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Women are increasingly registering their land and claiming their rights thanks to the gender-sensitive Multipurpose Cadastre.

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Indigenous women of Guatemala’s Polochic valley, who are part of a UN programme to diversify incomes. ©UN Women/Ryan
Research highlight|Economic empowerment
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Women in Mexico City  joined the 25th of November demonstration raising awareness towards the elimination of violence against women and girls. Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez
Research highlight|Ending violence against women
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People in Uganda commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with a bike ride. Photo: UN Women/Martin Ninsiima
Impact story|Ending violence against women
Uganda’s violence against women survey heralds legislative and policy changes
A woman in Colombia picks Coffee beans. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Impact story|Ending violence against women
COVID-19 survey on violence against women in Colombia heralds local-level data and changes
UN Security Council during the Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security in 2019. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Gender data story|Peace and security
Women at the UN Security Council: a sea change in numbers
Students on the grounds of the Angelina Jolie Primary School in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Gender data story|SDG monitoring
Leaving no girl behind in education
Chandra Kala Thapa works in the fields near Chatiune Village in Sindhuli Disrict, Nepal.     Photo: UN Women/Narendra Shrestha
Research highlight|SDG monitoring
It will take 22 years to close SDG gender data gaps
UN Women Colombia/Juan Camilo Arias
Impact story|Gender data production and collection
New national gender data publication makes waves in Colombia
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