UN Women Ukraine

@UN_Women is the UN entity for #genderequality & women’s empowerment. Tweets are from our office in Ukraine.

[Sweden in Ukraine @SwedeninUA]

📸 Раді були зустрітися вчора з українськими політикинями із Запоріжжя! 🇺🇦

Жінки в політиці мають значення 🙋‍♀️

🇸🇪🇺🇦 Швеція підтримує участь українських жінок у політиці. Ваш досвід важливий. Ваш голос важливий. Ваше лідерство важливе!

@unwomenukraine

#МиТут #WeAreHere

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

From gender audit to institutional change: UN Women Ukraine and Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection @SSSCIP are advancing equal rights and opportunities for women and men. A gender audit helped assess existing practices, identify areas for improvement and set priorities for further action.

📋 The findings informed a 2027–2029 Action Plan with 60 measures, including improving HR processes, expanding professional development opportunities, strengthening internal communication and preventing discrimination.

The next step: turning audit recommendations into concrete, lasting changes that ensure women and men can work, grow and participate in decision-making on equal terms.

@GAC_Corporate @MFA_Croatia @SabineFreizer @KLevchenkoUKR

#WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity #SheDemines #GenderAudit

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

Around 80 women leaders from across Ukraine gathered in Kyiv for the 2nd national #SheLeadsUkraine Forum to strengthen women’s participation in political life and decision-making.

Discussions focused on gender quotas, discrimination, electoral participation & how women can prepare for future political processes while continuing to lead communities and institutions amid Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

The forum brought together women leaders, public institutions, civil society and experts to exchange experience and develop practical recommendations for advancing gender equality in political participation.

#SheLeadsUkraine is implemented by UN Women Ukraine in cooperation with the Central Election Commission of Ukraine and the Equal Opportunities Caucus, with financial support from the Governments of Denmark, Norway, Poland, Finland and Sweden.
#SheLeadsUkraine #WomenInPolitics #Leadership #Ukraine #Empowerment

@FinlandinUA @PLinUkraine @DKAMBinUkraine @NorwayAmbUKR @SwedeninUA @verkhovna_rada @AustriaInUA

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

Gender equality in public governance requires institutions that can identify inequalities and act on them🚀

At the Gender Audit Conference 2.0, co-organized by @unwomenukraine and the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy @KLevchenkoUKR, participants discussed how gender audits can drive institutional change and gender-responsive recovery in Ukraine.

📈36 gender audits were conducted in 2025–2026, with 15 more planned for 2027.

The next step: turning audit recommendations into lasting changes in institutional policies and practices, advancing Ukraine’s EU integration 🇺🇦🇪🇺

@FinlandinUA @NorwayAmbUKR @PLinUkraine @FranceenUkraine @DKAMBinUkraine @SwedeninUA @GAC_Corporate @CanEmbUkraine

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

“Each food package brings a few days of peace of mind. It means being able to feed myself and my grandson without the painful choice between what we need and what I can afford,” says 91-year-old Maria Rohulia from Kharkiv.

After her son passed away, Maria became the sole caregiver for her grandson, who has a disability. Despite her age and health challenges, she continues to care for him while facing financial hardship and limited mobility.

Through the project “Dignity and Safety. Help Nearby,” implemented by NGO "Volunteer-68" with the support of UN Women and funding from the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), Maria received food assistance. In 2026 alone, more than 900 people accessed humanitarian assistance through the project.

🔗Read Maria’s full story: https://t.co/eMmONxyZVA

This publication is produced with funding from the
@wphfund, however, the views expressed and content included do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

🔊 Gender equality must be reflected in the decisions that shape people’s lives.

The European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life 🇪🇺 helps communities integrate the needs and perspectives of different groups of women and men into local policies, services and decision-making, making local recovery more gender-responsive and inclusive.

🤝 Joining is only the first step: action plans, resources and monitoring turn commitments into change.

