Gender

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Header of the Index Page, female person holding an SDG Football

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Presenting the UNOV/UNODC Gender Award 2022

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Latest News

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Four purple cartoon children standing with arms linked

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Vienna, 20 November 2021 - On World Children’s Day, UNODC released a new series of the ‘Listen First’ initiative – the Science of Skills which will focuses on skill development as a foundation for drug use prevention in children and early adolescents. (Read more)
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Cover of the "Time is now" publication

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Mexico, October 2021 - The UNOV/UNODC Gender Team spoke to members of the Gender Advisory Group; Violeta Zarco, Gender Strategy Focal Point, Edwin Cantu, Human Rights Specialist, and Maria Medellin, Knowledge Management Specialist, to discuss their experiences of implementing an intersectional approach to gender mainstreaming. (Read more)
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A person holding a branch

(c) Photo by Muhammadtaha Ibrahim Ma'aji on Unsplash
Vienna, October 2021 – The UNODC Terrorism Prevention Branch interviewed Ms. Fatima Bello Raji, a female legal practitioner and humanitarian actor working in Yola, Adamawa State, to discuss the importance of adopting a gender perspective to support victims of terrorism. (Read more)

About the Gender Team

Find out more about the work of the UNODC Gender Team, about the pillars of our work and the goals of Gender Mainstreaming.

The Gender Strategy

Learn about the UNODC's commitments to Gender Equality; the Strategy for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment.

Gender & the Thematic Areas

On this page you will find gender mainstreaming tools and resources, targeted to the thematic areas of the UNODC.

Capacity Building

Coming soon!

Events & Conferences

Find information on past and future events, conferences, campaigns, hosted or co-hosted by the UNOV/UNODC Gender Team.

News from the Gender Network

Find out about the latest activities of the UNODC Gender Network, recent events and other updates. 

Newsletter: Gender Bulletin

In this section you can find all issues of the Gender Bulletin to keep up to date with current UNODC gender news and events around the world.

Contact us

We appreciate your interest on issues about gender equality and the empowerment of women. Please do not hesitate to contact us.