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Good practices
2025
This policy paper is focused on diverse groups of socially marginalized women with diverse disabilities. It highlights how the 12 critical areas of concern from the Beijing Platform for Action have progressed or faced continuing entrenched barriers and dealt with new challenges in the 30 years since the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing.
The focus is specifically on how gender inequality and disability exclusion both compound and create unique concerns for women and girls with disabilities. As they are not homogenous, this paper takes an intersectional approach, identifying the impacts for women and girls with disabilities facing numerous forms of discrimination while having different and multiple types of disabilities. Stereotypes and social and cultural norms are discussed in relation to stigma and discrimination.
The paper also features the voices of diverse women leaders with diverse disabilities, with case studies from various low- and middle-income countries.
The paper was produced as part of the development of the global report on accelerating disability inclusion in a diverse and changing world as well as a set of accompanying documents prepared for the Global Disability Summit 2025. Funding was provided by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany through UNICEF.
Good practices
2025
The United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Gender and Disability Inclusion (UNWGGDI) collected case studies for the Beijing+30 review process, looking at lessons learned and good practices on gender, disability inclusion, and intersectionality. UN Women received a total 32 case studies from six UN entities (UN Women, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, and UNOPS) and two UN Country Teams represented by the UN Resident Coordinator’s Offices in India and Honduras.
In reflection of the 12 critical areas of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, violence against women and women in power and decision-making were equally the most addressed critical areas in the case studies, while the critical areas around women and the environment as well as the girl child were equally the least addressed.
This knowledge compendium aims to share reflections for UN entities, Member States, policymakers, and civil society organizations. It synthesizes best practices, innovative approaches, and collaborative efforts to enhance sustainable development and human rights for all. By ensuring that the rights and needs of women and girls with disabilities are adequately addressed, this document reinforces the commitment of the UN system and its stakeholders to a more equitable and inclusive future.
Manuals and Guidance
2024
User Guide for UN-SWAP Reporting Platform
Manuals and Guidance
2024
UN-SWAP 3.0 Technical guidance that guides reporting and is updated with references and good practices annually
Manuals and Guidance
2024
A brief intro of the 18 performance indicators under UN-SWAP 3.0 to measure UN system-wide progress on gender mainstreaming. Participating UN entities use the indicators for the annual UN-SWAP assessment and reporting.
Manuals and Guidance
2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 1 Strategic Planning Gender-related SDG results
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 2 - Reporting and Use of Data on Gender-related SDG results
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 3 Achievement of Gender-related SDG results
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 4 Evaluation
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 5 Audit
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 6 Policy
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 7 Leadership
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 8 Gender-responsive Performance Management
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 9 Gender Equality Marker
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 10 Financial Targets
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 11 Gender Architecture
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 12 Capacity Development
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 13 Organizational Culture
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 14 Tackling the Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA) and Sexual Harassment (SH)*
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2024
Guidance for UN-SWAP 3.0 Performance Indicator 15 Equal Representation of Women