About us
UN Women
UN Women is the organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. As a global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality.
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UN Women Sweden
UN Women has 12 National Committees and UN Women Sweden is one of them. The National Committees support the mission of UN Women and works to promote UN Women’s work for women’s rights.
UN Women Sweden focuses on three main areas:
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Fundraising
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Advocacy