Initiatives inside the UN
Stay updated about the promising initiatives and ideas implemented around the UN System that endorsed the Gender Equality Acceleration Plan.
Turning Data into Action: Colombia’s Gender Equality Profile
ITU160 Colombia’s UN Gender Inter-Agency Group is driving change with a new Country Gender Equality Profile aligned to GEAP. Building on national data and the report Mujeres y hombres: brechas de género en Colombia, it adds gender power and conflict analysis to strengthen planning and better deliver for impact for women and girls. This bold, collaborative effort accelerates progress toward gender equality across the UN system. Learn more here.
ITU160 Digital Inclusion Initiatives
ITU160 WTISD marked ITU’s 160th anniversary, highlighting “Technology for Humanity,” the digital gender gap, and inclusion of women and girls. As part of the celebration, the ITU160 Gender Champions initiative recognized 10 young women selected from 1,179 applicants across 150+ countries. Its success led ITU Members to request a long-term Gender Champions program planned to be launched in the coming year. Learn more here.
Promising Practice: UNIDO
UNIDO is advancing the implementation of GEAP through its recently formed Gender Equality Steering and Implementation Committee (GESIC), providing strategic leadership across the entity. A Gender Equality Roadmap aims for institutional parity by 2028, showcasing how leadership and governance drive change.
For more on UNIDO’s approach and lessons learned, check here.
Promising Practice: UNICEF
UNICEF presented its Gender Equality Action Plan, 2026–29 to its Executive Board, aligned with the new Strategic Plan, underscoring the interconnected goals of child rights and gender equality. Member States expressed resounding support for the Plan's focus on achieving positive change for and with adolescent girls, integrating priorities for gender equality in policies and at-scale programmes, and cementing organizational gains in leadership, expertise, resources, and data for gender equality.
UNESCO reduces the gender digital divide
Discover UNESCO’s role on closing the gender digital divide through its normative work. Work on addressing technology’s impact on gender equality and AI implications for Gender Based Violence help action the principles of the Clarion Call.
Revitalizing CSW
The GEAP through Pillar 5 is pleased to highlight revitalization efforts that strengthen the governance role of the Commission on the Status of Women, following the agreements made by Member States at the Pact for the Future.