Better life: Gender equality and women’s empowerment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAO

Better life: Gender equality and women’s empowerment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

2022–2023 highlights

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 34 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

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Synopsis (short abstract) This report showcases gender equality and women’s empowerment highlights in 2022 and 2023 and is divided into global and regional highlights. Its overall objective is to share major achievements, good practices and lessons learned in 2022–2023 and to guide FAO’s upcoming work to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a cross-cutting theme that is inextricably linked to FAO's mandate and the priorities defined by its Strategic Framework (2022–2031). The FAO Policy on Gender Equality (2020–2030) states that “persisting inequalities between women and men are a major obstacle to agriculture and rural development and that eliminating these disparities is essential to building sustainable and inclusive food systems and resilient and peaceful societies”.

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FAO. 2024. Better life: Gender equality and women’s empowerment at the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations – 2022–2023 highlights. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0671en

Language English

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