In recent years, Uzbekistan has embarked on a transformative journey to promote gender equality and empower women across all sectors of society. Anchored in progressive legislative reforms and a renewed national commitment, the country has updated its Constitution, affirming the state’s commitment to ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men in public and […]

Gender equality and inclusion in public auditing took center stage at a recent webinar co-hosted by INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) and the UNDP Gender Seal Team. The event highlighted best practices, successful initiatives, and key strategies for integrating gender-responsive governance in Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs).   As part of the webinar, UNDP presented the Gender Equality […]

In Uganda three more public institutions, namely the Judiciary of Uganda, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) and the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) have joined Makerere University, started in 2023, in implementing the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions. UNDP will be supporting all four institutions to undergo this voluntary […]

The Executive Secretariat of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (SE-CONRED) has reached a historic milestone by becoming the first public institution in the global environmental sector to obtain the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions, in the Silver category. This recognition highlights the Secretariat’s commitment to gender equality and marks a significant advance in […]

The High Judiciary and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HJPC BiH) has reached a significant milestone as the first institution in Europe to be awarded the UNDP Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions, earning the Silver Medal. This achievement underscores the HJPC’s commitment to advance gender equality in the Judiciary in Bosnia Herzegovina. The […]

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has taken a groundbreaking step in advancing gender equality by officially launching the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions. This transformative initiative, spearheaded by MHRC in partnership with UNDP Malawi and supported by the UNDP Gender Equality Seal Team, marks a pivotal step strengthening the capacities of the institution […]

From 28-30 October 2024, UNDP in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hosted a landmark event: the knowledge-sharing, capitalization, and learning workshop of the pilot implementation of the Gender Equality Recognition for Civil Society Organizations. This game changing initiative, led by UNDP in Congo and supported by Sweden, aims to build gender equality awareness and […]

Panama City, November 13, 2024 – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean led the launch of the Gender Equality Seal for Public Financial Institutions on November 12. Through this technical cooperation, CAF and UNDP support gender capacity building in public banking in Argentina, Bolivia, […]

Gaborone, Botswana, October 2024 – UNDP, in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the African Union, successfully launched the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions. The launch was held following a 3-day training from 14 to 16 October in Gaborone, Botswana, bringing together 39 members of the SADC Gender Equality Committee and […]