Facts and figures: Women in sport | UN Women – Headquarters
WEB2 days ago · Girls and sport. Sport is a great enabler to teach girls the skills they need to advance in life. Girls who play sports develop self-esteem, confidence, resilience, and learn to work in teams. They tend to stay in school longer, delay pregnancy, and get better jobs. 80 per cent of female Fortune 500 CEOs played sports in their formative years ...
Gender and Technology | UN Women – Headquarters
WEB3 days ago · The changing patterns of production and consumption brought about by digital technologies. The different economic facets of the digital economy can be broken down into three broad components: foundational aspects of the digital economy, such as fundamental innovations, core technologies and enabling infrastructures; digital and information …
FAQs: Sustainable finance | UN Women – Headquarters
WEB3 days ago · Sustainable finance is often used in a broad sense to refer to financing activities that contribute to sustainable development. It refers to the process of taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment or financing decisions, leading to more long-term investments in sustainable …
Sustainable finance glossary | UN Women – Headquarters
WEB3 days ago · Gender bond: are a type of sustainable bond to credibly access financing for projects and strategies that advance gender equality and women's empowerment, contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5. They are issued by governments, development banks, or private entities with the goals to empower …
Procurement at UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters
WEB4 days ago · Procurement at UN Women. Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade. 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 promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide while delivering green results, with an emphasis on …
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