Considered the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing women's rights, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action has been reprinted in this special edition, which also includes a copy of ...

In line with several critical areas under thematic review at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017, this issue brief underlines the need to mainstream disability into all ...

Since independence, Arab and North African countries have struggled with multiple challenges. These have slowed political, social, and economic development, although there has been progress in ...

This report presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, focusing not only on the current level of progress, but also on the likelihood of achieving ...

Investing in young women’s economic empowerment and skills development is one of the most urgent and effective means to drive progress on gender equality, poverty eradication, and inclusive economic ...

This toolkit provides an overview of gender bonds in the African markets, bringing together recent case studies and existing resources. It encompasses both use of proceeds bonds and ...

Amidst stalled progress on achieving gender equality, the evaluation offices of UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, and WFP conducted an inter-agency synthesis of UN system evaluations related to SDG 5 ...

Every year, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meet in Conference of the Parties (COPs), as well as in technical meetings throughout the year, to advance the aims and ...

La Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y sus 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), aprobados por los dirigentes mundiales en 2015, propone una hoja de ruta para lograr progreso sostenible ...

Entre cocinar, limpiar, ir a buscar agua o leña o cuidar de las niñas, los niños y las personas mayores, las mujeres realizan al menos 2,5 veces más trabajo doméstico y de cuidado no remunerado que ...