Learn how communities can join: https://t.co/JMXiRJc44Q

[UN Women @UN_Women]

In #Ukraine, ordinary moments can be life-threatening for women.

As winter approaches, attacks on energy are threatening their power, warmth and safety.

🎥 Let @unwomenukraine's Sabine Freizer Gunes tell you what’s at stake: https://t.co/OIw5aRK9dx

#ForAllWomenAndGirls

[OCHA Ukraine @OCHA_Ukraine]

"Civilians seeking support and first responders coming to the rescue must never be a target".

The Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, @matzschmale, condemns yesterday's attack on an aid site in Komyshuvakha, #Zaporizhzhia Region.

Read more: https://t.co/fjg1MerioW

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

From doubting her business idea to becoming one of 10 finalists🏆, English teacher Yevheniia Nikolenko is building her own education centre in Ukraine 🇺🇦

Through UN Women’s #DreamAndAchieve programme, she gained business planning skills, mentorship & a grant to invest in online teaching equipment.

Read her story 🔗 https://t.co/j6Daq5fUaA

@FinlandinUA @NorwayAmbUKR @PLinUkraine @FranceenUkraine @DKAMBinUkraine @SwedeninUA @mintsyfra

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

How can local communities advance gender equality❓
🇪🇺 The European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life helps local and regional authorities turn commitments into action through six principles: equal rights, non-discrimination, balanced participation in decision-making, challenging gender stereotypes, allocating sufficient resources, and integrating a gender perspective into local governance.
Learn more 🔗 https://t.co/RFeCnwltK5

#GenderEquality #UkraineRecovery

[Sabine Freizer Gunes @SabineFreizer]

An absolutely amazing documentary of the transformation of survivors of conflict related sexual violence from victims to global leaders

[OCHA Ukraine @OCHA_Ukraine]

“Train journeys must never end in death and devastation.”

UN Humanitarian Coordinator @matzschmale condemns today’s Russian attack on Dnipro’s main railway station, which killed over a dozen civilians.

Full statement: https://t.co/KOUKc07dv1

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

Every family needs care, but most of it is done by women. To make sure care work does not limit women’s opportunities, it must be fairly paid and shared more equally between women and men 🤝

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), women perform the vast majority of unpaid care work worldwide. These responsibilities keep an estimated 708 million women out of the labour force, compared with 40 million men.

In Ukraine, Russia’s full-scale invasion and attacks on critical infrastructure add to this burden. According to UN Women’s assessment of the gender impact of the energy crisis in Ukraine, in winter 2025–2026 around 40% of families with children had more household work, and around 49% spent extra time securing electricity or heating.

As Ukraine prepares for winter, UN Women recommends to:
✅ prioritize those who care for others;
✅ fund backup energy solutions;
✅ make resilience points and warming centres safe and accessible;
✅ track winter preparedness with women’s organizations.

UN Women’s full statement: https://t.co/RrvEL8LsNZ
#DayofCare

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

Today, 29 October, is the International Day of Care and Support 🤝

Care makes our societies and economies work. Yet too often, the people providing that care – overwhelmingly women – do so without the recognition, rights, or the support they deserve.

In Ukraine, Russia’s full-scale invasion has increased the care women provide for older people, children, persons with disabilities and those who are ill. During power outages, this work grows even heavier: from ensuring children have food and water to keeping homes warm, maintaining hygiene and helping children continue learning, women carry a heavy care burden through the winter.

According to UN Women’s assessment of the gender impact of the 2025–2026 winter energy crisis in Ukraine:

🔹 women were far more likely to be the main caregivers for children (44.3% of women vs 26.4% of men);
🔹 4 in 10 people looking after children or persons with disabilities spent more time on care.

Ukraine is approaching its fifth winter of full-scale war. Winter preparedness must take women’s needs and challenges into account.

📽️ Learn more in the video.
🔗 Read the full assessment here: https://t.co/uzziVqjs4Q

#DayofCare #GenderEquality

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Conflict places more of the care burden on women and girls' shoulders.

