Africa
UNIFEM's work in Africa focuses on providing support to women's leadership in post-conflict situations and peace negotiations and on transforming policy processes to eliminate women's poverty, violence against women and HIV/AIDS.
Field Offices
- Central Africa Regional Office [ Contact ]
- East and Horn of Africa Regional Office [ Contact | Website ]
- English-Speaking West Africa Regional Office [ Contact ]
- Francophone and Lusophone West Africa Regional Office [ Contact ]
- Southern Africa Regional Office [ Contact ]
- Tanzania Country Programme [ Contact ]
- UNIFEM Project Office in Ghana [ Contact ]
- UNIFEM Project Office in Liberia [ Contact ]
- UNIFEM Project Office in Nigeria [ Contact ]
- UNIFEM Project Office in Senegal [ Contact ]
- UNIFEM Project Office in Sierra Leone [ Contact ]
- UNIFEM Project Office in Zimbabwe [ Contact ]
Latest
- Ahead of Donor Conference, Sudanese Women Express Grave Concerns about Women’s Situation and Lack of Funding (News Release, 05.05.08) • eng
- New Film Series Takes on Culture of Silence on Violence against Women (News Release, 17.04.08) • eng
- Kigali Conference Calls for More Women at All Levels of Peacekeeping Operations (News, 01.04.08) • eng
- Sierra Leone: UN Raises Awareness of Laws to Curb Violence against Women (News, 27.03.08) • eng
- Icelandic National Committee for UNIFEM Donates US$1.1 Million to UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (News, 17.03.08) • eng
- Senegalese President, Cabinet Ministers Sign UNIFEM's Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News Release, 04.03.08) • eng
- UN Secretary-General Visits Rwanda: UNIFEM-Supported Projects Showcased (News, 04.02.08) • eng
- Kenyan Women Condemn Sexual Crimes and Inter-Ethnic Killings in Post-Election Strife (News, 30.01.08) • eng
- UNIFEM Secures US$350,000 from DFID to Support Work with Rwandan Defence Forces to Prevent and Respond to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (News, 29.01.08) • eng
- World AIDS Day: Nine Groups Receive Grants to Target Links between HIV and AIDS and Violence against Women (News Release, 30.11.07) • eng
