Apply: UN Women Executive Assistant

Deadline: 01 December, 2023 Location: Abuja, Nigeria United Nations Women (UN Women) is seeking to fill the position of Executive Assistant. UN Women is the UN organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress in meeting their needs worldwide. […]

Tanzania: UN Women to Empower Women, Girls

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UN Women Tanzania has launched an initiative to empower and equip young women and girls with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and digital literacy skills. Development Diaries reports that the project aligns with the organisation’s African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI), which aims to train and empower women and girls aged 17 to 25 […]

Zimbabwe: UN Women Makes Gender Equality Call

UN Women has urged media practitioners in Zimbabwe to ensure that commitments to gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action. Development Diaries reports that in order to help media practitioners achieve this, UN Women Zimbabwe partnered with Lower Guruve Development Association (LGDA) in training them on how to report on gender (women, men, boys, […]

IWD: UN Women Calls for Gender Inclusivity

UN Women has called on governments, activists and the private sector alike to power on in their efforts to make the digital world safer, more inclusive and more equitable. Development Diaries reports that UN Women made the call against the backdrop of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). This year’s theme is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology […]

Apply: UN Women Programme Specialist

Deadline: 26 April, 2022 Location: Abuja, Nigeria UN Women is seeking to fill the position of Programme Specialist, Women’s Entrepreneurship and Gender-Responsive Procurement. UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human […]

Apply: UN Women Implementing Partners

Deadline: 11 March, 2022 UN Women has called on partners to submit proposals to support the implementation of UN Women Uganda’s 2022–2025 Strategic Note. The aim of the call is to support the advancement of gender equality, protection of women’s rights, and the empowerment of women in the country. Benefits Successful applicant will receive between $250,000 […]

Submit: UN Women in Leadership Proposals

Deadline: 27 January, 2022 UN Women has announced a call for proposals on gender equality and women’s empowerment in general and on women’s rights to participate in public and political life in particular in Ethiopia. Specifically, the proposals can include efforts to promote women’s full and effective leadership and political participation at all levels of […]

Apply: UN Women Programme Officer

Deadline: 24 November, 2021 Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia UN Women is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Officer, Women in Leadership and Governance. UN Women is the UN agency dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Responsibilities Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/project proposals and […]

Apply: UN Women Programme Associate

Deadline: 11 November, 2021 Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone UN Women is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Associate. UN Women is the UN organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Responsibilities Provide advanced administrative support and inputs in the preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals on […]

UN Women Seeks Improved Internet Access for Girls

As the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child, the United Nations Women (UN Women) has called for technology and education to be made more accessible for all girls. The UN entity said it will continue to insist that girls’ right to education, including in information and communication technology (ICT) sector, is nonnegotiable. […]