by 2040
• Spain promises investments in equal opportunities, awareness campaigns (updated)
• Sri Lanka commits to update national action plan, and sustain firm commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment (updated)
• Sweden vows that all national policies, budgets and international aid will contribute to gender equality (updated)
• Switzerland commits to combat wage discrimination, achieve a better work-family balance and act against domestic violence (updated)
• United Republic of Tanzania intends to amend all laws with discriminatory provisions and leverage economic growth to advance women’s equality
• Thailand promises education to cultivate acceptance of gender equality, data to monitor progress, training to promote gender-responsive budgeting (updated)
• Timor-Leste affirms ending gender discrimination an ongoing priority in commitment to the SDGs and Beijing Platform for Action (updated)
• Tunisia seeks to expand participation of women in office
• The United States of America to work towards a world where every woman and girl can enjoy their rights and freedoms (updated)
• Viet Nam will devote all necessary resources to close gender gaps, extend employment and other services for women in remote areas (updated)
• Zambia vows to fight the scourge of gender-based violence and to invest in women’s economic empowerment