UN Women

$26,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.63 for every person in Canada ≈ 336 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
December 11, 2018 – December 31, 2022
Reference
CA-3-D003834001

Published purpose

This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to UN Women - the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. UN Women uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate. UN Women's mandate is focused on eliminating discrimination against women and girls; empowering women; and achieving equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security interventions. UN Women works to support global standards for gender equality and helps countries meet these standards by providing expertise and financial support.

In plain English AI-generated

This grant provides long-term institutional support to UN Women, a United Nations entity focused on eliminating discrimination against women and girls, empowering women, and achieving gender equality globally.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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