UN Women

Published purpose

This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). UN Women uses these funds and other donors’ funding to achieve its mandate. Its mandate is to create gender equality policies, help countries implement them, and coordinate United Nations efforts to promote women's rights. Guided by its 2022 to 2025 Strategic Plan, UN Women focuses its programming and advocacy on achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls. It tackles the main causes of inequality in 4 key areas: involving women in government and public life, helping women achieve economic independence, stopping violence against women and girls, and supporting women in peacebuilding, humanitarian efforts, and disaster response. Project activities include: (1) helping create and implement gender equality policies; (2) training government staff and institutions to support women's rights; (3) providing resources to prevent violence against women and girls; (4) supporting women's economic empowerment through mentorship and access to financial resources; and (5) partnering with various sectors to ensure women can participate in peacebuilding and humanitarian efforts. These sectors include government, education, healthcare, finance, and NGOs, all working together to promote gender equality and empower women and girls.