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Your first data will appear automatically in just a few seconds. -- UN Women HQ Arab States/North Africa Palestine Open Menu About us About us About UN Women About UN Women ‘One Woman’ – The UN Women song Executive Director Palestine Country Office Regional Office of Arab States Accountability Procurement Contact us What we do What we do Leadership and political participation Leadership and political participation Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance Economic empowerment Economic empowerment Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance Ending Violence against Women Ending Violence against Women Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance GBV Service Directory Intergovernmental support Peace, security & humanitarian response Peace, security & humanitarian response Approach Facts and Figures Results at a Glance National planning and budgeting National planning and budgeting Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance UN system coordination UN system coordination Coordination resources Partnerships Partnerships Donors community Government agencies United Nations Civil society Civil society Civil Society Advisory Group Private sector News and Events News and Events Stories Digital Library Digital Library Publications About us About UN Women ‘One Woman’ – The UN Women song Executive Director Palestine Country Office Regional Office of Arab States Accountability Procurement Contact us What we do Leadership and political participation Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance Economic empowerment Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance Ending Violence against Women Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance GBV Service Directory Intergovernmental support Peace, security & humanitarian response Approach Facts and Figures Results at a Glance National planning and budgeting Facts and Figures Programmes Results at a Glance UN system coordination Coordination resources Partnerships Donors community Government agencies United Nations Civil society Civil Society Advisory Group Private sector News and Events Stories Digital Library Publications Gender and COVID-19 in the Arab States UN Women Regional Director a.i. for the Arab States Moez Doraid calls on policymakers, the private sector and civil society to make gender-responsive support to women a priority, and guarantee women’s equal voice in deciding how best to tackle COVID-19. Learn more In Focus: Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response UN Women is bringing up-to-date information and analysis on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response. Learn more Paying attention to women’s needs and leadership will strengthen COVID-19 response As measures around the world attempt to contain the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, social impact of outbreak is hitting women hard. Learn more Generation Equality Forum The Generation Equality Forum is a civil society–centred, multi-stakeholder, global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France. It will kick off in Mexico City, Mexico (7–8 May 2020), and culminate in Paris, France (7–10 July 2020). Learn more Highlights International Women’s Day 2020 Women’s rights and gender equality are taking centre stage in 2020. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) is, “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. Together, we want to mobilize to end gender-based violence; we are calling for economic justice and rights for all; bodily autonomy, sexual and reproductive health and rights; and feminist action for climate justice. We want technology and innovation for gender equality; and feminist leadership. More Generation Equality To mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women is launching a new campaign, “Generation Equality—Realizing women’s rights and an equal future”. The campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls, health-care services that respond to their needs, and their equal participation in political life and decision-making in all areas of life. More Gender Equality, 2018 Year in Review From the continued momentum of the #MeToo movement to numerous new laws on violence against women to the first world leader taking maternity leave, this timeline is a selection of some of the noteworthy moments for women’s rights and gender equality from around the world this year. More International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) UN Women released the findings of the Palestine Report of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey in the Middle East and North Africa (IMAGES MENA) study on 19 February 2018. More Women and the Sustainable Development Goals With the new global 2030 roadmap and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approved by UN Member States, we take a look at how women are affected by each of the 17 proposed goals, as well as how women and girls can – and will – be key to achieving them. More News archive ► Latest news 06/05/2020 Press Release: COVID-19 risks creating and exacerbating women’s vulnerabilities and gender inequalities in Palestine, warns UN Women 05/05/2020 Call for Proposals for Local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) 09/03/2020 Call for Proposal for Responsible Parties (For Civil Society Organizations- CSOs) 12/12/2019 Joint Statement on the Incident at An Najah University during Ashtar Theatre Performance News archive ► Publications Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on the Access of Women Victims and Survivors of Violence to Justice and Security Services in Palestine COVID-19: Gendered Impacts of the Pandemic in Palestine and Implications for Policy and Programming Guidance Note on Women’s Rights During the COVID-19 Emergency Publications archive ► Featured video I AM A MAN Music Video Ana Zalameh (I am a man) is a song by Bashar Murad, a Palestinian singer-songwriter. The song was produced under UN Women’s “Men and Women for Gender Equality Regional Programme” supported by Sweden. Watch how girls and boys from Palestine think about gender roles Her Story Jana Mustafa is a former employee of a local NGO and a survivor of violence. She believes that disability should not stop anyone from starting over. Featured video Around the world: 16 Days to end violence against women and girls For this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, people around the world mobilized, marched, spoke out and stood up to end violence against women and girls. Follow us Copyright © UN Women Terms of use Privacy notice Scam alert $name Procurement Contact us...