About us

UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.

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About UN Women
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous. Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
Executive Director
Ms. Sima Sami Bahous became UN Women’s third Executive Director on 30 September 2021. A champion for women and girls, gender equality, and youth empowerment, as well as a keen advocate for quality education, poverty alleviation, and inclusive governance, Ms. Bahous brings to the position more than 35 years of leadership experience at the grassroots, national, regional, and international levels.
UN Women Ukraine
UN Women in Ukraine
UN Women has operated in Ukraine since 2015 focusing in three thematic areas: Women, Peace and Security; Ending Violence against Women and Girls; and Governance, Leadership and Participation.
Erika Kvapilova (PhD)
Country Representative in Ukraine
Erika Kvapilova (PhD) assumed her responsibilities in Ukraine in August 2020. She served as the first UN Women Representative in Georgia from 2013 till 2020.
Round table on localization of gender equality policies on national and local levels
Guiding documents
Several international agreements guide the work of UN Women.
Photo: UN Women / Oleksandr Myshko
Accountability at UN Women
UN Women is committed to independent and objective internal oversight to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations.
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Careers at UN Women
Join the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and make an impact on gender equality. UN Women is now hiring expert practitioners for a number of assignments.
Amira Abi Khalil operates a forklift to move palettes of tile. She has owned and operated her brick and stone trading company in Lebanon since 1997. UN Women procures goods and services from women-owned firms such as hers. Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade.
Procurement at UN Women
UN Women procures more than USD 100 million worth of services and goods each year to support its programme of work. UN Women is committed to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide while delivering green results, with an emphasis on transparency and effectiveness.
UN Women Ukraine office building
Contact
UN Women Ukraine has its head office in Kyiv with field office presence in Zaporizhzhia region and in government-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. UN Women Ukraine is implementing the projects in Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Kherson, Volyn, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, Donetsk and Luhansk regions (Government-controlled areas).