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EMPOWERING WOMEN TO BREAK THE BIAS

ENHANCING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING CAPACITIES

Over the past decade or two, increasing efforts have been directed to promote gender equality and empowerment of women in all sectors of society, including women’s participation in leadership and decision-making positions. To contribute to this common objective, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and UNITAR organized a series of three e-workshops on gender, women’s leadership and mentoring in November and December 2020.

SHOWING WOMEN IN IRAQ “YOU CAN DO ANYTHING”

Raghad started her career teaching computer sciences at the University of Information Technology and Communications in Baghdad. Her passion was to show her students how full of possibilities the IT field was. But while she enjoyed teaching, Raghad wanted to do something more practical, to start her own project. She just had no more than a slight idea of what or how.

SUPPORT TOWARDS GENDER PARITY FOR JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED PERSONNEL (GPP)

Recognizing that women continue to face significant barriers to equitable and meaningful participation in peace operations, in November / December 2021, UNITAR and the UN DPO Justice and Corrections Service (JCS) jointly held an Assessment and outreach exercise for women corrections officers in Dakar, Senegal.

UNITAR’S SUPPORT TO FEMWISE AFRICA ADVANCING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION

Did you know that when women participate in peace processes, the resulting agreement is 35% more likely to last 15 years? But did you also know that between 1992 and 2019, women represented only 13% of negotiators, 3% of mediators, and 4% of signatories in major peace processes? To combat the disconnect between these statistics, UNITAR has co-developed with FemWise-Africa the Custodians for Peace project which empowers women with the skills and confidence to directly participate in peace processes.

THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

Training and capacity building are essential to converting ambition and commitments into measurable and impactful change. Since 2015, UNITAR has been working with partners across the UN System, to support the achievement of gender parity targets and ensure women’s full and effective participation in decision-making processes.

FUTURE FOR WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN: SELF-LEARNING TO STEP FORWARD

Afghanistan was at the bottom of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap 2021 rankings, which came out five months before the political transition in August 2021. Since then, segregation between women and men has become stricter, not only at educational institutions but in jobs, the political arena, and even in households. Combined with serious economic deterioration, poverty, and worsening security, many women suffer from violations of their human rights to safety and freedom. Hosna also worries that early marriage for girls is increasing.

BREAKING GENDERED BUSINESS BARRIERS AND CHANGING COMMUNITIES WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN KENYA

Maureen Nduta was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Having lived in the city all her life, she wanted a fresh experience and moved to Mombasa in the coastal region. Her plans were all set: first get a small restaurant running, then start a small farm to supply produce for the restaurant, and later on enrol for a business degree. Everything seemed to be going to plan. Then COVID-19 happened.

TAKING THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA FORWARD

UNITAR has joined forces with The Office of the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security (OSE) through the secondment of a Gender Monitoring Specialist. With the gracious support of the US government through USAID, beginning in June 2021 the Specialist has been leading the OSE’s support to Member States, Regional Economic Communities, and civil society actors to accelerate the delivery of the WPS Agenda, ensuring states are accountable and committed to the WPS Agenda and that the role and leadership of women in peace processes is strengthened on the African continent.

PREMIER LEAGUE CHANGEMAKERS: BREAKING THE BIAS IN SPORT, LEADERSHIP AND GENDER EQUALITY

As part of an ongoing commitment to achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls, UNITAR has partnered with the Premier League, Premier League Charitable Foundation and Sport Relief to create ‘Changemakers,’ a leadership and empowerment programme for self-identifying young women and girls aged 11 - 18. Changemakers aims to empower, inspire and develop personal skills and positive attitudes for leadership by using the power of football, sports and movement.

EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Women and girls are and continue to be, disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of climate change. For instance, women from marginalized communities make up a large percentage of poor communities worldwide that rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, particularly in rural areas. The effect of climate change such as, heatwaves, droughts, floods, and hurricanes disproportionately affect women and, as the climate crisis intensifies, women will struggle the most.

INNOVATIVE CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS FOR GENDER-DISAGGREGATED DATA

Crowd4SDG is a research project promoting citizen science initiatives with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Citizen science is a significant resource as it can both produce social innovation to achieve the SDGs and provide non-traditional data to track the progress made towards them. The project is steered by a consortium of partners with UNITAR responsible for enhancing policy relevance and usability of the citizen science data.

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