#Peace and security require more than their unpaid labor.

Women and girls must be at the heart of peacebuilding.

🔗 See more on the @UN Secretary-General's report on #WomenPeaceSecurity: https://t.co/NvV3xEmtlE

[ALLIANCE.GLOBAL @AlGlobalKyiv]

On October 26, @AlGlobalKyiv Dnipro team participated in a regional round table titled "Inclusion of LGBTIQ+ Communities in Humanitarian Response," organized by @unwomenukraine in partnership with the international organization @OutrightIntl.
Learn more: https://t.co/YkbJw1xzTo

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

Gender equality starts in communities, where decisions shape people’s daily lives, from access to safety and social services to employment and local budgets.

📌On 23 October in Vinnytsia, Ukrainian communities and national partners exchanged good practices and explored ways to implement the 🇪🇺 European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life.

With 89 communities & 2 regional councils having joined the Charter, the priority is turning commitments into action.

🗨️“Joining the Charter is only the first step. Its true value lies in implementation,” said @SabineFreizer, UN Women Representative in Ukraine.
#GenderEquality #UkraineRecovery

@GAC_Corporate @CanEmbUkraine @FinlandinUA @NorwayAmbUKR @PLinUkraine @FranceenUkraine @DKAMBinUkraine @SwedeninUA @MinSocUA

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

Iryna Morhun is a lawyer, trainer and regional coordinator of the Ukrainian women lawyers’ association JurFem.

She has been working on countering gender-based violence for about seven years. For her, working with survivors means seeing not just a case or a body of evidence, but a person, with their own feelings, needs, traumatic experience and right to choose.

Iryna was one of the trainers of “Person First”, a two-day training for lawyers working on sexual violence cases, supported by UN Women Ukraine and the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF).

As a trainer, her goal is not to convince everyone to adopt her approaches, but to prompt inner questions: Am I working the right way now? Could I do this differently? Do I see a survivor in front of me, or only a source of evidence and a case to close?

According to Iryna, every lawyer who starts asking themselves these questions can change the experience of dozens of people.

🔗Read Iryna’s full story: https://t.co/XN0uPSuWHe

This publication is produced with funding from the @wphfund, however, the views expressed and content included do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

We are wrapping up our video series featuring participants of the Academy for Gender Audit Practitioners with reflections from Nataliia Huseynova, Chief Specialist of the Personnel Division, Department of Human Resources and Organizational Development of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

🗨️ “People are our greatest asset,” says Nataliia, explaining how gender audits can help identify hidden organizational issues — from the need for flexible working arrangements and comfortable working conditions to questions of inclusion.

Identifying such issues is the first step towards addressing them and helps determine the next steps and develop an action plan.

📹 Watch the video to learn more about the role of gender audits in creating a comfortable and inclusive working environment.

#GenderEquality #Ukraine #WomenLead

@DKAMBinUkraine @SwedeninUA @norwayinukraine @KLevchenkoUKR

[UN Women Ukraine @unwomenukraine]

🌍 Today, we celebrate United Nations Day!

As part of the UN family, UN Women works to turn the promise of gender equality into reality for all women and girls.

In Ukraine, UN Women has been working since 2016 to advance women's rights and empowerment.

Amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, our commitment remains steadfast:
🔹 Advance women’s leadership & the Women, Peace and Security agenda
🔹Promote women’s economic empowerment
🔹Ensure gender-responsive humanitarian action & recovery

Together, we stand for a more peaceful, just and equal world #ForAllWomenAndGirls. 💙

#UNDay #UnitedNations #UNWomen #GenderEquality #Ukraine

[UN Ukraine @UN_Ukraine]

🇺🇳 Today marks 81 years of the @UN.

As Russian attacks continue across #Ukraine, we work alongside our partners to deliver aid & help communities recover.

United for the people of Ukraine & a peaceful future💙

#UnitedForUkraine