UNDP Launches 2026‑2029 Gender Equality Strategy Amid Global Shifts

UNDP has unveiled its Gender Equality Strategy for 2026‑2029, positioning gender equality as a central engine of human development amid accelerating global change. The strategy responds to two key concerns: keeping gender equality as a driver of progress in a world where democracies are under strain and inequalities are widening, and defining UNDP’s role in that context. It moves beyond compliance‑driven mainstreaming toward deliberate, high‑impact choices, urging governments to embed gender equality in national plans, budgets, climate commitments, crisis recovery and digital transformation. The plan calls for structural reforms—rethinking care, public budgeting, wealth creation—and stresses the need for women’s agency and power. UNDP also pledges internal transformation, strengthening leadership, accountability and inclusion to ensure its work is credible and effective.