UNITED FOR GENDER EQUALITY
UN Geneva has reached gender parity and succeeded in establishing an inclusive and enabling organizational culture free from gender bias and discrimination. UN Geneva’s efforts are implemented through its Policy for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The policy is currently being updated and the new policy will be issued by December 2026.
In addition to the System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity adopted in 2017, the Secretary-General adopted in March 2024 a UN System-wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan which focuses on five bold sets of accelerators namely: a clarion call for gender equality, gender responsive leadership, accountability for gender equality results, resources and action for gender equality everywhere.
INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS
Tatiana Valovaya
Director-General, UN Geneva
@un_valovaya
"As the first female Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and having worked in male-dominated spheres during many years of my career, my ultimate goal is that women and men are granted equal opportunities in my organization and beyond. It is self-evident that we will not achieve any of our goals if half of humanity is left aside."
- I support the IGC Panel Parity Pledge.
- I support the IGC gender-based violence pledge.
- I commit to issue a revision of UNOG’s Policy for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
The annual Not a Woman’s Job? exhibition series at the Palais des Nations continues to contribute to global efforts to bridge the gender gap in the work sphere, regardless of the field. It also sends a strong message to young women around the world that talent and skills transcend gender. In 2026, the exhibition will focus on Women in Power: Leading Countries, Societies and Communities.
UN Geneva SWAP results
Since 2012, the UN System-Wide Policy on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has served as an accountability framework for gender equality and women’s empowerment across the UN system. It establishes a set of common measures with which to measure progress achieved by UN entities towards gender equality. Each entity reports on its UN-SWAP results annually. UN Geneva has provided reports since 2014. In addition, UN Geneva decided to make the reports public.
In 2025, UN Geneva received recognition for belonging to the best performers 2018-2024 among UN Secretariat Entities.