Resources on women

Selected reports

Progress of the World's Women:
In Pursuit of Justice 2011-2012

The most recent in a recurrent series of reports, Progress of the World’s Women outlines ten recommendations to make justice systems work for women. The report also includes data on women’s political and legal rights around the world.

Download: Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice 2011-2012

Annual Report 2010-2011

UN Women’s Annual Report documents its work to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality around the world. It highlights some of the organization’s initiatives during the year and provides summary financial statements, a list of new programmes and projects, and contact information.

Download: UN Women Annual Report 2010-2011

Links

WomenWatch

Maintained by the UN Inter Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality, WomenWatch is a central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the UN system. The website also provides information on efforts to incorporate gender perspectives into follow-up to global conferences.

Link: www.un.org/womenwatch

Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women

UN Women’s “Say NO” initiative is a global platform for advocacy and action, engaging participants from all walks of life to prevent and address violence against women and girls. It contributes towards the objectives of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s campaign, UNiTE to End Violence against Women, through social mobilization.

Link: www.saynotoviolence.org

GenderandAIDS

UN Women’s Comprehensive Web Portal for Gender Equality Dimensions of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. GenderandAIDS.org aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing and action on HIV and AIDS as a gender and human rights issue. This web portal offers up-to-date information on the epidemic from a gender perspective, a full range of resources, personal stories and commentaries, and multimedia advocacy tools.

Link: www.genderandaids.org

Contact information

UN Women Headquarters
304 East 45th Street,
15th Floor,New York,
NY 10017, USA
Tel: +1 212 906-6400, Fax: +1 212 906-6705, 
Web: www.unwomen.org

UN Women Liaison Office to the African Union
+ Representative to the African Union and UNECA: Florence Butegwa + United Nations Development Fund for Women
Ericsson Building,
3rd Floor, Opposite UNECA,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 11-5221067 or +251 913-202231, Fax: +251 11-5538163, 
Web: www.unwomen.org/worldwide/africa/ethiopia