Gender Equality
UNESCO implements its Global Priority Gender Equality by providing solutions to reduce inequalities in and through education, empowering women in science and technology for environmental action, promoting inclusion and combating gender-based violence, bridging the digital gender divide and supporting women’s empowerment in crisis, emergency and early recovery contexts.
Building on the G20 Leaders' Declaration in New Delhi in 2023, the Brazilian Presidency of the G20 established a Working Group on Women's Empowerment for the first time.
This group is intended to strengthen the debate on gender equality and to support G20 countries to address gender inequalities and work towards the achievement of SDG 5 through the dissemination of best practices on public policies for the promotion of women's and girls' rights.
Taking stock of the initiatives to promote gender equality undertaken within the G20, the work will be carried out in line with the overarching priorities of the Brazilian Presidency, under the motto "Building a just world and a sustainable planet".
As a partner of the Working Group on Women’s Empowerment, and building on its cross-cutting mandate and unique expertise on education, the sciences, culture, communication and information, UNESCO has a significant comparative advantage to make substantial contributions to the three priorities identified by the Brazilian Presidency: Equality, Confronting Misogyny and Violence and Climate Justice.
More on UNESCO's contribution to the Women's Empowerment Working Group
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