09/09/2026
Today, the UN Women Executive Board’s Second Regular Session was held at the UNHQ, continuing their work to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
As UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous has put it, “where women’s participation is supported, outcomes improve — not only for women and girls, but for all of society in terms of peace, resilience, economic prosperity, sustainable development, and recovery capacity.” Gender equality must be embedded across all areas of policy and society, as advancing women’s rights benefits not only women and girls, but societies as a whole.
UN Women works worldwide towards this goal by turning commitments into concrete change, for example:
⚖️ Strengthening laws, policies and institutions to advance gender equality
💼 Advancing women’s leadership, political participation and economic empowerment
🛡️ Ending violence against women and girls
🕊️ Promoting women’s participation in peace, security and humanitarian action
Malta remains committed to working with UN Women to push for stronger progress on gender equality, thereby helping to build more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable societies, leaving no one behind.
Chris Fearne
Christopher Cutajar
Natasha Meli
Affarijiet Barranin